11 (The Smithereens album)
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11 is the third official album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by The Smithereens
The Smithereens
The Smithereens are a rock band from Carteret, New Jersey, United States. The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio , Jim Babjak , Mike Mesaros , and Dennis Diken...

. It was released on October 18, 1989 (see 1989 in music
1989 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR...

). The album cover was inspired by a movie poster for the original Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven (1960 film)
Ocean's 11 is a 1960 heist film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring five Rat Packers: Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Joey Bishop....

.

Track listing

All songs written by Pat DiNizio, except where noted.
  1. "A Girl Like You
    A Girl Like You
    A Girl Like You may refer to:*"A Girl Like You" *"A Girl Like You" *"A Girl Like You" , a song by The Young Rascals from Groovin'*"A Girl Like You", a song by Aaliyah...

    " – 4:42
  2. "Blues Before and After" – 3:15
  3. "Blue Period" – 2:57
  4. "Baby Be Good" – 3:20
  5. "Room Without a View" – 4:09
  6. "Yesterday Girl" – 3:27
  7. "Cut Flowers" (Jim Babjak, DiNizio) – 2:59
  8. "William Wilson" – 3:33
  9. "Maria Elena" – 2:48
  10. "Kiss Your Tears Away" – 3:10

Personnel

  • Jim Babjak
    Jim Babjak
    Jim Babjak , is the lead guitar player and founding member of The Smithereens. He has written and sung several songs for the band...

     – Guitar
  • Dennis Diken
    Dennis Diken
    Dennis Diken co-founded the NJ band The Smithereens. Besides playing with The Smithereens, Dennis is a fill-in DJ on WFMU.As a musician and record producer, Diken has worked with The Smithereens, Ben E. King, Mary Weiss of 1960s girl group The Shangri-Las, Dave Amels, and R...

     – Percussion, Drums, Stick, Zildjian, Pearl Drums, Cover Art
  • Pat DiNizio
    Pat DiNizio
    Pat DiNizio , of Scotch Plains, New Jersey, is the lead singer, songwriter, and member of the band The Smithereens, which he formed in 1980 with Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken and Mike Mesaros, from Carteret, New Jersey....

     – Guitar, Composer, Vocals
  • Mike Mesaros – Bass

Additional personnel

  • Ginger Blake – Background Vocals
  • Belinda Carlisle
    Belinda Carlisle
    Belinda Jo Carlisle is an American singer who gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands and the first such group whose members wrote their own songs and played their own instruments...

     – Vocals on "Blue Period"
  • Jim Dineen – Assistant Engineer
  • Guild – Acoustic guitar
  • Mick Haggerty – Design
  • Michael Hamilton – Guitar
  • Paul Hamingson – Engineer
  • The Honeys
    The Honeys
    The Honeys were a 1960s girl group, who recorded for Capitol Records, and were a kind of female counterpart to the Beach Boys; Beach Boy Brian Wilson served as their record producer and chief songwriter....

     – Vocals on "Cut Flowers"
  • Gina Immel – Assistant Engineer
  • Kenny Margolis – Synthesizer, Piano, Accordion, Harpsichord
  • Dewey Nicks – Photography
  • Diane Rovell – Background Vocals
  • Ed Stasium
    Ed Stasium
    Ed Stasium is an American record producer and engineer who has worked on albums by The Ramones, Talking Heads, The Smithereens and Living Colour.- History :Stasium first surfaced in 1970 fronting the band Brandywine, appearing on their sole LP Aged....

     – Percussion, Background Vocals
  • Francine Stasium – Production Coordination
  • Tommy Steele – Art Direction
  • Gerri Sutyak – Cello on "Blue Period"
  • Maria Vidal – Background Vocals
  • Marilyn Wilson – Background Vocals

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)
Year Chart Position
1989 The Billboard 200 41


Singles – Billboard (North America)
Year Single Chart Position
1989 "A Girl Like You" Mainstream Rock Tracks 2
1989 "A Girl Like You" Modern Rock Tracks 3
1989 "A Girl Like You" The Billboard Hot 100 38
1990 "Blues Before and After" Mainstream Rock Tracks 7
1990 "Blues Before and After" Modern Rock Tracks 18
1990 "Blues Before and After" The Billboard Hot 100 94
1990 "Yesterday Girl" Mainstream Rock Tracks 20
1990 "Yesterday Girl" Modern Rock Tracks 16
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