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The Smithereens are a rock band
Rock Band

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 from Carteret
Carteret, New Jersey

Carteret is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 20,709....
, New Jersey
New Jersey

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, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The group, formed in 1980, has consisted of Pat DiNizio
Pat DiNizio

Pat DiNizio is the lead singer and songwriter for the band The Smithereens. DiNizio, of Scotch Plains, New Jersey, formed The Smithereens in 1980 with Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken and Mike Mesaros, from Carteret, New Jersey....
 (vocals & guitar
Rhythm guitar

Rhythm guitar is the use of a guitar to provide rhythmic chord al accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a musical ensemble. In ensembles or "bands" playing within the country music, blues music, rock music or Heavy metal music genres , a guitarist playing the rhythm part of a composition supports the melodic lines and solos play...
), Jim Babjak
Jim Babjak

Jim Babjak Babjak, from Carteret, New Jersey, formed The Smithereens together with fellow Carteret High School alumni Dennis Diken and Mike Mesaros, together with Pat DiNizio of Scotch Plains, New Jersey....
 (guitar
Lead guitar

Lead guitar refers to the use of a guitar to perform melody lines, fill , and guitar solos within a song structure.In rock music, heavy metal music, blues, jazz and fusion bands and some pop music contexts as well as others, the lead guitar lines are usually supported by a second guitarist who plays rhythm guitar, which consists of accompan...
 & vocals), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
 & vocals), and Dennis Diken (drums & percussion) until 2006, when Mike left the band. Severo "The Thrilla" Jornacion currently fills his spot.

ak, Diken and Mesaros are all from Carteret, New Jersey
Carteret, New Jersey

Carteret is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 20,709....
 and had graduated in 1975 from Carteret High School
Carteret High School

Carteret High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Carteret, New Jersey in Middlesex County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Carteret School District....
. The three joined together to form the band in 1980 with DiNizio, who is from Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Scotch Plains, New Jersey

Scotch Plains is a Township in Union County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the township population was 22,732....
.

The Smithereens are known for writing and playing catchy 1960s-influenced power pop
Power pop

Power pop is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American Pop music and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs....
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The Smithereens are a rock band
Rock Band

Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV, and distributed by Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band....
 from Carteret
Carteret, New Jersey

Carteret is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 20,709....
, New Jersey
New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The group, formed in 1980, has consisted of Pat DiNizio
Pat DiNizio

Pat DiNizio is the lead singer and songwriter for the band The Smithereens. DiNizio, of Scotch Plains, New Jersey, formed The Smithereens in 1980 with Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken and Mike Mesaros, from Carteret, New Jersey....
 (vocals & guitar
Rhythm guitar

Rhythm guitar is the use of a guitar to provide rhythmic chord al accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a musical ensemble. In ensembles or "bands" playing within the country music, blues music, rock music or Heavy metal music genres , a guitarist playing the rhythm part of a composition supports the melodic lines and solos play...
), Jim Babjak
Jim Babjak

Jim Babjak Babjak, from Carteret, New Jersey, formed The Smithereens together with fellow Carteret High School alumni Dennis Diken and Mike Mesaros, together with Pat DiNizio of Scotch Plains, New Jersey....
 (guitar
Lead guitar

Lead guitar refers to the use of a guitar to perform melody lines, fill , and guitar solos within a song structure.In rock music, heavy metal music, blues, jazz and fusion bands and some pop music contexts as well as others, the lead guitar lines are usually supported by a second guitarist who plays rhythm guitar, which consists of accompan...
 & vocals), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
 & vocals), and Dennis Diken (drums & percussion) until 2006, when Mike left the band. Severo "The Thrilla" Jornacion currently fills his spot.

Career

Babjak, Diken and Mesaros are all from Carteret, New Jersey
Carteret, New Jersey

Carteret is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 20,709....
 and had graduated in 1975 from Carteret High School
Carteret High School

Carteret High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Carteret, New Jersey in Middlesex County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Carteret School District....
. The three joined together to form the band in 1980 with DiNizio, who is from Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Scotch Plains, New Jersey

Scotch Plains is a Township in Union County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the township population was 22,732....
.

The Smithereens are known for writing and playing catchy 1960s-influenced power pop
Power pop

Power pop is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American Pop music and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs....
. The group gained some publicity when a single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
 from its first album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
, "Blood and Roses", was included on the soundtrack
Soundtrack

The term soundtrack refers to three related concepts: recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; and the physical area of a film that contains the synchronized recorded so...
 for, and as the theme song of the 1986 Albert Pyun
Albert Pyun

Albert Pyun is a United States film director best known for having made many Low-budget film B-movies and direct-to-video action films. He frequently blends kickboxing and hybrid martial arts with science fiction and dystopic or post-apocalyptic themes, which often include cyborgs....
 movie
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
, Dangerously Close
Dangerously Close

Dangerously Close is a 1986 action/thriller film....
, and the video
Music video

A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a pop music or rock music song with lyrics. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings....
 got some moderately heavy rotation on MTV
MTV

MTV is an United States cable television network based in Media of New York City. Launched on August 1, 1981, the original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJ ....
. The group spent some time in its initial semi-celebrity phase defending itself in Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J....
 against thinly-veiled accusations of sounding too much like The Byrds
The Byrds

The Byrds were an American Rock music band. Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964, The Byrds underwent several lineup changes, with frontman Roger McGuinn remaining the sole consistent member until the group's disbandment in 1973....
 and The Beatles
The Beatles

The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
, pointing out that its Marshall Amplifier-heavy live sound was closer to heavy metal
Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States. With roots in blues-rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified Distortion , extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall...
 than it was to The Beatles. The Smithereens have always worn their inspirations proudly, but the band also influenced other musicians, most notably Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain

Kurt Donald Cobain was an American musician who served as Singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the Grunge music band Nirvana .With the lead single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from Nirvana's second album Nevermind , Cobain with Nirvana entered into the mainstream, bringing along with them a subgenre of alternative rock called Grunge musi...
 during the period he was writing Nevermind
Nevermind

Nevermind is the second studio album by the American Rock music band Nirvana , released on September 24, 1991. Produced by Butch Vig, Nevermind was the group's first release on Geffen Records....
. Ironically, some feel the Smithereens (like many early 1990s bands) were hurt by the rise of grunge music
Grunge music

Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area....
.

Along with a basic Eastern-coast roots-rock sound that owed much to the inspirations of DiNizio, including Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly

Charles Hardin Holley, known professionally as Buddy Holly was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll. Although his success lasted only a year and a half before his The Day the Music Died, Holly is described by critic Bruce Eder as "the single most influential creative force in early rock and roll." His works and...
, The Who
The Who

The Who are an England Rock music band formed in 1964. The primary lineup was guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon....
, The Clash
The Clash

The Clash were an English Rock music band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk rock. Along with punk rock, they experimented with reggae, ska, Dub music, funk, Hip hop music and rockabilly....
, Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello is an England musician and singer-songwriter. Costello came to prominence as an early participant in London's Pub rock scene in the mid-1970s, and later became associated with the punk rock and New Wave musical genres, before establishing his own unique voice in the 1980s....
, and Nick Lowe
Nick Lowe

Nick Lowe is an English people singer-songwriter, musician and Record producer.A pivotal figure in United Kingdom pub rock, punk rock and new wave music, Lowe has sound recording and reproduction a string of well-reviewed solo albums....
, the Smithereens deployed a uniquely retro obsession with Mod
Mod (lifestyle)

Mod is a subculture that originated in London in the late 1950s and peaked in the early to mid 1960s.Significant elements of the mod lifestyle included pop music, such as African American Soul music, Jamaican ska, and British beat music and Rhythm and blues; fashion ; and Italian Scooter ....
, the late British Invasion
British Invasion

File:The Beatles in America.JPGThe British Invasion was the term applied by the news media?and subsequently by consumers?to the influx of rock and roll, beat music and pop music performers from the United Kingdom who became popular in the United States, Canada and Australia....
 pop of John's Children
John's Children

John's Children, formerly "The Silence", were a Leatherhead, England 1960s pop-art/mod band featuring future T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan, whose 1967 single "Desdemona " was banned by the BBC for the controversial lyric, "Lift up your skirt and fly"....
 and The Move
The Move

The Move were one of the leading British rock bands of the 1960s from Birmingham, England, and were among the most popular British bands to not find any success in the US....
, and other artifacts of fifties and sixties culture that lent its music substance. The title and lyrics of their song, "In a Lonely Place," appear to be based on the 1950 Humphrey Bogart film
In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place is a film noir directed by Nicholas Ray, and starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame, produced for Bogart's Santana Productions....
 of the same name, including the lyrics, "I was born the day I met you, lived a while when you loved me, died a little when we broke apart."

The Smithereens featured as the entertainment in the indoor beach party scene of the Troma film Class of Nuke 'Em High
Class of Nuke 'Em High

Class of Nuke 'Em High, , is a 1986 in film film made by cult classic B-movie production group Troma Entertainment. It was directed by Richard W....
, playing the song "Much Too Much".

The highest position a Smithereens album attained on the Billboard pop charts was in 1990, when 11 peaked at #41 on the strength of the single "A Girl Like You" (which hit #38). "A Girl Like You" was originally written to be the title track for the 1989 Cameron Crowe
Cameron Crowe

Cameron Bruce Crowe is an Academy Award-winning United States screenwriter and film director. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine, for which he still frequently writes....
 film Say Anything
Say Anything

Say Anything... is a romantic film written and directed by Cameron Crowe. Released in 1989, it marked Crowe's directorial debut. In 2002, Entertainment Weekly ranked Say Anything... as the greatest modern movie romance....
.

The Smithereens have collaborated with numerous musicians, both in the studio (Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega

Suzanne Nadine Vega is an American songwriter and singer known for her highly literate lyrics and eclectic folk music-inspired music.Record companies saw little prospect of commercial success in the beginning; Vega's demo tape was rejected by every major record company?twice by A&M....
 and Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Carlisle

Belinda Jo Carlisle is an United States singer. Carlisle has enjoyed success twice during her career, first as lead singer and founding member of the seminal, all-female band New Wave music band The Go-Go's, then as a successful international solo artist....
) and live (Graham Parker
Graham Parker

Graham Parker is a United Kingdom Rock and roll singer and songwriter....
 and The Kinks
The Kinks

The Kinks are an England rock music group formed in 1963, and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band. The Kinks have been cited as one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time....
).

The group, which has long had a reputation for playing excellent live shows, is still active and tours frequently. Their next studio album is expected to be released in early 2009.

Members

  • Pat DiNizio
    Pat DiNizio

    Pat DiNizio is the lead singer and songwriter for the band The Smithereens. DiNizio, of Scotch Plains, New Jersey, formed The Smithereens in 1980 with Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken and Mike Mesaros, from Carteret, New Jersey....
     — Vocals, rhythm guitar
    Rhythm guitar

    Rhythm guitar is the use of a guitar to provide rhythmic chord al accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a musical ensemble. In ensembles or "bands" playing within the country music, blues music, rock music or Heavy metal music genres , a guitarist playing the rhythm part of a composition supports the melodic lines and solos play...
  • Jim Babjak
    Jim Babjak

    Jim Babjak Babjak, from Carteret, New Jersey, formed The Smithereens together with fellow Carteret High School alumni Dennis Diken and Mike Mesaros, together with Pat DiNizio of Scotch Plains, New Jersey....
     — Lead guitar
    Lead guitar

    Lead guitar refers to the use of a guitar to perform melody lines, fill , and guitar solos within a song structure.In rock music, heavy metal music, blues, jazz and fusion bands and some pop music contexts as well as others, the lead guitar lines are usually supported by a second guitarist who plays rhythm guitar, which consists of accompan...
    , vocals
  • Severo "The Thrilla" Jornacion - Bass guitar
    Bass guitar

    The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
    , vocals
  • Dennis Diken — Drums
    Drum kit

    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....
    , percussion


Former members

  • Mike Mesaros - Bass guitar
    Bass guitar

    The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
    , vocals


Discography


Studio albums

  • Girls About Town
    Girls About Town

    Girls About Town is a 4-song 7" Extended play by the Smithereens, the first recording by the band.The EP contains four songs with the word "Girl" in the title....
    , 1980 (d-tone)
  • Beauty and Sadness
    Beauty and Sadness

    Beauty and Sadness is The Smithereens' second EP, released in 1983.After their later success, the EP was remixed and re-released in 1988 on Enigma Records....
    , 1983 (Little Ricky Records/Capitol
    Capitol Records

    Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
    )
  • Especially for You, 1986 (Enigma
    Enigma Records

    Enigma Records was a popular rock music and alternative music record label in the 1980s. It was initially a division of Greenworld Distribution, an independent music importer/distributor, from which it split off in 1985 to become its own company....
    /Capitol)
  • Green Thoughts
    Green Thoughts

    Green Thoughts is the second album by The Smithereens. "Only a Memory" only reached #92 on the Billboard Hot 100, but topped the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1988....
    , 1988 (Enigma/Capitol)
  • 11
    11 (The Smithereens album)

    11 is the third official album by the The Smithereens. It was released on October 18, 1989 . The album cover apparently inspired the movie poster for the remake of Ocean's Eleven ....
    , 1989 (Enigma/Capitol)
  • Blow Up, 1991 (Capitol)
  • A Date with the Smithereens
    A Date with the Smithereens

    A Date with the Smithereens is the fifth album by the New Jersey rock band The Smithereens, released in 1994. It is seen as a big change by the band, because the previous albums were a lot more pop music and this one had turned out to be more hard rock than the others....
    , 1994 (BMG
    BMG

    Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008....
    /Excelsior)
  • God Save the Smithereens
    God Save The Smithereens

    God Save The Smithereens is the seventh album by The Smithereens. Produced by Don Fleming , it was originally intended to be a concept album based on the idea of the world ending as soon as the year 2000 started....
    , 1999 (Velvel/Koch Entertainment
    Koch Entertainment

    E1 Entertainment LP is a North American entertainment company with offices in New York, Nashville, Tennessee, and Toronto. It is also distributed by the Universal Music Group in Europe and in Asia under the name E1 Universal....
    )
  • Christmas with The Smithereens, 2007 (Koch
    Koch Entertainment

    E1 Entertainment LP is a North American entertainment company with offices in New York, Nashville, Tennessee, and Toronto. It is also distributed by the Universal Music Group in Europe and in Asia under the name E1 Universal....
    ) includes three original seasonal songs.
  • Untitled Studio Album, March 24, 2009.


Live albums

  • Live, 1987 (Restless
    Restless Records

    Restless Records was a Hollywood, California based independent record label which was started by Enigma Records. In the 1980s to mid-1990s, it released primarily alternative rock/ indie rock albums....
    )
  • Instant Live: Music Midtown Festival Atlanta, GA 5/1/04, 2005 (Instant Live Recordings)
  • The Smithereens - Extended Versions, 2006 (Sony BMG)
  • Live At The Court: Greatest Hits and More
    Live at The Court: Greatest Hits and More

    The ninth album from New Jersey rock band The Smithereens is a live album. It was recorded live at the Court Tavern in New Brunswick, New Jersey....
    , 2008


Compilations

  • Blown to Smithereens: Best of the Smithereens, 1995 (Capitol Records)
  • Attack of the Smithereens, 1995 (Capitol Records)
  • Best of the Smithereens, 1998 (EMI
    EMI

    The EMI Group is a United Kingdom music company comprising the major record label EMI Music ? which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in London, England, United Kingdom ? and EMI Music Publishing, based in New York City....
    )
  • From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology, 2004 (Capitol Records)


Soundtrack albums featuring The Smithereens

  • Dangerously Close
    Dangerously Close

    Dangerously Close is a 1986 action/thriller film....
    , 1986 (Enigma)
  • Burglar
    Burglar (film)

    Burglar is a 1987 in film Cinema of the United States comedy film film directed by Hugh Wilson and distributed by Warner Bros. The film stars Whoopi Goldberg and Bobcat Goldthwait....
    , 1987 (MCA)
  • I Was a Teenage Zombie
    I Was a Teenage Zombie

    I Was a Teenage Zombie is a 1987 in film. Though it had a very low budget and unknown actors, it attracted a cult following....
    , 1987 (Capitol
    Capitol Records

    Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
  • Under the Boardwalk, 1988 (Enigma)
  • Encino Man
    Encino Man

    Encino Man, released in Europe as California Man, is a 1992 in film comedy film directed by Les Mayfield and starring Brendan Fraser, Sean Astin and Pauly Shore....
    , 1992 (Hollywood Records
    Hollywood Records

    Hollywood Records is a record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. It mainly focuses on pop music. The label was started in 1990 in music and initially distributed by Elektra Records in the US and Canada until 1995 in music when distribution switched to PolyGram ....
    )
  • Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
    Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

    Romy and Michele's High School Reunion is a 1997 in film comedy film starring Lisa Kudrow, Mira Sorvino, Janeane Garofalo, Camryn Manheim, and Alan Cumming....
    , 1997(Hollywood Records
    Hollywood Records

    Hollywood Records is a record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. It mainly focuses on pop music. The label was started in 1990 in music and initially distributed by Elektra Records in the US and Canada until 1995 in music when distribution switched to PolyGram ....
    )
  • Boys Don't Cry
    Boys Don't Cry (film)

    Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 in film independent film drama film based on the real-life story of Brandon Teena, a transman who was raped and murdered on December 31, 1993 by his male friends after they found out he had vagina....
    , 1999 (Koch
    Koch Entertainment

    E1 Entertainment LP is a North American entertainment company with offices in New York, Nashville, Tennessee, and Toronto. It is also distributed by the Universal Music Group in Europe and in Asia under the name E1 Universal....
    )
  • Burnzy's Last Call, 1999 (Ripe & Ready/Cellsum Records)


Albums made completely of covers/Tribute albums

  • Meet the Smithereens, 2007 (Koch
    Koch Entertainment

    E1 Entertainment LP is a North American entertainment company with offices in New York, Nashville, Tennessee, and Toronto. It is also distributed by the Universal Music Group in Europe and in Asia under the name E1 Universal....
    ) (A tribute to The Beatles, covering the entire 'Meet The Beatles' album.) Named as a Disney Family Entertainment album of the year for 2007
  • B-Sides The Beatles, 2008 (Koch
    Koch Entertainment

    E1 Entertainment LP is a North American entertainment company with offices in New York, Nashville, Tennessee, and Toronto. It is also distributed by the Universal Music Group in Europe and in Asia under the name E1 Universal....
    ) (All The Beatles B-Sides until 1966 covered by The Smithereens) Released September 2, 2008.
  • The Smithereens do Tommy May 5, 2009.


Videography

  • 10, 1991
  • The Smithereens: Live In Concert!, January 27, 2009.

Singles

YearSongCanadaUK
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
US Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
US Modern RockUS Mainstream Rock Album
1986"Blood and Roses"----#14Especially for You
1986"Behind the Wall of Sleep"----#23 Especially for You
1988"Only a Memory"--#92-#1Green Thoughts
Green Thoughts

Green Thoughts is the second album by The Smithereens. "Only a Memory" only reached #92 on the Billboard Hot 100, but topped the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1988....
1988"House We Used to Live In"----#14Green Thoughts
1988"Drown in My Own Tears"----#34Green Thoughts
1989"A Girl Like You"#62-#38#3#211
11 (The Smithereens album)

11 is the third official album by the The Smithereens. It was released on October 18, 1989 . The album cover apparently inspired the movie poster for the remake of Ocean's Eleven ....
1990"Blues Before and After"--#94#18#711
1990"Yesterday Girl"#76--#16#2011
1990"Blue Period" (with Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Carlisle

Belinda Jo Carlisle is an United States singer. Carlisle has enjoyed success twice during her career, first as lead singer and founding member of the seminal, all-female band New Wave music band The Go-Go's, then as a successful international solo artist....
)		-#99---11
1991"Top of the Pops"#58--#2#19Blow Up
1991"Tell Me When Did Things Go So Wrong"---#11#28Blow Up
1992"Too Much Passion"#22-#37--Blow Up
1994"Miles from Nowhere"----#17A Date with the Smithereens
A Date with the Smithereens

A Date with the Smithereens is the fifth album by the New Jersey rock band The Smithereens, released in 1994. It is seen as a big change by the band, because the previous albums were a lot more pop music and this one had turned out to be more hard rock than the others....
1998"Downbound Train"-----One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen


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