Girls About Town is the debut EP by the American rock band The Smithereens.[3][4] It was released on 31 October 1980 on the band's own D-Tone Records.[2] The EP contains four songs with the word ‘girl‘ in the title, including "Girl Don't Tell Me," a song originally recorded by The Beach Boys.[5]
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| Released | 31 October 1980[1] | |||
| Recorded | Chelsea Sound, NYC, 1980[2] | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | D-Tone Records | |||
| Producer | The Smithereens[2] | |||
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The 7" EP has never been available in any other format, though two of its tracks were included on Smithereens compilation albums: the title track on Attack of The Smithereens and From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology; and "Girl Don't Tell Me" on Covers.
Background
edit“We had a bunch of songs with ‘girl’ in the title, and "Girls About Town" was the song that everyone thought was our best live song. It was the song that we thought, at the time, had the most commercial potential, so we called the EP Girls About Town and to round it off, we made it an EP that featured the word ‘girl’ in all four songs.” -Pat DiNizio[1]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Pat DiNizio, except "Girl Don't Tell Me" by Brian Wilson.
- "Girls About Town"
- "Girl Don't Tell Me"
- "Got Me A Girl"
- "Girls Are Like That"
Personnel
editAdapted from the EP's liner notes.[6]
- The Smithereens
- Pat DiNizio – vocals, guitar
- Jim Babjak – guitar
- Dennis Diken – drums, vocals
- Mike Mesaros – bass
- Additional personnel
- Alan Varner – mixing
- Justine Strait – art
References
edit- ^ a b Girls About Town (EP). Officialsmithereens.com. Retrieved on 12 February 2018.
- ^ a b c Prince, Patrick (May 31, 2010). "The Smithereens are still rocking after 30 years". Goldmine. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Smithereens". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ Sun-Times, Jeff Elbel-For the (April 11, 2018). "In the music spotlight: The Smithereens". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. Macmillan. ISBN 9781250083616 – via Google Books.
- ^ Girls About Town (EP liner notes). The Smithereens. D-Tone Records. 1980.
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External links
edit- Girls About Town on Discogs.com. Retrieved on 14 February 2018.
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