The Best of The Smithereens is a compilation album by Carteret, New Jersey–based rock band The Smithereens, released in 1997.
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| Released | August 15, 1997[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1985–1991 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 38:36 | |||
| Label | EMI, Capitol | |||
| Producer | Don Dixon, Ed Stasium | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Pat DiNizio
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Strangers When We Meet" | Especially for You, 1986 | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Only a Memory" | Green Thoughts, 1988 | 3:45 |
| 3. | "A Girl Like You" | 11, 1989 | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Behind the Wall of Sleep" | Especially for You | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Blood and Roses" | Especially for You | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Yesterday Girl" | 11 | 3:29 |
| 7. | "In a Lonely Place" | Especially for You | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Too Much Passion" | Blow Up, 1991 | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Drown in My Own Tears" | Green Thoughts | 3:11 |
| 10. | "House We Used to Live In" | Green Thoughts | 4:02 |
Personnel
edit- The Smithereens
- Pat DiNizio – vocals, guitar
- Jim Babjak – guitar
- Dennis Diken – drums
- Mike Mesaros – bass
References
edit- ^ "The Best of The Smithereens". Officialsmithereens.com. Retrieved on 11 January 2018.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Best of The Smithereens: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2018.