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From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology

From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology is a two-disc, career-spanning compilation album by the Smithereens, released in 2004. It features most of the band's singles, as well as album and EP tracks, non-album B-sides and a handful of rarities.

Overview

The album contains 39 songs spanning 1980 to 1999, and includes five previously unreleased tracks: a 1980 demo of "Elaine"; the surf rock instrumental, "Back to Balboa"; a 1987 live recording of "White Castle Blues"; an alternate mix of "Cut Flowers"; and a 1992 demo of "Love is Gone".

Also included are an alternate mix of "Everything I Have Is Blue", which was only released as a promotional single; two B-sides, "One After 909" and an instrumental mix of "If You Want the Sun to Shine"; and The Smithereens' version of "Downbound Train", originally recorded for the Bruce Springsteen tribute album, One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen.

Track listing

Adapted from the album's liner notes.

All tracks written by Pat DiNizio, except where noted.

Disc one

  1. "Girls About Town" — 2:53
  2. *<small>from Girls About Town EP (1980)</small>
  3. "Back to Balboa" <small>(Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken, DiNizio, Mike Mesaros)</small> — 1:58
  4. *<small>previously unreleased; recorded summer 1982 at Rock Bite Studio, New York City</small>
  5. "Much Too Much" <small>(Diken, DiNizio)</small>— 2:24
  6. *<small>from Beauty and Sadness EP (1983); 1988 remix by Ed Stasium</small>
  7. "Beauty and Sadness" — 3:24
  8. *<small>from Beauty and Sadness EP (1983); 1988 remix by Ed Stasium</small>
  9. "Blood and Roses" — 3:35
  10. *<small>from Especially for You (1986)</small>
  11. "Strangers When We Meet" — 3:45
  12. *<small>from Especially for You (1986)</small>
  13. "In a Lonely Place" — 4:04
  14. *<small>from Especially for You (1986)</small>
  15. "Behind the Wall of Sleep" — 3:24
  16. *<small>from Especially for You (1986)</small>
  17. "White Castle Blues" (Live) <small>(Babjak, Robert Banta)</small> — 7:42
  18. *<small>previously unreleased; recorded live May 22, 1987 at The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, New Jersey; album version originally released as bonus track from Especially for You (1986)</small>
  19. "Cigarette" — 2:27
  20. *<small>from Especially for You (1986)</small>
  21. "Crazy Mixed-Up Kid" — 2:07
  22. *<small>from Especially for You (1986)</small>
  23. "Time and Time Again" — 3:06
  24. *<small>from Especially for You (1986)</small>
  25. "Something New" — 1:56
  26. *<small>from Green Thoughts (1988)</small>
  27. "Only a Memory" — 3:43
  28. *<small>from Green Thoughts (1988)</small>
  29. "If the Sun Doesn't Shine" — 3:32
  30. *<small>from Green Thoughts (1988)</small>
  31. "Drown in My Own Tears" — 3:12
  32. *<small>from Green Thoughts (1988)</small>
  33. "Especially for You'" <small>(Babjak, DiNizio)</small> — 3:07
  34. *<small>from Green Thoughts (1988)</small>
  35. "House We Used to Live In" — 4:03
  36. *<small>from Green Thoughts (1988)</small>
  37. "Elaine" (1980 Demo) — 3:00
  38. *<small>previously unreleased; recorded early 1980 at Odyssey Studio, Long Branch, New Jersey</small>
  39. "Elaine" — 2:33
  40. *<small>from Green Thoughts (1988)</small>
  41. "One After 909" <small>(John Lennon, Paul McCartney)</small> — 3:36
  42. *<small>B-side to "Top of the Pops" (1991); recorded during the Green Thoughts sessions, December 1987</small>

Disc two

  1. "A Girl Like You" — 4:42
  2. *<small>from 11 (1989)</small>
  3. "Blues Before and After" — 3:15
  4. *<small>from 11 (1989)</small>
  5. "Blue Period" — 2:57
  6. *<small>from 11 (1989)</small>
  7. "Yesterday Girl" — 3:27
  8. *<small>from 11 (1989)</small>
  9. "Cut Flowers" (Honeys Mix) <small>(Babjak, DiNizio)</small> — 3:00
  10. *<small>previously unreleased; alternate mix – album version from 11 (1989)</small>
  11. "Baby Be Good" — 3:20
  12. *<small>from 11 (1989)</small>
  13. "Now and Then" <small>(Babjak)</small> — 3:50
  14. *<small>from Blow Up (1991)</small>
  15. "Too Much Passion" — 4:35
  16. *<small>from Blow Up (1991)</small>
  17. "Tell Me When Did Things Go So Wrong" — 2:22
  18. *<small>from Blow Up (1991)</small>
  19. "If You Want the Sun to Shine" (Instrumental) <small>(DiNizio, Julian Lennon)</small> — 5:50
  20. *<small>B-side to "Too Much Passion" (1992); album version from Blow Up (1991)</small>
  21. "Top of the Pops" — 4:32
  22. *<small>from Blow Up (1991)</small>
  23. "Evening Dress" — 3:12
  24. *<small>from Blow Up (1991)</small>
  25. "Miles from Nowhere" — 4:18
  26. *<small>from A Date with The Smithereens (1994)</small>
  27. "Love is Gone" (Babjak Studio Demo) <small>(Babjak)</small> — 3:38
  28. *<small>previously unreleased; recorded December 1992 at Trax East Recording Studio, South River, New Jersey; album version from A Date with The Smithereens (1994)</small>
  29. "Everything I Have Is Blue" (Guitar Mix) — 4:21
  30. *<small>promotional single (1994); remix by Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie; album version from A Date with The Smithereens (1994)</small>
  31. "She's Got a Way" <small>(Babjak, Diken, DiNizio, Mesaros, Danny Tate)</small> — 3:24
  32. *<small>from God Save The Smithereens (1999)</small>
  33. "Downbound Train" <small>(Bruce Springsteen)</small> — 3:48
  34. *<small>recorded 24 January 1997 at Chicago Recording Company, Chicago, Illinois; from One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen (1997)</small>
  35. "I Believe" <small>(Babjak, Diken, DiNizio, Mesaros, Tate)</small> — 3:12
  36. *<small>from God Save The Smithereens (1999)</small>

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

The Smithereens
  • Pat DiNizio&nbsp;– lead vocals, guitar
  • Jim Babjak&nbsp;– guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals <small>(Disc one, track 9; disc two, track 14)</small>
  • Dennis Diken&nbsp;– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Mike Mesaros&nbsp;– bass, backing vocals
Additional musicians
  • Marshall Crenshaw&nbsp;– Hammond organ and piano <small>(Disc one, track 6)</small>
  • Jeffrey Berman&nbsp;– vibraphone <small>(Disc one, track 7)</small>
  • Frank Christian&nbsp;– acoustic guitar <small>(Disc one, track 7)</small>
  • Suzanne Vega&nbsp;– vocals <small>(Disc one, track 7)</small>
  • Joe Kernich&nbsp;– piano <small>(Disc one, track 8)</small>
  • Kenny Margolis&nbsp;– keyboards, piano, organ, accordion, harpsichord
  • Don Dixon&nbsp;– piano, guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Marti Jones&nbsp;– backing vocals <small>(Disc one, track 13)</small>
  • Steve Berlin – saxophone <small>(Disc one, track 17)</small>
  • Maria Vidal&nbsp;– backing vocals <small>(Disc two, track 1)</small>
  • Michael Hamilton&nbsp;– guitar, keyboards, Mellotron
  • Belinda Carlisle&nbsp;– vocals <small>(Disc two, track 3)</small>
  • Gerri Sutyak&nbsp;– cello <small>(Disc two, track 3)</small>
  • Ed Stasium&nbsp;– backing vocals, percussion
  • The Honeys&nbsp;– backing vocals <small>(Disc two, tracks 5, 6)</small>
  • The Cowsills&nbsp;– backing vocals <small>(Disc two, track 7)</small>
  • Diana Graselli&nbsp;– backing vocals <small>(Disc two, tracks 8, 11)</small>
  • Alex Acuña&nbsp;– percussion <small>(Disc two, track 8)</small>
  • Sid Paige, Joel Derouin, Berj Garabedian, Michele Richards&nbsp;– violin <small>(Disc two, track 8)</small>
  • Larry Corbett, Suzie Katayama, Melissa Hasin&nbsp;– cello <small>(Disc two, track 8)</small>
  • David Campbell&nbsp;– String arrangements <small>(Disc two, tracks 8, 10)</small>
  • Kevin Savigar&nbsp;– keyboards <small>(Disc two, track 10)</small>
  • Maria Vidal&nbsp;– backing vocals <small>(Disc two, track 11)</small>
  • The Grip Weeds&nbsp;– backing vocals <small>(Disc two, track 14)</small>
  • Bill Maryniak&nbsp;– organ <small>(Disc two, track 17)</small>
Production personnel
  • The Smithereens&nbsp;– producer (Disc one, track 1; disc two, tracks 13, 15)
  • Andy Shernoff&nbsp;– producer (Disc one, track 2)
  • Alan Betrock&nbsp;– producer (Disc one, tracks 3, 4)
  • Don Dixon&nbsp;– producer (Disc one, tracks 5–8, 10–18, 20, 21; disc two, tracks 13, 15), liner notes
  • Ed Stasium&nbsp;– producer (Disc two, tracks 1–12)
  • Lou Giordano&nbsp;– associate producer (Disc two, tracks 13, 15)
  • Jim Babjak&nbsp;– producer (Disc two, track 14)
  • Don Fleming&nbsp;– producer (Disc two, tracks 16, 18)
  • Mike Mesaros&nbsp;– producer (Disc two, track 17)
  • David English&nbsp;– compilation producer
  • Dennis Diken&nbsp;– supervising producer, track annotations
  • Kevin Bartley&nbsp;– mastering
  • Diana Barnes&nbsp;– art direction
  • Bill Merryfield&nbsp;– design
  • Tim Gabor&nbsp;– illustrations
  • Michael Halsband&nbsp;– photography
  • Deborah Feingold&nbsp;– photography

References

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