From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology

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From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology
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Compilation album by
The Smithereens
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2004[1]
Recorded1980–1999
GenreRock
Length2:16:40
LabelCapitol
The Smithereens chronology
God Save The Smithereens
(1999) 		From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology
(2004) 		Extended Versions
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 stars[3]

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.[2]

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.[2]

Track listing[]

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]

All tracks written by Pat DiNizio, except where noted.

Disc one[]

  1. "Girls About Town" — 2:53
  2. "Back to Balboa" (Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken, DiNizio, Mike Mesaros) — 1:58
    • previously unreleased; recorded summer 1982 at Rock Bite Studio, New York City
  3. "Much Too Much" (Diken, DiNizio)— 2:24
  4. "Beauty and Sadness" — 3:24
    • from Beauty and Sadness EP (1983); 1988 remix by Ed Stasium
  5. "Blood and Roses" — 3:35
  6. "Strangers When We Meet" — 3:45
    • from Especially for You (1986)
  7. "In a Lonely Place" — 4:04
    • from Especially for You (1986)
  8. "Behind the Wall of Sleep" — 3:24
    • from Especially for You (1986)
  9. "White Castle Blues" (Live) (Babjak, Robert Banta) — 7:42
    • 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)
  10. "Cigarette" — 2:27
    • from Especially for You (1986)
  11. "Crazy Mixed-Up Kid" — 2:07
    • from Especially for You (1986)
  12. "Time and Time Again" — 3:06
    • from Especially for You (1986)
  13. "Something New" — 1:56
  14. "Only a Memory" — 3:43
    • from Green Thoughts (1988)
  15. "If the Sun Doesn't Shine" — 3:32
    • from Green Thoughts (1988)
  16. "Drown in My Own Tears" — 3:12
    • from Green Thoughts (1988)
  17. "Especially for You'" (Babjak, DiNizio) — 3:07
    • from Green Thoughts (1988)
  18. "House We Used to Live In" — 4:03
    • from Green Thoughts (1988)
  19. "Elaine" (1980 Demo) — 3:00
  20. "Elaine" — 2:33
    • from Green Thoughts (1988)
  21. "One After 909" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) — 3:36

Disc two[]

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

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]

The Smithereens
  • Pat DiNizio – lead vocals, guitar
  • Jim Babjak – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (Disc one, track 9; disc two, track 14)
  • Dennis Diken – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Mike Mesaros – bass, backing vocals

References[]

  1. ^ "From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology". Officialsmithereens.com. Retrieved on 9 February 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology - review on AllMusic". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). "Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Concise (5th Edition)". Omnibus Press. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology (CD liner notes). The Smithereens. Capitol Records. 2004.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Various Artists/One Step Up - Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen". Yahoo! GeoCities. Retrieved on 15 August 2018.

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