The Smithereens - Especially for You

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Album Details

Title: Especially for You
Artist: The Smithereens
Release Date: 1986
Re-Released On: 4/7/1992
Label: Enigma
Duration: 43:28
UPCs: 077779749928, 0077779749959, 018777320849, 077779749942, 077779749959, 762185128022, 762185168240
Genre: Rock
Styles: Rock & Roll, Hard Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Bar Band, College Rock
Moods: Plaintive, Rousing, Uplifting, Yearning, Bittersweet, Earnest, Exciting, Passionate, Angst-Ridden, Intimate, Sentimental, Tense/Anxious, Warm, Wistful, Aggressive, Boisterous, Gloomy, Brooding, Intense, Confident, Freewheeling, Party/Celebratory, Playful, Rollicking, Melancholy
Total Copies: 5
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Track Listings

Strangers When We Meet
Listen to Me Girl
Groovy Tuesday
Cigarette
I Don't Want to Lose You
Time and Time Again
Behind the Wall of Sleep
In a Lonely Place
Blood and Roses
Crazy Mixed-Up Kid
Hand of Glory
Alone at Midnight
White Castle Blues [*]
Mr. Eliminator [*]

Additional Releases

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #
1992	CD	Enigma	C2-97499

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Album Review

The Smithereens' superb full-length debut Especially for You marries an unapologetically nostalgic affection for the melodic crunch of the British Invasion era with an equally unapologetic helping of postmodern melancholia. In tandem with Don Dixon's moodily atmospheric production, Pat DiNizio's lovelorn lyrics and world-weary vocals reveal the dark underbelly of his otherwise crisply infectious songs, lending standout tracks like "Strangers When We Meet," "Behind the Wall of Sleep," and the minor hit "Blood and Roses," both a unique flavor and an immediate familiarity. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Credits

Name	Credits
Carol Cafiero	Assistant Engineer
Dennis Diken	Liner Notes, Drums, Vocals, Percussion
Don Dixon	Piano, Percussion, Producer, Vocals (Background)
Frank Christian	Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic)
Frank Pekoc	Assistant Engineer
Gran Russell	Engineer
Gray Russell	Engineer
Greg Calbi	Mastering
Jab	Engineer
James A. Ball	Associate Producer, Engineer
Jeff Berman	Vibraphone
Jerome Jerome	Piano, Organ (Hammond)
Jim Babjak	Guitar
Joe Kernich	Accordion, Piano
John Rokosny	Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar (Electric)
Kenny Margolis	Accordion
Mark Johnson	Vocals (Background), Harmony, Vocal Harmony
Mike Mesaros	Bass, Vocals
Pat DiNizio	Vocals, Guitar
Paul Special	Assistant Engineer
Sakae "Flo" Tsuchida	Live Sound Engineer
Suzanne Vega	Vocals (Background)