The Smithereens are an American rock band from Carteret, New Jersey, United States. The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio (vocals & guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar & vocals), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar & vocals), and Dennis Diken (drums & percussion). This lineup continued until 2006, when Mesaros left the band and Severo Jornacion took over on bass guitar.
The Smithereens have collaborated with numerous musicians, both in the studio (Suzanne Vega and Belinda Carlisle) and live (Graham Parker and The Kinks). The band's name comes from a Yosemite Sam catchphrase, "Varmint, I'm a-gonna blow you to smithereens!"
Track Listing:
1. Beauty & Sadness
2. Strangers When We Meet
3. Blood & Roses
4. In A Lonely Place
5. Behind The Wall Of Sleep
6. Only A Memory
7. House We Used To Live in
8. Drown In My Own Tears
9. A Girl Like You
10. Blue Period
11. Blues Before & After
12. Yesterday Girl
13. Top Of The Pops
14. Too Much Passion
15. Miles From Nowhere
16. Time Won't Let Me
