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God Save The Smithereens

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Released
  
October 19, 1999

Artist
  
The Smithereens

Producer
  
Don Fleming

Genres
  
Rock music, Power pop

Length
  
42:06

Release date
  
19 October 1999

Label
  
Entertainment One Music

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Recorded
  
February 11, 1999 – June 1999

God Save The Smithereens (1999)
  
Meet The Smithereens! (2007)

Similar
  
The Smithereens albums, Rock music albums

God Save The Smithereens is the sixth studio album by The Smithereens. Produced by Don Fleming, it was originally intended to be a concept album based on the idea of the world ending as soon as the year 2000 started. The album was released in 1999 and a two-disc version with rare demos and live songs was released in 2005.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by The Smithereens, except where noted.

  1. "She's Got A Way" - 3:26
  2. "House at the End of The World" (The Smithereens, Carrie Akre) - 3:36
  3. "Everything Changes" - 2:15
  4. "Flowers in the Blood" - 3:38
  5. The Long Loneliness" - 1:40
  6. Someday" - 3:32
  7. "The Age of Innocence" - 4:10
  8. "Gloomy Sunday" (Sam M. Lewis, Rezső Seress) - 3:42
  9. "I Believe" (The Smithereens, Danny Tate) - 3:13
  10. "All Revved Up" - 2:09
  11. "Even If I Never Get Back Home" - 2:45
  12. "Try" - 4:13
  13. "The Last Good Time" - 3:27

Disc One: "God Save The Smithereens"

All songs written by The Smithereens, except where noted.

  1. "She's Got A Way" - 3:26
  2. "House at the End of The World" (The Smithereens, Carrie Akre) - 3:36
  3. "Everything Changes" - 2:15
  4. "Flowers in the Blood" - 3:38
  5. The Long Loneliness" - 1:40
  6. Someday" - 3:32
  7. "The Age of Innocence" - 4:10
  8. "Gloomy Sunday" (Sam M. Lewis, Rezső Seress) - 3:42
  9. "I Believe" (The Smithereens, Danny Tate) - 3:13
  10. "All Revved Up" - 2:09
  11. "Even If I Never Get Back Home" - 2:45
  12. "Try" - 4:13
  13. "The Last Good Time" - 3:27
  14. "A World Apart" (Demo) - 2:59
  15. "This Is the Way the World Ends" (Demo) - 3:44
  16. "King of the World" (Demo) - 4:01
  17. "Sundown" (Demo) - 3:31
  18. "All Revved Up" (Demo) - 2:46
  19. "On the Beach" (Demo) - 1:48
  20. "House at the End of the World" (The Smithereens, Carrie Akre) (EP version) - 4:02
  21. "I Want to Tell You" - 3:12 (George Harrison)

Disc Two: "Pat DiNizio: Songs and Sounds"

All songs written by Pat DiNizio, except where noted.

  1. "Where Am I Going (Jennie's Song)" (Bernard Herrmann) - 1:46
  2. "Nobody But Me" (DiNizio, Springa) - 2:41
  3. "124 MPH" - 4:10
  4. "Running, Jumping, Standing Still" - 4:04
  5. "Everyday World" - 2:48
  6. "No Love Lost" - 5:07
  7. "A World Apart" - 3:35
  8. "Today It's You" - 2:01
  9. "Liza" - 3:16
  10. "Somewhere Down the Line" - 2:51
  11. "You Should Know" (DiNizio, Danny Tate) - 3:41
  12. "I'd Rather Have the Blues" (Frank DeVol) - 7:55
  13. "A Girl Like You" (Live) - 5:43
  14. "Yesterday Girl" (Live) - 3:46
  15. "Behind the Wall of Sleep" (Live) - 3:42
  16. "She's Got a Way" (Live) - 3:36
  17. "Blood and Roses" (Live) - 4:13
  18. "Someday Boy" (Demo) - 3:18
  19. "Afternoon Tea" (Demo) - 4:05

Personnel

The Smithereens
  • Jim Babjak – guitar, vocals
  • Dennis Diken – drums, vocals
  • Pat DiNizio – vocals, guitar
  • Mike Mesaros – bass

    • Songs

    1She's Got a Way3:25
    2House at the End of the World3:35
    3Everything Changes2:15

    References

    God Save The Smithereens Wikipedia
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