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| Released = August 15, 1997<ref>"[https://officialsmithereens.com/music/best-of-the-smithereens/ The Best of The Smithereens]". Officialsmithereens.com. Retrieved on 11 January 2018.</ref>
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| producer = [[Don Dixon (musician)|Don Dixon]], [[Ed Stasium]]
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'''''The Best of The Smithereens''''' is a [[compilation album]] by [[Carteret, New Jersey]]-based [[rock band]] [[The Smithereens]], released in 1997.
'''''The Best of The Smithereens''''' is a [[compilation album]] by [[Carteret, New Jersey]]–based [[rock band]] [[The Smithereens]], released in 1997.


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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*[[Dennis Diken]]&nbsp;– drums
*[[Dennis Diken]]&nbsp;– drums
*Mike Mesaros&nbsp;– bass
*Mike Mesaros&nbsp;– bass

== References ==
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}


{{The Smithereens}}
{{The Smithereens}}
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Latest revision as of 23:32, 19 September 2024

The Best of The Smithereens
Compilation album by
The Smithereens
ReleasedAugust 15, 1997[1]
Recorded1985–1991
GenreRock
Length38:36
LabelEMI, Capitol
ProducerDon Dixon, Ed Stasium
The Smithereens chronology
Attack of The Smithereens
(1995) 		The Best of The Smithereens
(1997) 		God Save The Smithereens
(1999)
Alternative cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The Best of The Smithereens is a compilation album by Carteret, New Jersey–based rock band The Smithereens, released in 1997.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Pat DiNizio

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Strangers When We Meet"Especially for You, 19863:47
2."Only a Memory"Green Thoughts, 19883:45
3."A Girl Like You"11, 19894:42
4."Behind the Wall of Sleep"Especially for You3:24
5."Blood and Roses"Especially for You3:38
6."Yesterday Girl"113:29
7."In a Lonely Place"Especially for You4:13
8."Too Much Passion"Blow Up, 19914:32
9."Drown in My Own Tears"Green Thoughts3:11
10."House We Used to Live In"Green Thoughts4:02

Personnel

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The Smithereens

References

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  1. ^ "The Best of The Smithereens". Officialsmithereens.com. Retrieved on 11 January 2018.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Best of The Smithereens: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
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