Blown to Smithereens: Best of The Smithereens is the first compilation album by The Smithereens, released April 4, 1995, by Capitol Records. It features the band's best-known songs and radio hits from 1983's Beauty and Sadness EP to the 1994 album, A Date with The Smithereens. The album also includes a cover of The Outsiders 1966 hit, "Time Won't Let Me", recorded for the film Timecop and released as a single in August 1994.
Blown to Smithereens has sold 188,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. The Smithereens Pat DiNizio – vocals, guitar Jim Babjak – guitar, backing vocals Mike Mesaros – bass, backing vocals Dennis Diken – drums, percussion, backing vocals for track information see individual albums "Time Won't Let Me" personnel Jimmy Wood – harmonica Ron Fair – organ, production Bennett Kaufman – production The Smithereens – production Michael C. Ross – engineering Tom Lord-Alge – mix George Marino – mastering (Sterling Sound, NYC) Recorded June 1994 at Record Plant, NYC and Music Grinder, Hollywood, CA Production Wayne Watkins – project director Cheryl Pawelski – compilation producer, compiled by Brett Milano – liner notes Larry Walsh – mastering Tommy Steele – art direction Andy Engel – design Don Miller – cover photography
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