God Save The Smithereens

Infobox Album
Name = God Save The Smithereens
Type = Studio album
Artist = The Smithereens


Released = October 19 1999
Recorded = February 11 1999-June 1999
Genre = Rock, Power pop
Length = 42:06
Label = Koch Records
Producer = Don Fleming
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:68jqeaw44xg7 link] |
Last album = "A Date with the Smithereens" (1994)
This album = "God Save The Smithereens" (1999)
Next album = "Meet the Smithereens!" (2007)

"God Save The Smithereens" is the seventh 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.

Track listing

All songs written by The Smithereens, except where noted.

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

Deluxe Edition

Disc One: "God Save The Smithereens"

All songs written by The Smithereens, except where noted.

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

Disc Two: "Pat DiNizio: Songs and Sounds"

All songs written by Pat DiNizio, except where noted.

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

Personnel

*Jim Babjak – guitar, vocals
*Dennis Diken – drums, vocals
*Pat DiNizio – vocals, guitar
*Mike Mesaros – bass