Especially for You (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Especially for You
Type = Studio album
Artist = The Smithereens


Released = 1986
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 44:14
Label = Capitol Records
Producer = Don Dixon
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:rnj9kett7q7z link]
*Robert Christgau (B-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=The+Smithereens link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/113363/especially_for_you link] |
Last album = "Beauty and Sadness" (1983)
This album = "Especially for You" (1986)
Next album = "Green Thoughts" (1988)

"Especially for You" is the first proper album from New Jersey rock band the Smithereens. "Especially for You" is notable for the hit "Blood and Roses," the theme song from the 1986 movie "Dangerously Close" (as well as its subsequent inclusion in the 1997 movie "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion"), and for the fact that producer Don Dixon had also co-produced two early R.E.M. albums ("Murmur" and "Reckoning"). The album today is highly regarded by most critics, and was one of Kurt Cobain's favorite albums, as noted in his journal.Fact|date=March 2008

Track listing

#"Strangers When We Meet" - 3:47
#"Listen to Me Girl" - 3:01
#"Groovy Tuesday" - 2:40
#"Cigarette" - 2:30
#"I Don't Want to Lose You" - 3:21
#"Time and Time Again" - 3:10
#"Behind the Wall of Sleep" - 3:24
#"In a Lonely Place" - 4:11
#"Blood and Roses" - 3:36
#"Crazy Mixed-Up Kid" - 2:07
#"Hand of Glory" - 2:46
#"Alone at Midnight" - 3:41

CD reissue Bonus Tracks

#

"White Castle Blues" - 3:58
#"Mr. Eliminator" - 2:02

Personnel

*Jim Babjak - Guitar
*Dennis Diken - Drums, Vocals, Percussion
*Pat DiNizio - Vocals, Guitar
*Mike Mesaros - Bass, Vocals

Guest Musicians

*Jeffrey Berman - Vibraphone on "In a Lonely Place."
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Christian_(singer-songwriter) Frank Christian] - Acoustic Guitar on "In a Lonely Place."
*Don Dixon - Piano, Percussion, Background Vocals
*Jerome Jerome - Hammond Organ and Piano on "Strangers When We Meet."
*Mark Johnson - Vocals on "Groovy Tuesday."
*Joe Kernich - Piano on "Behind the Wall of Sleep."
*Kenny Margolis - Accordion on "Cigarette."
*John Rokosny - Electric tremolo rhythm guitar on "Listen to Me Girl."
*Suzanne Vega - Vocals on "In a Lonely Place."