Rock · 2018

The Smithereens

Covers

Label: Sunset Blvd Records SBR-7929

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Track Listing

The Game of Love (originally by Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders)
The Slider (originally by T. Rex)
Ruler of My Heart (originally by Irma Thomas)
Wooly Bully (originally by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs)
Let's Talk About Us (originally by Otis Blackwell)
Girl Don't Tell Me (originally by The Beach Boys)
Up in Heaven (originally by The Clash)
Time Won't Let Me (originally by The Outsiders)
Gloomy Sunday (originally by Billie Holiday)
Yer Blues (originally by The Beatles)
One After 909 (originally by The Beatles)
I Want to Tell You (originally by George Harrison)
It Don't Come Easy (originally by Ringo Starr)
Well Alright (Live) (originally by Buddy Holly)
You Really Got Me (Live) (originally by The Kinks)
World Keeps Going 'Round (originally by The Kinks)
Downbound Train (originally by Bruce Springsteen)
The Seeker (originally by The Who)
Something Stupid (originally by Frank & Nancy Sinatra)
Lust for Life (originally by Iggy Pop)
The Stroll (originally by The Diamonds)
Shakin' All Over (originally by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates)

The Smithereens - Pat DiNizio, Jim Babjak, Mike Mesaros & Dennis Diken dip deep into their archives to present COVERS, a tribute to the songs and the artists that shaped their career. The album presents a heavy dose of British Invasion paying homage to the Kinks, the Beatles, the Who and T. Rex. The Smithereens were also influenced by a fair number of homegrown heroes too including Springsteen, Sinatra, Iggy Pop, The Beach Boys and more. he Smithereens are known for writing and playing catchy 1960s-influenced power pop.