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Especially for You is the first full-length album from New Jersey–based rock band The Smithereens, released in July 1986 by Enigma Records. [ 5 ] The album is notable for the hit " Blood and Roses ", which has been featured in multiple movie and TV productions.
The Smithereens are an American rock band from Carteret, New Jersey. [1] The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio (vocals and guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar and vocals ), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar and vocals ), and Dennis Diken (drums and percussion).
"Behind the Wall of Sleep" was released as the second single from the band's debut album, Especially for You. The track reached number 23 on the US Mainstream Rock Charts, as well as number eight on the UK Indie Charts. The song was also featured on the compilation Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the '80s Underground. [5]
"Blood and Roses" was released as the first single from the band's debut album, Especially for You. The single reached number 14 on the US Mainstream Rock Charts as well as number 99 in Australia. The song was released with a music video that features clips of the band interspersed with clips from the 1986 film Dangerously Close.
"In a Lonely Place" is a song by the American alternative rock group The Smithereens, released in 1986. It is the third single released in support of their debut album Especially for You. It features Suzanne Vega on background vocals, as well as guest musicians Frank Christian on acoustic guitar and Jeffrey Berman on vibraphone.
Jim Babjak, guitarist for the Smithereens of Carteret, asked music industry insider Cindy Sivak, also a Carteret native, to “grow young with me” on Christmas at his Manalapan home.
"Strangers When We Meet" is a song by the American alternative rock group The Smithereens, released as a European-only single in 1987. It is the fourth single released in support of their debut album Especially for You.
Jim Babjak of the Smithereens and music renaissance man Glen Burtnik know this well. The two rockers with New Brunswick roots were on hand for the unveiling of an addition to the giant vinyl ...