The Smithereens are a powerpop/rock group from Carteret, New Jersey. The group formed in 1980 and consists of Pat Dinizio (lead singer/guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar), Mike Mesaros (bass), and Dennis Diken (drums). The group gained some notoriety when a single from its first album, Blood and Roses, was included on the soundtrack for and as the theme song of the 1986 Albert Pyun movie Dangerously Close and the video got some moderately heavy rotation on MTV. The group spent some time in its initial semi-celebrity phase defending itself in Rolling Stone against thinly-veiled accusations of sounding too much like The Byrds and The Beatles, pointing out that its Marshall Amplifier-heavy live sound was closer to heavy metal than it was to The Beatles. Along with a basic Eastern-coast roots-rock sound that owed much to the inspirations of DiNizio, including Buddy Holly, The Who, The Clash,
| 1 | Over And Over Again | Blow Up |
| 2 | William Wilson | 11 |
| 3 | Baby Be Good | 11 |
| 4 | Especially For You | Green Thoughts |
| 5 | If You Want The Sun To Shine | Blow Up |
| 6 | Behind the Wall of Sleep | Especially for You |
| 7 | Top Of The Pops | Blow Up |
| 8 | Cigarette | Especially for You |
| 9 | Cut Flowers | 11 |
| 10 | Too Much Passion | Blow Up |
| 11 | Time And Time Again | Especially for You |
| 12 | Blues Before And After | 11 |
| 13 | Only A Memory | Blown to Smithereens: The Best of the Smithereens |
| 14 | Maria Elena | 11 |
| 15 | House We Used To Live In | Green Thoughts |
| 16 | Kiss Your Tears Away | 11 |
| 17 | White Castle Blues | Especially for You |
| 18 | Listen to Me Girl | Especially for You |
| 19 | Yesterday Girl | 11 |
| 20 | Something New | Green Thoughts |