11 (The Smithereens album)

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11 (The Smithereens album) - Wikipedia

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Studio album by

The Smithereens

Released

October 24, 1989

Recorded

June–July 1989

Studio

American Recording, Los Angeles
Rumbo Recorders, Los Angeles
The Grey Room, Los Angeles

Genre

Rock

Length

33:57

The Smithereens chronology

Green Thoughts
(1988)

11
(1989)

Blow Up
(1991)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Chicago Tribune	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]

11 is the third studio album by American rock band The Smithereens, released on October 24, 1989, by Capitol Records.^[4] It includes the Billboard Top 40 single "A Girl Like You". The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in June 1990.^[5]

The album title was inspired by the film Ocean's 11, "with a little push from Spinal Tap's famous line, "This one goes to 11", according to guitarist Jim Babjak.^[6]

Background

The Smithereens switched producers for the album, going from Don Dixon, who had produced their first two albums, to Ed Stasium, who had produced albums by The Ramones and Living Colour. "I'm not sure what we were looking for...maybe a heavier guitar sound, like in "A Girl Like You". We were trying to preserve our integrity, yet find a home on radio", lead singer Pat DiNizio said.^[4]

"A Girl Like You" was written by DiNizio on assignment for Cameron Crowe's film Say Anything.... DiNizio based the lyrics on bits of dialogue in the screenplay. When the film's producer asked DiNizio to change the lyrics because it revealed too much of the plot, he refused, and the band decided to keep the song for their next album, 11.^[7]^[5] Madonna was originally enlisted to sing the harmony vocals, but failed to show up for the recording session.^[6] Instead, the band got Maria Vidal to do the vocals.

The song peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart and at No. 3 on the magazine's Modern Rock chart. It became the band's first Top 40 entry on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 38 and spending 20 weeks on the chart.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pat DiNizio, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Girl Like You"		4:42
2.	"Blues Before and After"		3:15
3.	"Blue Period"		2:57
4.	"Baby Be Good"		3:20
5.	"Room Without a View"		4:09
6.	"Yesterday Girl"		3:27
7.	"Cut Flowers"	Jim Babjak, DiNizio	3:40
8.	"William Wilson"		3:33
9.	"Maria Elena"		2:48
10.	"Kiss Your Tears Away"		3:10

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[8]

The Smithereens

Pat DiNizio – vocals, guitar, string arrangement on "Blue Period"
Jim Babjak – guitar
Dennis Diken – drums, percussion, cover concept
Mike Mesaros – bass

Additional musicians

Belinda Carlisle – vocal on "Blue Period"
Michael Hamilton – guitar on "A Girl Like You", "Blues Before and After", "Room Without a View" and "Kiss Your Tears Away"
The Honeys (Ginger Blake, Diane Rovell, Marilyn Wilson) – background vocals on "Baby Be Good" and "Cut Flowers"
Kenny Margolis – piano, electric piano, accordion, harpsichord, synthesizer
Ed Stasium – background vocals, percussion
Gerri Sutyak – cello on "Blue Period"
Maria Vidal – background vocals on "A Girl Like You"

Production personnel

Jim Dineen – assistant engineer
Mick Haggerty – design
Paul Hamingson – engineer
Gina Immel – assistant engineer
Shirley Greer – assistant engineer
Dewey Nicks – photography
Ed Stasium – producer
Francine Stasium – production coordination
Tommy Steele – art direction

Charts

Chart performance for 11
Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[9]	96
US Top Pop Albums (Billboard)^[10]	41

References

^ "11 - The Smithereens - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ Kot, Greg (26 October 1989). "The Smithereens 11". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Concise (5th Edition). Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b 11. Officialsmithereens.com. Retrieved on 25 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Junior, Chris M. (31 May 2010). "The Smithereens are still rocking after 30 years". Goldmine. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Babjak, Jim (20 June 2012). "Smithereens 11: Guitarist Jim Babjak Breaks Down 11 Essential Smithereens Tracks". Guitarworld.com. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
^ Freeman, Paul (20 September 1990). "Smash For Smithereens". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
^ The Smithereens - 11 (CD liner notes). Capitol Records. 1989. 7777-91194-2
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 257.
^ "The Smithereens Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

v t e The Smithereens
Jim Babjak Dennis Diken Mike Mesaros Pat DiNizio Severo Jornacion
Studio albums	Especially for You Green Thoughts 11 Blow Up A Date with The Smithereens God Save The Smithereens Meet The Smithereens! Christmas with The Smithereens B-Sides The Beatles The Smithereens Play Tommy 2011 The Smithereens Play The Beatles Washington, D.C. February 11, 1964 Concert The Lost Album
Extended plays	Girls About Town Beauty and Sadness
Live albums	Live Instant Live: Music Midtown Festival Atlanta, GA 5/1/04 Extended Versions Live in Concert! Greatest Hits and More
Compilation albums	Blown to Smithereens: Best of The Smithereens Attack of the Smithereens The Best of The Smithereens From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology Especially for You - 30th Anniversary Covers
Singles	"Blood and Roses" "In a Lonely Place" "Behind the Wall of Sleep" "Strangers When We Meet" "Only a Memory" "House We Used to Live In" "Drown in My Own Tears" "A Girl Like You" "Blues Before and After" "Yesterday Girl" "Blue Period" "Top of the Pops" "Too Much Passion" "Miles from Nowhere"
Other songs	"Tell Me When Did Things Go So Wrong"

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