Meet The Smithereens!

Meet The Smithereens!
Studio album by The Smithereens
Released	January 16, 2007
Genre	Rock
Label	Koch Records
The Smithereens chronology
God Save The Smithereens (1999) Meet The Smithereens! (2007) Christmas with The Smithereens (2007)

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Meet The Smithereens! is the seventh studio album by Carteret, New Jersey-based rock band The Smithereens. The album features the band covering The Beatles' 1964 debut American album, Meet The Beatles!. Based on the fact that he is not on the cover and that he is not credited in the insert booklet, this is The Smithereens' first album without original bassist Mike Mesaros (replaced by Severo "The Thrilla" Jornacion). According to Pat DiNizio, the band immersed themselves in 1964 ephemera (like the bobbleheads that made the cover) in preparation for recording. The album was released in stores on January 16, 2007. However, iTunes added it on January 6, ten days before the album was set to release in stores.

Track listing

All tracks written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted. See also: Lennon–McCartney

1. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" - 2:29
2. "I Saw Her Standing There" - 3:00
3. "This Boy" - 2:33
4. "It Won't Be Long" - 2:16
5. "All I've Got to Do" - 2:06
6. "All My Loving" - 2:10
7. "Don't Bother Me" (George Harrison) - 2:33
8. "Little Child" - 1:49
9. "Till There Was You" (Meredith Willson) - 2:14
10. "Hold Me Tight" - 2:33
11. "I Wanna Be Your Man" - 2:07
12. "Not a Second Time" - 2:10

External links

• Article at Pat DiNizio's official site
• Crawdaddy!: Meet the Smithereens... Again!
• NY Times: Interpreting the Beatles Without Copying