Green Thoughts

Green Thoughts
Studio album by The Smithereens
Released	March 16, 1988
Recorded	Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Power pop, alternative rock
Length	35:16
Label	Enigma/Capitol
Producer	Don Dixon
The Smithereens chronology
Especially for You (1986) Green Thoughts (1988) 11 (1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C+[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Green Thoughts is the second album by The Smithereens. "Only a Memory" only reached #92 on the Billboard Hot 100, but topped the Album Rock Tracks chart in 1988.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Pat DiNizio. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Only a Memory"	3:42
2.	"House We Used to Live In"	4:00
3.	"Something New"	1:55
4.	"The World We Know"	3:47
5.	"Especially for You"	3:09
6.	"Drown in My Own Tears"	3:09
7.	"Deep Black"	2:55
8.	"Elaine"	2:31
9.	"Spellbound"	4:09
10.	"If the Sun Doesn't Shine"	3:31
11.	"Green Thoughts"	2:28

Personnel

The Smithereens Jim Babjak – guitar Dennis Diken – drums, percussion, backing vocals Pat DiNizio – vocals, guitar Mike Mesaros – bass guitar, backing vocals

Additional musicians Steve Berlin – saxophone (5) Don Dixon – production, piano, guitar, backing vocals Marti Jones – vocals (3) Kenny Margolis – piano on (2, 5, 9), harpsichord (10), accordion (3) Del Shannon – vocals (4)

Charts

Charts (1988)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[4]	7
US Billboard 200[5]	60

Notes

1. Ankeny, Jason. "Green Thoughts". Allmusic. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
2. Christgau, Robert. "The Smithereens: Green Thoughts". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
3. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thesmithereens/albums/album/89497/review/5942060/green_thoughts
4. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
5. "The Smithereens - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2014.

External links

• "Green Thoughts" at Discogs (list of releases)