| Songs and Sounds | ||||
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| Released | 7 October 1997 | |||
| Studio | Reflection Sound Studios, Charlotte, North Carolina | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 44:03 | |||
| Label | Velvel | |||
| Producer | Don Dixon | |||
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Songs and Sounds is the debut solo album by Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens, released in 1997 on Velvel Records.
Recorded during a hiatus from the Smithereens, the album features bassist J.J. Burnel, drummer Tony "Thunder" Smith and saxophonist Sonny Fortune billed as the Pat DiNizio Foursome.[1] The album is produced by Smithereens veteran Don Dixon.[2] The album is not a major departure from the jangly, Beatlesque power pop that the Smithereens were known for, though on a few songs DiNizio explores jazz, soundtrack and torch song influences.[2][3] The album opens and closes with two songs from classic films: the melancholy "Where I Am Going (Jennie's Song)" from Portrait of Jennie (1948) and the jazz-tinged "I'd Rather Have the Blues" from Kiss Me Deadly (1955).[1][4]
In 2005, Songs and Sounds, expanded with rare demos and live recordings, was included on the deluxe edition reissue of the Smithereens' God Save The Smithereens album.[5]
- ^ a b Phipps, Keith (19 April 2002). "Pat DiNizio: Songs And Sounds". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ a b Jenkins, Mark (23 January 1998). "'Sounds' of DiNizio's dream team". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Songs and Sounds - AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ McCall, Michael (2 February 1998). "Songwriter delivers personal work". Weekly Wire. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ God Save The Smithereens. Officialsmithereens.com. Retrieved on 14 July 2018.