It's here! The Tex Remy Music Group is proud to announce the arrival of the first solo project release from the Smithereens lead guitarist Jim Babjak . Sixteen diverse tracks, all written by Jim, pack the album with a variety of material. It's all here...rock songs, love songs, instrumentals, and even a quirky jingle.

Spanning most of Jim's songwriting career, some tracks were written years ago in preparation for Smithereens albums, but were never used by the band. Other tracks were written very recently, including a few with other collaborators. Along with the new songs, fans will also be treated to the original demo version of "Love Is Gone" from 1994's A DATE WITH THE SMITHEREREENS album. This is the first installment in a planned series of three albums--Part 2 is scheduled for release in 2002.

The CD includes an introduction by Jim and liner notes by Rich Firestone, who has also written a full review of the album which will appear on the web site next week. Other album notes & lyrics will also be added to the site over the next month.

S O N G S
* blaming it all on you
* it was a pretty dream
* corner of the world
* you're so cool
* lost in love
* love is gone
* how many dead
* hollywoodland
* lester said
* needle in my vein
* you're lookin' good
* that ain't all
* theme from buzzed meg
* you get me so excited
* bonus~corner of the world (remix)
* bonus~south of the sun