Ramones Mania
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Ramones Mania | ||
Compilation album by The Ramones | ||
Released | May 31, 1988 | |
Recorded | 1976–1987 | |
Genre | Punk Rock | |
Length | 1:15:33 | |
Label | Sire Records | |
Producer(s) | Jean Beauvoir Tony Bongiovi Ritchie Cordell Tommy Ramone Graham Gouldman Glen Kolotkin Kevin Laffey Craig Leon The Ramones Daniel Rey Phil Spector Ed Stasium Dave Stewart |
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Professional reviews | ||
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The Ramones chronology | ||
Halfway to Sanity (1987) |
Ramones Mania (1988) |
Brain Drain (1989) |
Ramones Mania is the first Ramones compilation. It includes 30 Ramones songs, including some single versions, namely "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker", "Needles & Pins", and "Howling at the Moon"; a B–side, "Indian Giver"; and one previously unissued song version, the stereo movie mix of "Rock 'n' Roll High School".
The album contains a 50-page booklet with a little history about the Ramones, including the release dates of all their albums.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by the Ramones except where indicated.
- "I Wanna Be Sedated" – 2:29 (Joey Ramone)
- "Teenage Lobotomy" – 2:00
- "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio? – 3:50 (Joey Ramone)
- "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" – 1:40
- "Beat on the Brat" – 2:30 (Joey Ramone)
- "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" – 2:47 (Joey Ramone) /1
- "I Wanna Live" – 2:36 (Dee Dee Ramone / Daniel Rey)
- "Pinhead" – 2:42 (Dee Dee Ramone)
- "Blitzkrieg Bop" – 2:12 (Tommy Ramone / Dee Dee Ramone)
- "Cretin Hop" – 1:55
- "Rockaway Beach" – 2:06 (Dee Dee Ramone)
- "Commando" – 1:50
- "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" – 2:24 (Tommy Ramone)
- "Mama's Boy" – 2:09 (Dee Dee Ramone / Johnny Ramone / Tommy Ramone)
- "Bop 'Til You Drop" – 2:09 (Dee Dee Ramone / Johnny Ramone)
- "We're a Happy Family" – 2:39
- "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)" – 3:57 (Dee Dee Ramone / Joey Ramone / Daniel Rey)
- "Outsider" – 2:10 (Dee Dee Ramone)
- "Psycho Therapy" – 2:35 (Johnny Ramone / Dee Dee Ramone)
- "Wart Hog" – 1:54 (Dee Dee Ramone / Johnny Ramone)
- "Animal Boy" – 1:50 (Dee Dee Ramone / Johnny Ramone)
- "Needles & Pins" – 2:20 (Sonny Bono / Jack Nitzsche) /2
- "Howling at the Moon (Sha–La–La) – 3:25 (Dee Dee Ramone) /3
- "Somebody Put Something in My Drink" – 3:23 (Richie Ramone)
- "We Want the Airwaves" – 3:20 (Joey Ramone)
- "Chinese Rock" – 2:28 (Dee Dee Ramone / Richard Hell)
- "I Just Wanna Have Something to Do" – 2:41 (Joey Ramone)
- "The KKK Took My Baby Away" – 2:31 (Joey Ramone)
- "Indian Giver" – 2:47 (Ritchie Cordell / Bobby Bloom / Bo Gentry) /4
- "Rock 'n' Roll High School" – 2:14 (Joey Ramone) /5
- Original ABC distributed single version.
- Single version.
- Single edit.
- Originally issued as a B–side on the "A Real Cool Time" UK 12" single. It also appears on "I Wanna Be Sedated" promo-disc, released on 1988 to promove the Ramonesmania collection.
- Stereo movie mix.
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Performers
- Dee Dee Ramone – Bass, Vocals, Background Vocals
- Joey Ramone – Vocals
- Johnny Ramone – Guitar
- Richie Ramone – Drums, Background Vocals
- Tommy Ramone – Drums
- Marky Ramone – Drums
[edit] Production
- Billy Altman – Liner Notes
- Jean Beauvoir, Ritchie Cordell, Graham Gouldman, Glen Kolotkin, Kevin Laffey, Craig Leon, the Ramones, Daniel Rey, Phil Spector, Ed Stasium, Dave Stewart – Producer
- Tony Bongiovi, Tommy Ramone – Engineer, Producer
- Greg Calbi – Remixing
- Arturo Vega – Collage
- Mark Weinberg – Art Direction
- George DuBose, Ebet Roberts – Photography