Ramones Mania

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Ramones Mania
Compilation album by Ramones
Released	May 31, 1988
Recorded	1976–1987
Genre	Punk rock
Length	75:33
Label	Sire
Producer	Ramones, Jean Beauvoir, Tony Bongiovi, Ritchie Cordell, Tommy Erdelyi, Graham Gouldman, Glen Kolotkin, Kevin Laffey, Craig Leon, Daniel Rey, Phil Spector, Ed Stasium, Dave Stewart
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Robert Christgau (B) link
Ramones chronology
Halfway to Sanity (1987) Ramones Mania (1988) Brain Drain (1989)

Ramones Mania is the first Ramones compilation. It includes thirty 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. This was their best selling album, it is the only Ramones album to be certified Gold in USA. ^[1] The album was certified gold in Argentina in 1993 as well.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Notes 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 Certifications

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by the Ramones except as noted.

1. "I Wanna Be Sedated" (Joey Ramone) – 2:29
2. "Teenage Lobotomy" – 2:00
3. "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio? (Joey Ramone) – 3:50
4. "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" – 1:40
5. "Beat on the Brat" (Joey Ramone) – 2:30
6. "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" (Original single version) (Joey Ramone) – 2:47
7. "I Wanna Live" (Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey) – 2:36
8. "Pinhead" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:42
9. "Blitzkrieg Bop" (Tommy Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:12
10. "Cretin Hop" – 1:55
11. "Rockaway Beach" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:06
12. "Commando" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 1:50
13. "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" (Tommy Ramone) – 2:24
14. "Mama's Boy" (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Tommy Ramone) – 2:09
15. "Bop 'Til You Drop" (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone) – 2:09
16. "We're a Happy Family" – 2:39
17. "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)" (Single version) (Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Rey) – 3:57
18. "Outsider" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:10
19. "Psycho Therapy" (Johnny Ramone , Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:35
20. "Wart Hog" (Dee Dee Ramone , Johnny Ramone) – 1:54
21. "Animal Boy" (Dee Dee Ramone , Johnny Ramone) – 1:50
22. "Needles & Pins" (Single edit) (Sonny Bono, Jack Nitzsche) – 2:20
23. "Howling at the Moon (Sha–La–La)" (Single edit) (Dee Dee Ramone) – 3:25
24. "Somebody Put Something in My Drink" (Richie Ramone) – 3:23
25. "We Want the Airwaves" (Joey Ramone) – 3:20
26. "Chinese Rock" (Dee Dee Ramone, Richard Hell) – 2:28
27. "I Just Wanna Have Something to Do" (Joey Ramone) – 2:41
28. "The KKK Took My Baby Away" (Joey Ramone) – 2:31
29. "Indian Giver" (Ritchie Cordell, Bobby Bloom, Bo Gentry) – 2:47 ^[2]
30. "Rock 'n' Roll High School" (Stereo movie mix) (Joey Ramone) – 2:14

[edit] Notes

[edit] Personnel

• Joey Ramone – lead vocals
• Johnny Ramone – guitar, backing vocals
• Dee Dee Ramone – bass, backing vocals
• Marky Ramone - drums
• Tommy Ramone - drums
• Richie Ramone - drums

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1988	The Billboard 200	168

[edit] Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – US	Gold	June 27, 1994

v • d • e Ramones Joey Ramone • Johnny Ramone • Dee Dee Ramone • Tommy Ramone • Marky Ramone C. J. Ramone • Richie Ramone • Elvis Ramone Studio albums Ramones (1976) • Leave Home (1977) • Rocket to Russia (1977) • Road to Ruin (1978) • End of the Century (1980) • Pleasant Dreams (1981) • Subterranean Jungle (1983) • Too Tough to Die (1984) • Animal Boy (1986) • Halfway to Sanity (1987) • Brain Drain (1989) • Mondo Bizarro (1992) • Acid Eaters (1993) • ¡Adios Amigos! (1995) Live albums It's Alive (1979) • Loco Live (1991) • Greatest Hits Live (1996) • We're Outta Here! (1997) • You Don't Come Close (2001) • NYC 1978 (2003) Compilations Ramones Mania (1988) • All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 1 (1990) • All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 2 (1990) • Hey Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology (1999) • Ramones Mania Vol. 2 (2000) • Masters of Rock: Ramones (2001) • Best of the Chrysalis Years (2002) • Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits (2002) • The Chrysalis Years (2002) • The Best of The Ramones (2004) • Weird Tales of the Ramones (2005) • Greatest Hits (2006) Tribute albums Gabba Gabba Hey: A Tribute to the Ramones (1991) • Ramones (1992) • Rocket to Russia (1994) • Rocket to Ramonia (1996) • Road to Ruin (1998) • Leave Home (1998) • Blitzkrieg Over You (1998) • File Under Ramones (1999) • The Song Ramones The Same (2002) • We're a Happy Family - A Tribute to Ramones (2003) Films Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) • Lifestyles of the Ramones (1990) • We're Outta Here (1997) • Ramones - Around the World (1998) • End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003) • Ramones: Raw (2004) • It's Alive 1974-1996 (2007)