Brain Drain (album)
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Brain Drain | ||
Studio album by The Ramones | ||
Released | May 23, 1989 | |
Recorded | December 1988 | |
Genre | Punk | |
Length | 35:02 | |
Label | Sire Records | |
Producer(s) | Jean Beauvoir, Bill Laswell, Daniel Rey |
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Professional reviews | ||
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The Ramones chronology | ||
Halfway to Sanity (1987) |
Brain Drain (1989) |
Loco Live (1991) |
Brain Drain is a 1989 album by the Ramones (see 1989 in music). Released on May 23 of that year,[1] it is the last to feature the bass player Dee Dee Ramone. It contains the single "Pet Sematary", written for the Stephen King movie of the same name. The single became one of the Ramones' biggest radio hits, and a staple in their concerts during the 1990's.
Dee Dee wrote in his autobiography, Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones:
- It was tough recording the Brain Drain album because everyone took their shit out on me. I dreaded being around them. It drove me away--I didn't even end up playing on the album. Everybody in the band had problems; girlfriend problems, money problems, mental problems.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "I Believe in Miracles" – 3:19 (Dee Dee Ramone / Daniel Rey)
- "Zero Zero UFO" – 2:25 (Dee Dee Ramone / Daniel Rey)
- "Don't Bust My Chops" – 2:28 (Dee Dee Ramone / Joey Ramone / Daniel Rey)
- "Punishment Fits the Crime" – 3:05 (Dee Dee Ramone, Richie Stotts)
- "All Screwed Up" – 3:59 (Joey Ramone / Andy Shernoff / Marky Ramone / Daniel Rey)
- "Palisades Park" – 2:22 (Charles Barris)
- "Pet Sematary" – 3:30 (Dee Dee Ramone / Daniel Rey)
- "Learn to Listen" – 1:50 (Dee Dee Ramone / Johnny Ramone / Marky Ramone / Daniel Rey)
- "Can't Get You (Outta My Mind)" – 3:21 (Joey Ramone)
- "Ignorance Is Bliss" – 2:38 (Joey Ramone / Andy Shernoff)
- "Come Back, Baby" – 4:01 (Joey Ramone)
- "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)" – 2:04 (Joey Ramone)
[edit] Personnel
- Jean Beauvoir - Producer
- Martin Bisi - Assistant Engineer
- Gary "Muddbone" Cooper - Production Assistant
- Jason Corsaro - Mixing
- George DuBose - Artwork, Coordination
- Oz Fritz - Assistant Engineer
- Judy Kirschner - Assistant Engineer
- Bill Laswell - Producer
- Matt Mahurin - Artwork
- Robert Musso - Engineer, Mixing
- Robbie Norris - Assistant Engineer
- Daniel Rey - Producer, Musical Coordinator
- Mark Sidgwick - Production Assistant
- Nicky Skopelitis - Production Assistant
- Howie Weinberg - Mastering
- Kim White - Production Assistant
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1989 | The Billboard 200 | 122 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1989 | "Pet Sematary" | Modern Rock Tracks | 4 |
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ AMG review. All Music Guide. URL accessed June 2, 2006