Halfway to Sanity

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Halfway to Sanity
Studio album by The Ramones
Released	September 15, 1987
Recorded	April 1987
Genre	Punk
Length	29:53
Label	Sire
Producer(s)	The Ramones
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (C+) link
The Ramones chronology
Animal Boy (1986)	Halfway to Sanity (1987)	Ramones Mania (1988)

Halfway to Sanity is an album by the Ramones. It was released on September 15, 1987. It was the last album to feature Richie Ramone. It is regarded as a critical flop, with few memorable moments.

The album features "I Wanna Live" and "Garden of Serenity", which were later remastered on the Ramones compilation Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits.

Debbie Harry of Blondie provides backing vocals on "Go Lil' Camaro Go", and Dee Dee Ramone sings lead vocals on "I Lost My Mind".

[edit] Track listing

1. "I Wanna Live" (Dee Dee Ramone/Daniel Rey) – 2:36
2. "Bop 'Til You Drop" (Dee Dee Ramone/Johnny Ramone) – 2:09
3. "Garden of Serenity" (Dee Dee Ramone/Daniel Rey) – 2:35
4. "Weasel Face" (Dee Dee Ramone/Johnny Ramone) – 1:49
5. "Go Lil' Camaro Go" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:00
6. "I Know Better Now" (Richie Ramone) – 2:37
7. "Death of Me" (Joey Ramone) – 2:39
8. "I Lost My Mind" (Dee Dee Ramone/Johnny Ramone) – 1:33
9. "A Real Cool Time" (Joey Ramone) – 2:38
10. "I'm Not Jesus" (Richie Ramone) – 2:52
11. "Bye Bye Baby" (Joey Ramone) – 4:33
12. "Worm Man" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 1:52

[edit] Personnel

• Joey Ramone – vocals
• Johnny Ramone – guitar
• Dee Dee Ramone – bass, vocals
• Richie Ramone – drums

Ramones
Joey Ramone • Johnny Ramone • Dee Dee Ramone • Marky Ramone C. J. Ramone • Tommy Ramone • Richie Ramone • Elvis Ramone
Discography
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) • File Under Ramones (1999) • We're a Happy Family - A Tribute To Ramones (2003)
Films: Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) • Lifestyles of the Ramones (1990) • Ramones - Around the World (1993) • We're Outta Here (1997) • End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003) • Ramones: Raw (2004)
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