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
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B) link
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. This is their best selling album; it is the only Ramones album to be certified Gold in USA.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Performers 2.2 Production

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by the Ramones except where indicated.

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

1. Original ABC distributed single version.
2. Single version.
3. Single edit.
4. 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 promote the RamonesMania collection.
5. 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

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) • 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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