Halfway to Sanity

Halfway to Sanity
Studio album by Ramones
Released	September 15, 1987
Recorded	April 1987
Genre	Punk rock
Length	29:53
Label	Sire
Producer	Daniel Rey, The Ramones
Ramones chronology
Animal Boy (1986) Halfway to Sanity (1987) Brain Drain (1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(C+)[2]
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Halfway to Sanity is the tenth studio album by American punk band the Ramones. It was released on September 15, 1987, and the last album to feature Richie Ramone. Halfway to Sanity features the songs "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".

"A Real Cool Time" almost certainly features a melodic homage to Cheap Trick's "So Good to See You" from their 1977 In Color album. Joey and Cheap Trick shared a mutual admiration and they played Joey's posthumous birthday party show in 2001.

"I Wanna Live", the album's opening track, was on the soundtrack to the 2006 video game Tony Hawk's Project 8.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Ramones 2.2 Additional musicians 2.3 Additional personnel 3 Charts 4 References

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 Li'l Camaro Go" (Joey 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

Personnel

Ramones

• Joey Ramone – lead vocals
• Johnny Ramone – guitar
• Dee Dee Ramone – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "I Lost My Mind"
• Richie Ramone – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Debbie Harry – backing vocals on "Go Lil' Camaro Go"

Additional personnel

• Jorge Esteban- Engineer
• Howard Shillingford- Assistant Engineer
• DJ Walker- Assistant Engineer
• Joe Blaney- Mixer

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[3]	172

References

Ramones Joey Ramone · Johnny Ramone · Dee Dee Ramone · Marky Ramone Tommy Ramone · Richie Ramone · C. J. Ramone · Elvis Ramone Studio albums Ramones · Leave Home · Rocket to Russia · Road to Ruin · End of the Century · Pleasant Dreams · Subterranean Jungle · Too Tough to Die · Animal Boy · Halfway to Sanity · Brain Drain · Mondo Bizarro · Acid Eaters · ¡Adios Amigos! Live albums It's Alive · Loco Live · Greatest Hits Live · We're Outta Here! · You Don't Come Close · NYC 1978 Compilations Ramones Mania · All the Stuff (And More!) Vol. 1 · All the Stuff (And More!) Vol. 2 · Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology · Ramones Mania 2 · Masters of Rock · Best of the Chrysalis Years · The Chrysalis Years · Loud, Fast Ramones · The Best of The Ramones · Weird Tales of the Ramones · Greatest Hits · Essential Films Rock 'n' Roll High School · Lifestyles · We're Outta Here! · Around the World · End of the Century · Raw · It's Alive 1974–1996 Full tribute albums Ramones (by Screeching Weasel) · Leave Home (by The Vindictives) · Rocket to Russia (by The Queers) · Road to Ruin (by The Mr. T Experience) · End of the Century (by Boris the Sprinkler) · Pleasant Dreams (by Beatnik Termites) Other tribute albums Gabba Gabba Hey · Blitzkrieg Over You! · Ramones Maniacs · We're a Happy Family · The Song Ramones the Same · Brats on the Beat: Ramones for Kids Related articles Discography · List of Ramones concerts · "Rosebud" · Gabba

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