Don't Worry About Me

For the film, see The Pool (play)#Film adaptation

Don't Worry About Me is the only album released by Joey Ramone as a solo artist, although he previously had many releases with the Ramones as their lead singer. It was released posthumously in 2002, as he died in 2001. The album was produced by Daniel Rey, who also did most of the guitar work on the album. Rey had previously produced 3 of the Ramones' albums, between 1987 and 1995.

The album includes two covers; "What a Wonderful World" originally performed by Louis Armstrong and "1969", originally performed by The Stooges. "What a Wonderful World" was used for the ending credits of Michael Moore's film "Bowling for Columbine." The song was also used in the 2003 remake of "Freaky Friday" and appeared on that film's soundtrack. Apple Inc. also used the song extensively in its launch of the original Final Cut Studio software package. The song also appeared in 2001's Without A Paddle.

A DualDisc version of the album was released on November 19, 2002. It included the album in the DVD-Audio format, which is in 5.1 surround sound, as well as the music video for "What a Wonderful World" (directed by Debbie Harry) and other material.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Joey Ramone; except where indicated

1. "What a Wonderful World" (Bob Thiele, George David Weiss) – 2:23
2. "Stop Thinking About It" (Joey Ramone, Andy Shernoff) – 2:57
3. "Mr. Punchy" – 2:35
4. "Maria Bartiromo" – 3:58
5. "Spirit in My House" – 2:02
6. "Venting (It's a Different World Today)" – 3:17
7. "Like a Drug I Never Did Before" – 2:04
8. "Searching for Something" (Joey Ramone, Al Maddy) – 4:12
9. "I Got Knocked Down (But I'll Get Up)" – 3:42
10. "1969" (Dave Alexander, James "Iggy Pop" Osterberg, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton) – 3:40
11. "Don't Worry About Me" – 3:55

Personnel

Musicians by song