Project 1950

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Project 1950

Studio album by Misfits

Released

July 29, 2003

Genre

Punk rock, horror punk

Length

24:20

Label

Misfits, Rykodisc

Misfits chronology

Famous Monsters
(1999)

Project 1950
(2003)

Psycho in the Wax Museum
(2006)

Project 1950 is a cover album from the horror punk band Misfits, released in 2003. The album contains covers of rock n roll songs, mostly from the 50s and 60s. This album was bassist Jerry Only's debut as The Misfits' lead singer. Except for Only, no members of the band from their previous album returned for Project 1950. The album cover artwork was done by PA artist Tony Squindo. The liner notes features explanations from the band members about why they chose each particular song.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Punknews.org	^[3]

The album received positive reviews. Allmusic gave it 3 stars out of 5 and said that, "it's good to hear their excitement in the recordings, which crackle with enthusiasm."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"This Magic Moment"	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman	The Drifters	2:36
2.	"Dream Lover"	Bobby Darin	Bobby Darin	2:28
3.	"Diana"	Paul Anka	Paul Anka	2:09
4.	"Donna"	Ritchie Valens	Ritchie Valens	2:33
5.	"Great Balls of Fire"	Otis Blackwell, Jack Hammer	Jerry Lee Lewis	1:50
6.	"Latest Flame"	Pomus, Shuman	Elvis Presley	2:17
7.	"Monster Mash"	Bobby Pickett, Leonard L. Capizzi	Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers	2:37
8.	"Only Make Believe"	Conway Twitty, Jack Nance	Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty	2:16
9.	"Runaway"	Del Shannon, Max Crook	Del Shannon	2:24
10.	"You Belong to Me"	Pee Wee King, Chilton Price, Redd Stewart	Jo Stafford	3:10

Chart positions

Chart	Peak Position
Billboard 200	133
Heatseekers Albums	2
Independent Albums	5

Bonus DVD

"This Magic Moment"
"Dream Lover"
"Diana"
"Donna"
"Runaway"

Tracks 1-4, recorded at the Phillips US Open Snowboarding Championships
Track 5, recorded live, at The World in NYC

Bonus Material

Day the Earth Caught Fire: Live in NYC- Misfits with Balzac
The Haunting/Don't Open 'Till Doomsday: Live in Japan- Balzac with Misfits
Day the Earth Caught Fire: Live in Japan- Balzac with Misfits
The Haunting/Don't Open 'Till Doomsday- Balzac
Out of the Blue- Balzac

Personnel

Jerry Only - bass, lead vocals
Marky Ramone - drums, percussion
Dez Cadena - guitars
John Cafiero - background vocals on "Dream Lover", "Monster Mash" and "Runaway"
Ronnie Spector - background vocals on "This Magic Moment" and "You Belong to Me"
Jimmy Destri - keyboards on "Runaway" and "Great Balls of Fire"
Ed Manion - saxophone on "Diana" and "Runaway"

References

v t e Misfits

Jerry Only Dez Cadena Eric "Chupacabra" Arce Glenn Danzig Diane DiPiazza Manny Martínez Franché Coma Mr. Jim Bobby Steele Joey Image Arthur Googy Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein Robo Brian Damage Dr. Chud Michale Graves Myke Hideous Marky Ramone

Studio albums	Walk Among Us Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood American Psycho Static Age Famous Monsters Project 1950 The Devil's Rain

Live albums	Evilive Evillive II Dead Alive!

Compilation albums	Legacy of Brutality Misfits Collection II The Misfits Cuts from the Crypt

EPs	Beware 3 Hits from Hell Evilive Psycho in the Wax Museum

Singles	"Cough/Cool" "Bullet" "Horror Business" "Night of the Living Dead" "Halloween" "Die, Die My Darling" "Dig Up Her Bones" "I Wanna Be a NY Ranger" "Scream!" "Monster Mash" "Day the Earth Caught Fire" "Land of the Dead" "Twilight of the Dead"

Associated acts	The Undead Black Flag Samhain Kryst the Conqueror Danzig Dr. Chud's X-Ward Gorgeous Frankenstein Graves Gotham Road Ramones Osaka Popstar Murphy's Law

Related articles	Discography List of members List of cover versions 12 Hits from Hell Violent World Hell on Earth Fiend Club Lounge Plan 9 Records Misfits Records

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