Ramones Mania

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Ramones Mania
Compilation album by Ramones
Released May 31, 1988
Recorded 1976–1987
Genre Punk rock
Length 75:33
Label Sire
Producer Ramones, Jean Beauvoir, Tony Bongiovi, Ritchie Cordell, Tommy Erdelyi, Graham Gouldman, Glen Kolotkin, Kevin Laffey, Craig Leon, Daniel Rey, Phil Spector, Ed Stasium, Dave Stewart
Ramones compilation album chronology
Ramones Mania
(1988)		 All the Stuff (And More!) Volume 1
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars.... [1]
Robert Christgau (B) [2]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars.... [3]
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Ramones Mania is a compilation album by the American punk rock band the Ramones. It was released on May 31, 1988 through Sire Records. The compilation 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 unreleased song version, stereo movie mix of "Rock 'n' Roll High School".

The album contains a 50-page booklet with a short history of the Ramones, including the release dates of all their albums. Their best-selling album, it is the only Ramones album to be certified Gold in the United States.[4]

Ramones Mania was re-released on multi-colored vinyl for Record Store Day in 2010.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Source album Length
1. "I Wanna Be Sedated"   Joey Ramone Road to Ruin 2:29
2. "Teenage Lobotomy"   Dee Dee Ramone Rocket to Russia 2:00
3. "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?"   Joey End of the Century 3:50
4. "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment"   Dee Dee, Johnny Ramone Leave Home 1:40
5. "Beat on the Brat"   Joey Ramones 2:30
6. "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" (single version) Joey Rocket to Russia 2:47
7. "I Wanna Live"   Dee Dee, Daniel Rey Halfway to Sanity 2:36
8. "Pinhead"   Dee Dee Leave Home 2:42
9. "Blitzkrieg Bop"   Tommy Ramone, Dee Dee Ramones 2:12
10. "Cretin Hop"   Tommy, Dee Dee, Johnny Rocket to Russia 1:55
11. "Rockaway Beach"   Dee Dee Rocket to Russia 2:06
12. "Commando"   Dee Dee Leave Home 1:50
13. "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend"   Tommy Ramones 2:24
14. "Mama's Boy"   Dee Dee, Johnny, Tommy Too Tough to Die 2:09
15. "Bop 'Til You Drop"   Dee Dee, Johnny Halfway to Sanity 2:09
16. "We're a Happy Family"   Joey Rocket to Russia 2:39
17. "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg"   Dee Dee, Joey, Jean Beauvoir Animal Boy 3:57
18. "Outsider"   Dee Dee Subterranean Jungle 2:10
19. "Psycho Therapy"   Johnny, Dee Dee Subterranean Jungle 2:35
20. "Wart Hog"   Dee Dee Too Tough to Die 1:54
21. "Animal Boy"   Dee Dee, Johnny Animal Boy 1:50
22. "Needles & Pins" (single edit) (cover of Jackie DeShannon, 1963) Sonny Bono, Jack Nitzsche Road to Ruin 2:20
23. "Howling at the Moon (Sha–La–La)" (single edit) Dee Dee Too Tough to Die 3:25
24. "Somebody Put Something in My Drink"   Richie Ramone Animal Boy 3:23
25. "We Want the Airwaves"   Joey Pleasant Dreams 3:20
26. "Chinese Rock"   Dee Dee, Richard Hell End of the Century 2:28
27. "I Just Wanna Have Something to Do"   Joey Road to Ruin 2:41
28. "The KKK Took My Baby Away"   Joey Pleasant Dreams 2:31
29. "Indian Giver" (cover of 1910 Fruitgum Company, 1969) Ritchie Cordell, Bobby Bloom, Bo Gentry B–side on the "A Real Cool Time" UK 12" single; also appears on the 1988 "I Wanna Be Sedated" promo, released to promote this collection 2:47
30. "Rock 'n' Roll High School" (stereo movie mix) Joey End of the Century and Rock 'n' Roll High School soundtrack album  

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Charts

Album Billboard

Year Chart Position
1988 Billboard 200 166[5]

[edit] Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA – United States Gold[4] June 27, 1994

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ramones Mania at Allmusic
  2. ^ Robert Christgau review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone Ramones Album Guide
  4. ^ a b "RIAA Gold and Platinum". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=ramones&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved March 2, 2009. 
  5. ^ "Billboard album chart history-The Ramones". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=5489&model.vnuAlbumId=751597. Retrieved March 2, 2009. 
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