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Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology

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Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology
Greatest hits album by
Ramones
ReleasedJuly 20, 1999
Recorded1975–1995
GenrePunk rock
Length2:36:17
LabelRhino Entertainment
Sire Records
ProducerCraig Leon
Tony Bongiovi
Tommy Ramone
Ed Stasium
Daniel Rey
Bill Inglot
Gary Stewart
Don Williams
Jean Beavoir
Ritchie Cordell
Graham Gouldman
Glen Kolotkin
Phil Spector
Bill Laswell
Dave Stewart
The Ramones
Ramones compilation album chronology
All the Stuff (And More!) Volume 2
(1990) 		Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology
(1999) 		Ramones Mania 2
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
Q[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology is a two–disc compilation that attempts to summarize the Ramones' career in its entirety. Every Ramones studio album is represented with the exception of Acid Eaters, their 1993 covers album. Some versions of this album include a hardcover 80-page booklet with liner notes by David Fricke and Danny Fields.

Two songs are billed as being previously unissued song versions: "Rock 'n' Roll High School" and "I Want You Around" are the original Ed Stasium mixes for the film Rock 'n' Roll High School, before they were remixed by Phil Spector for the accompanying soundtrack album. However, the Ed Stasium mix of "Rock 'n' Roll High School" had previously appeared on the 1988 compilation album Ramones Mania.

The album was certified platinum in Argentina as of 2001-04-24, selling more than 40,000 copies. It was also certified silver in the UK (more than 60,000 copies sold) as of December 24, 2004, and gold in Australia by 2006 selling more than 35,000 copies.

Stickers on the original boxset release advertised the collection humorously with the sum: "2 minutes + 3 chords x 58 tracks".

Track listing

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Disc one

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All tracks are written by Ramones; except where indicated. Actual writers of all songs credited to the Ramones listed below in small font

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Blitzkrieg Bop"Tommy Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone1976 ~ Ramones2:14
2."Beat on the Brat"Joey Ramone1976 ~ Ramones2:32
3."Judy Is a Punk"Joey Ramone1976 ~ Ramones1:32
4."I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend"Tommy Ramone1976 ~ Ramones2:27
5."53rd & 3rd"Dee Dee Ramone1976 ~ Ramones2:20
6."Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue"Dee Dee Ramone1976 ~ Ramones1:37
7."Glad to See You Go"Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramoone1977 ~ Leave Home2:13
8."Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment"Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone1977 ~ Leave Home1:44
9."I Remember You"Joey Ramone1977 ~ Leave Home2:20
10."California Sun"Henry Glover, Morris Levy1977 ~ Leave Home2:03
11."Commando"Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone1977 ~ Leave Home1:54
12."Swallow My Pride" (Sire single version)Joey Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone1977 ~ Leave Home2:07
13."Carbona Not Glue" (Previously only available on first LP pressings of Leave Home)Tony Bongiovi, Tommy Ramone1977 ~ Leave Home1:53
14."Pinhead"Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Tommy Ramone1977 ~ Leave Home2:44
15."Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" (Original ABC distributed single version)Joey Ramone1977 ~ Rocket to Russia2:49
16."Cretin Hop"Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Tommy Ramone1977 ~ Rocket to Russia1:58
17."Rockaway Beach"Dee Dee Ramone1977 ~ Rocket to Russia2:08
18."Here Today, Gone Tomorrow"Joey Ramone1977 ~ Rocket to Russia2:50
19."Teenage Lobotomy"Tony Bongiovi, Tommy Ramone1977 ~ Rocket to Russia2:03
20."Surfin' Bird"Carl White, Alfred Frazier, John Harris, Turner Wilson1977 ~ Rocket to Russia2:37
21."I Don't Care" (Sire single version)Joey Ramone1977 ~ Rocket to Russia1:40
22."I Just Want to Have Something to Do"Joey Ramone1978 ~ Road to Ruin2:43
23."I Wanna Be Sedated"Joey Ramone1978 ~ Road to Ruin2:31
24."Don't Come Close"Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone1978 ~ Road to Ruin2:46
25."She's the One"Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone1978 ~ Road to Ruin2:15
26."Needles and Pins" (Sire remixed single version)Sonny Bono, Jack Nitzsche1978 ~ Road to Ruin2:23
27."Rock 'n' Roll High School" (Ed Stasium Mix)Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Joey RamoneRock 'n' Roll High School film2:21
28."I Want You Around" (Ed Stasium Mix)Dee Dee R. / Joey R. / Johnny RamoneRock 'n' Roll High School film3:02
29."Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?"Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone1980 ~ End of the Century3:52
30."I Can't Make It on Time"Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone1980 ~ End of the Century2:33
31."Chinese Rocks"Dee Dee Ramone, Richard Hell1980 ~ End of the Century2:30
32."I'm Affected"Joey Ramone1980 ~ End of the Century2:54
33."Danny Says"Joey Ramone1980 ~ End of the Century3:06

Disc two

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."The KKK Took My Baby Away"Joey Ramone1981 ~ Pleasant Dreams2:31
2."She's a Sensation"Joey Ramone1981 ~ Pleasant Dreams3:26
3."It's Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)"Joey Ramone1981 ~ Pleasant Dreams3:23
4."We Want the Airwaves"Joey Ramone1981 ~ Pleasant Dreams3:22
5."Psycho Therapy"Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone1983 ~ Subterranean Jungle2:39
6."Howling at the Moon (Sha–La–La)"Dee Dee Ramone1984 ~ Too Tough to Die4:06
7."Mama's Boy"Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Tommy Ramone1984 ~ Too Tough to Die2:12
8."Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love)"Joey Ramone, Daniel Rey1984 ~ Too Tough to Die4:33
9."I'm Not Afraid of Life"Dee Dee Ramone1984 ~ Too Tough to Die3:13
10."Too Tough to Die"Dee Dee Ramone1984 ~ Too Tough to Die2:38
11."Endless Vacation"Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone1984 ~ Too Tough to Die1:50
12."My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)" (UK 12" version)Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Jean Beauvoir1986 ~ Animal Boy3:57
13."Somebody Put Something in My Drink"Richie Ramone1986 ~ Animal Boy3:23
14."Something to Believe In" (Sire single version)Dee Dee Ramone, Jean Beauvoir1986 ~ Animal Boy4:09
15."I Don't Want to Live This Life (Anymore)"Dee Dee R.Originally issued as a B–side on the "Crummy Stuff" UK 12" single.3:29
16."I Wanna Live"Dee Dee R. / D. Rey1987 ~ Halfway to Sanity2:39
17."Garden of Serenity"Dee Dee R. / D. Rey1987 ~ Halfway to Sanity2:28
18."Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)"Joey R.1989 ~ Brain Drain2:05
19."Pet Sematary" (Sire single version)Dee Dee R. / D. Rey1989 ~ Brain Drain3:34
20."I Believe in Miracles"Dee Dee R. / D. Rey1989 ~ Brain Drain3:21
21."Tomorrow She Goes Away"Joey R. / D. Rey1992 ~ Mondo Bizarro2:41
22."Poison Heart"Dee Dee R. / D. Rey1992 ~ Mondo Bizzaro4:04
23."I Don't Want to Grow Up"Tom Waits / Kathleen Brennan1995 ~ ¡Adios Amigos!2:46
24."She Talks to Rainbows"Joey R.1995 ~ ¡Adios Amigos!3:14
25."R.A.M.O.N.E.S." (Bonus track from the Japanese edition of ¡Adios Amigos! with vocals by C. J. Ramone)Lemmy / Würzel / Phil Campbell / Phil Taylor1995 ~ ¡Adios Amigos!1:24

Reissue

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In 2001 (possibly because of Joey Ramone's death), Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology was re-released. This new version did not include the 80-page booklet and altered the track listing of CD 1. "I'm Affected" and "I Can't Make it on Time" were removed and replaced with "Baby I Love You", which was the band's highest charting hit in the UK.

Personnel

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Ramones

Additional musicians

Production

  • Jean Beavoir – mixing, original version recording producer, producer
  • Don Berman, Ian Bryan, Ron Cote, John Dixon, DJ Walker Bruce, Gold Andy Hoffman, Don Hünerberg, Ray Janos, Tom Lester, Robbie Norris, Garris Shipon, Harry Spiridakis, Joe Warda – assistant engineer
  • Keith Bessey, Robert Musso, Anders Oredson – engineer, mixing
  • Martin Bisi, Jorge Esteban, Harvey Goldberg, Judy Kirschner, Larry Levine, Boris Menart, Chris Nagle – engineer
  • Joe Blaney, Jason Corsaro – mixing
  • Tony Bongiovi, Ritchie Cordell, Graham Gouldman, Glen Kolotkin, Craig Leon, The Ramones, Phil Spector – original recording producer, producer
  • Sean Donahue – DJ
  • Tommy Ramone – associate producer, engineer, original recording producer, producer
  • Danny Fields, David Fricke – liner notes
  • Oz Fritz, Glenn Rosenstein – mixing assistant
  • Bryce Goggin – assistant engineer, engineer
  • Paul Hamingson – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Bill Inglot, Gary Stewart, Don Williams – compilation producer
  • Gary Kurfirst – executive producer
  • Bill Laswell, Dave Stewart – producer
  • Daniel Rey – musical coordination, original recording producer, producer
  • Donna Sekulidis – production coordination
  • Joel Soiffer – remixing
  • Ed Stasium – engineer, mixing, musical director, original recording producer, producer

Charts

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Chart (1999-2001) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 46
Italian Albums (FIMI)[6] 39
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] 44
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 13
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 74
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[10] 6
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[11] 32
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[12] 25

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[13] Platinum 60,000^
Australia (ARIA)[14] Gold 35,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1999-07-20). "Hey! Ho! Let's Go: Ramones Anthology - The Ramones | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  2. ^ a b "Hey! Ho! Let's Go: Ramones Anthology CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  3. ^ Sinclair, Tom (1999-07-23). "Hey Ho Let's Go! The Ramones Anthology Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  4. ^ "The Ramones: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 16, 2011. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Ramones – Hey Ho Let's Go! - Anthology" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Ramones – Hey Ho Let's Go! - Anthology". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Ramones – Hey Ho Let's Go! - Anthology". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Ramones – Hey Ho Let's Go! - Anthology". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Lista prodaje 38. tjedan 2024" (in Croatian). HDU. September 25, 2024. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  13. ^ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  14. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  15. ^ "Spanish album certifications" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select Álbumes under "Categoría", select 2005 under "Año". Select 45 under "Semana". Click on "BUSCAR LISTA".
  16. ^ "British album certifications – Ramones – Ramones Mania". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
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