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1988 greatest hits album by Ramones
Ramones Mania
Released May 31, 1988 Recorded 1976–1987
Genre
Punk rock Length 76 :45
Label
Sire
Producer Ramones,
Jean Beauvoir ,
Tony Bongiovi ,
Ritchie Cordell ,
Tommy Ramone ,
Graham Gouldman , Glen Kolotkin, Kevin Laffey,
Craig Leon ,
Daniel Rey ,
Phil Spector ,
Ed Stasium ,
Dave Stewart
Ramones Mania is the first greatest hits album by the American
punk rock band the
Ramones . It was released on May 31, 1988 through
Sire Records and consists of 30 Ramones songs, including some single versions ("
Sheena Is a Punk Rocker ," "
Needles & Pins " and "Howling at the Moon"), a single
B-side ("
Indian Giver ") and one previously unreleased take (the film version of "
Rock 'n' Roll High School ").
The album contains a booklet with a short history of the Ramones, including the release dates of all their albums. Their best-selling album, the compilation was their only album certified Gold in the United States, until their debut album went Gold in 2014.
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Ramones Mania was re-released on multi-colored vinyl for
Record Store Day in 2010. A
sequel was released in
Japan in 2000. A tribute album titled
Ramones Maniacs was released in 2001; it featured turn-of-the-century punk bands covering every song from Mania in the same order.
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Track listing
Side two Title Writer(s) Source album 1. "
Blitzkrieg Bop "
Tommy Ramone , Dee Dee Ramones 2:12 2. "Cretin Hop" Tommy, Dee Dee, Johnny Rocket to Russia 1:55 3. "
Rockaway Beach " Dee Dee Rocket to Russia 2:06 4. "Commando" Dee Dee Leave Home 1:50 5. "
I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend " Tommy Ramones 2:24 6. "Mama's Boy" Dee Dee, Johnny, Tommy
Too Tough to Die (1984)2:09 7. "Bop 'Til You Drop" Dee Dee, Johnny Halfway to Sanity 2:09 8. "We're a Happy Family" Joey Rocket to Russia 2:39
Personnel
Ramones
Joey Ramone – vocals
Johnny Ramone – guitar
Dee Dee Ramone – bass, background vocals; lead vocals ("Wart Hog")
Tommy Ramone – drums (Ramones , Leave Home , Rocket to Russia )
Marky Ramone – drums (Road to Ruin , "Rock 'n' Roll High School", End of the Century , Pleasant Dreams , Subterranean Jungle , "Indian Giver")
Richie Ramone – drums, background vocals (Too Tough to Die , Animal Boy , Halfway to Sanity )
Technical
Craig Leon – producer (Ramones )
Tony Bongiovi – co-producer (Leave Home , Rocket to Russia )
Tommy Ramone – co-producer (Leave Home , Rocket to Russia , Road to Ruin , Too Tough to Die )
Ed Stasium – producer ("Rock 'n' Roll High School"), co-producer (Road to Ruin , Too Tough to Die ), digital remastering
Phil Spector – producer (End of the Century )
Graham Gouldman – producer (Pleasant Dreams )
Ritchie Cordell – co-producer (Subterranean Jungle , "Indian Giver")
Glen Kolotkin – co-producer (Subterranean Jungle , "Indian Giver")
Jean Beauvoir – producer (Animal Boy )
Daniel Rey – co-producer (Halfway to Sanity )
Ramones – co-producer (Halfway to Sanity )
Arturo Vega – collage design, lighting director
George DuBose – design coordinator, front cover photo
Mark Weinberg – art director
Ebet Roberts – back cover photo
Ed Valentine – inner sleeve illustration
Greg Calbi – digital remastering
Kevin Laffey – compilation producer
Charts
Certifications
References
Studio albums Live albums Compilations Songs Films Tribute albums Associated personnel Related articles