Ramones Mania

Ramones Mania
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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 Ramone, 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)All the Stuff (And More!) Volume 11990

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	B
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

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 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 song version (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, it was the only Ramones album to be certified Gold in the United States, until their debut album went Gold in 2014.

Ramones Mania was re-released on multi-colored vinyl for Record Store Day in 2010. A sequel to the album was released in Japan in 2000.

Track listing

Side one
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

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Source album	Length
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

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Source album	Length
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

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Source album	Length
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	Rock 'n' Roll High School film	2:14

Personnel

• Joey Ramone – lead vocals
• Johnny Ramone – guitar
• Dee Dee Ramone – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Wart Hog"
• Marky Ramone - drums
• Tommy Ramone - drums
• Richie Ramone - drums, backing vocals on "Wart Hog"

Charts

Album Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1988	Billboard 200	166

Certifications

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