''Ramones Mania'' is the first greatest hits album by the American

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band the

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. It was released on May 31, 1988 through

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and consists of 30 Ramones songs, including some single versions (" Sheena Is a Punk Rocker," " Needles & Pins" and "Howling at the Moon"), a single

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(" 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. ''Ramones Mania'' was re-released on multi-colored vinyl for

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in 2010. A

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was released in

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in 2000. A tribute album titled ''

Ramones Maniacs ''Ramones Maniacs'' is a 2001 tribute album to the punk rock band the Ramones, released by Trend Is Dead! Records. The album's track list is an exact match of the band's 1988 compilation album ''Ramones Mania'', which had been released by Sire Reco ...

'' was released in 2001; it featured turn-of-the-century punk bands covering every song from ''Mania'' in the same order.Ramones Heave

Track listing

Personnel

Ramones *

Joey Ramone Jeffrey Ross Hyman (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), known professionally as Joey Ramone, was an American singer, songwriter, and the lead vocalist and founding member of the punk rock band Ramones, with Johnny Ramone and Dee Dee Ramone. His ...

– vocals *

Johnny Ramone John William Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), better known by his stage name Johnny Ramone, was an American musician who was the guitarist and a founding member of the Ramones, a band that helped pioneer the punk movement. ...

– guitar *

Dee Dee Ramone Douglas Glenn Colvin (September 18, 1951 – June 5, 2002), better known by his stage name Dee Dee Ramone, was an American musician. He was the bassist, occasional lead vocalist and a founding member of the punk rock band the Ramones. Throughou ...

– bass, background vocals; lead vocals ("Wart Hog") * Tommy Ramone – drums (''Ramones'', ''Leave Home'', ''Rocket to Russia'') *

Marky Ramone Marc Steven Bell (born July 15, 1952), better known as Marky Ramone, is an American drummer. He began playing in hard rock bands in the New York City area, notably Dust (band), Dust and Estus. He was asked to drum for punk rock band Richard Hell ...

– 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 Craig Leon (born 7 January 1952) is an American-born record producer, composer and arranger currently living in England.''International Who's Who in Classical Music 2005'', Routledge, 2005. Leon was instrumental in launching the careers of many ...

– producer (''Ramones'') *

Tony Bongiovi Anthony Carmine Bongiovi Jr. (born September 7, 1947) is an American record producer and recording engineer. He is the cousin of musician Jon Bon Jovi. Early life Anthony Carmine Bongiovi Jr. was born on September 7, 1947, in Raritan, New Jerse ...

– 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 *

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– 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 Gregory Calbi (born April 3, 1949) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, New Jersey. Biography Greg Calbi was born on April 3, 1949, in Yonkers, New York, and raised in Bayside, Queens, New York. He graduated in 1966 from Bishop ...

– digital remastering * Kevin Laffey – compilation producer

Charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control Ramones albums Albums produced by Tony Bongiovi Albums produced by Phil Spector Albums produced by Graham Gouldman 1988 greatest hits albums Albums produced by Ed Stasium Albums produced by Daniel Rey Albums produced by Jean Beauvoir Sire Records compilation albums