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The album was released on November 4, 1977, under the name Rocket to Russia, although it had a working title of Get Well.[11] John Gillespie directed the artwork on the album, and the cover photo was taken by Danny Fields. The photo was taken in Extra Place, an alley in East Village, Manhattan.[17] Arturo Vega is credited as Artistic Coordinator, and Punk magazine editor John Holmstrom illustrated for the album.[16] Holmstrom and Johnny collaborated on the back cover's concept, eventually conceiving a military theme with an anti-communist cartoon drawing. The back cover art depicts a "pinhead" riding a rocket from the United States to Russia. The drawing features many landmarks which pertain to their global position, including The Empire State Building and Capitol Building, and Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, along with highly stereotypical caricatures of certain ethnicities. The original artwork is now featured in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. The inside sleeve features cartoon illustrations of each song's basic concept.[18][19] Lyrics and composition[edit] Compared to the band's previous albums, the songs from Rocket to Russia were more surf music and bubblegum pop influenced. But similar to their previous releases, the lyrics integrated humor,[20][21] specifically black comedy with themes circling mental disorders and psychiatry.[11][20] .mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .infobox .side-box{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}.mw-parser-output .listen .side-box-text{line-height:1.1em}.mw-parser-output .listen-plain{border:none;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded{width:100%;margin:0;border-width:1px 0 0 0;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-header{padding:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded .listen-header{padding:2px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen-file-header{padding:4px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen .description{padding-top:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen .mw-tmh-player{max-width:100%}@media(max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output .listen{clear:both}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .listen:not(.listen-noimage){width:320px}.mw-parser-output .listen-left{overflow:visible;float:left}.mw-parser-output .listen-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}} "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker", a song about a young female punk fan, was said by Joey's brother Mickey Leigh to have "handily summed up the spirit of the scene and put punk rock on the map.[22] Problems playing this file? See media help. The album opens with "Cretin Hop", which pays homage to Ramones fans,[20] and was inspired by Cretin Avenue of St. Paul, Minnesota, named after former bishop Joseph Crétin.[21] When the piece was performed at concerts, the band would pogo dance on stage.[20] "Rockaway Beach" was written by bassist Dee Dee Ramone, and was inspired by the Beach Boys along with other surf music bands. The title refers to a neighborhood and beach in Queens which Dee Dee was a fan of, as confirmed by Tommy and Joey.[23] "I Don't Care" is composed of three chords and features minimal text composition. The song is among the first pieces written by the band and was originally recorded as a demo that was released on the 2001 expanded edition of the Ramones debut album.[24] "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" was written by Joey, who explains that the lyrics are about a young female outsider named Sheena who strayed away from the popular disco and surf music and instead visited nightclubs and listened to punk rock.[13] The mid-tempo song deviates from a three-chord pattern and starts off with Dee Dee shouting "Four!", which, according to engineer Ed Stasium, was the result of Dee Dee starting his iconic countdown before the tape started rolling.[25] This is followed by guitar riffs deemed to have a "raucous" texture by author Tom Carson. The author also suggests that these chords "bump[ed]" into each other until the song's fade-out ending.[9][10] "We're a Happy Family" is a caricature of the conditions which 20th-century middle-class American families lived in. The song's lyrics depict a dysfunctional family where the father is a lying homosexual, the mother is addicted to prescription drugs, the infant has chills. The writing also tells of how the family are friends with the President of the United States and the Pope and indicate that the family sells "dope".[20] The song fades out with various different lines taken from fake dialogue, which illustrate a side of Joey's personality according to his brother Mickey Leigh.[26] Side B of the album begins with "Teenage Lobotomy", which deals with the brain surgical operation lobotomy. The lyrics outline how this procedure can cause serious consequences to the brain, with the line "Gonna get my Ph.D, I'm a teenage lobotomy."[24] The composition features more complex melodies than that of other songs from the album, with Stasium proclaiming it to be a "mini-Ramones Symphony".[12] Rocket to Russia is the first album to feature two cover songs: "Do You Wanna Dance?" (originally performed by Bobby Freeman) and "Surfin' Bird" (originally performed by the Trashmen).[27] Critical reception[edit] Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic[27]The Austin Chronicle[28]Christgau's Record GuideA[29]Mojo[30]NME10/10[31]Record Collector[32]The Rolling Stone Album Guide[33]Slant Magazine[34]Spin Alternative Record Guide10/10[35]Uncut[36] Rocket to Russia was well received by critics, and was often given a positive review. Many critics appreciated the band's progression of sound quality and production value, as opposed to the album's predecessors. Critic Robert Christgau reaffirms that the album's content evolved significantly since previous releases. Writing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), he noted that the album had "something for everyone" and called it a "ready-made punk-rock classic."[29] Rolling Stone critic Dave Marsh began his review of the album by stating: "Rocket to Russia is the best American rock & roll of the year and possibly the funniest rock album ever made." Like other critics, Marsh recognized the advanced sound quality, explaining that "the guitars still riff relentlessly, but they are freer within the murky sound, and the songs give them much more to work with."[37] John Rockwell of The New York Times deemed Rocket to Russia the band's best album "because the humor and the role-playing have become more overt than ever."[38] The Los Angeles Times labeled it "an important breakthrough album," and praised the "inspired lunacy."[39] UPI listed Rocket to Russia as the second best album of 1977, writing that the Ramones were "the undisputed kings of American Punk."[40] Stephen Thomas Erlewine, a music critic at AllMusic, said that the production "only gives the Ramones' music more force." He stated that although it lacks the revolutionary impact that their debut had, Rocket to Russia is the band's "most listenable and enjoyable album" because of its surplus of hooks and varying tempo.[27] Commercial performance[edit] Although the band expected the album to spawn a few hit songs, Rocket to Russia sold few records. The album charted on the US Billboard 200 at number 49, making this album one of the most successful of the Ramones' releases.[41][6] It also debuted at number 31 on the Swedish charts,[42] 36 on the Canadian charts,[43] and 60 on the UK Albums Chart.[44] The lack of record sales was largely due to fellow punk band Sex Pistols turning people off the genre "with their antisocial behavior," as put by author Brian J. Bowe. Rock music historian Legs McNeil relates: "Safety pins, razor blades, chopped haircuts, snarling, vomiting—everything that had nothing to do with the Ramones was suddenly in vogue, and it killed any chance Rocket to Russia had of getting any airplay."[45] Joey also insisted that the Sex Pistols were partially responsible for the low sale numbers, concluding that before 60 Minutes focused on the Sex Pistols, Rocket to Russia had decent airplay. After this, Joey asserted that "everyone flipped out and then things changed radically. It really kind of screwed things up for ourselves."[45][46] Tommy's departure[edit] Drummer Tommy, who had also worked to co-produce the album, was troubled by the lack of sales and began debating on continuing with the Ramones. He also considered touring to be "depressing", and that the audience at unfamiliar gigs were "a bunch of very eccentric, high-strung, crazy people, from one shit-hole club to another."[47] The drummer left the band in 1978 but continued as producer on their next album Road to Ruin.[48] He said: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}I was thinking, 'What's best for the Ramones?' There was all this tension between me and Johnny. I was trying to release the pressure, to keep the band going. I told Dee Dee and Joey first that I was leaving the band. They said, 'Oh no, don't go, don't go, blah, blah, blah.' I told them we had to do something because I was losing my mind.[47][49] Track listing[edit] Original release[edit] All tracks originally credited to the Ramones (except "Do You Wanna Dance?" and "Surfin' Bird"). 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(Bobby Freeman cover)Bobby Freeman1:523."I Wanna Be Well"Joey Ramone2:284."I Can't Give You Anything"Dee Dee Ramone1:575."Ramona"Ramones2:356."Surfin' Bird" (The Trashmen cover)Carl White, Alfred Frazier, John Harris, Turner Wilson2:377."Why Is It Always This Way?"Ramones2:32Total length:31:46 2001 expanded edition CD (Warner Archives/Rhino) bonus tracksNo.TitleWriter(s)Length15."Needles & Pins" (early version)Sonny Bono, Jack Nitzsche2:2416."Slug" (demo)Joey Ramone2:2317."It's a Long Way Back to Germany" (UK B-side)Dee Dee Ramone2:2218."I Don't Care" (single version)Joey Ramone1:4019."Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" (single version)Joey Ramone2:48Total length:43:48 Track 15 previously unissued. Track 16 produced and arranged by Dan Kessel and David Kessel. Recorded at Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, December 1978.[53][54] First issued on All the Stuff (And More) Volume Two (1991). 2017 40th anniversary deluxe edition (Sire/Rhino)[edit] Adapted from the album's liner notes.[55] Disc 1 Remastered original mixes Tracks 1–14 (original mixes) as per original album 40th anniversary tracking mixNo.TitleWriter(s)Length15."Cretin Hop"Ramones1:5516."Rockaway Beach"Dee Dee Ramone2:0617."Here Today, Gone Tomorrow"Joey Ramone2:4718."Locket Love"Dee Dee Ramone2:0919."I Don't Care" (version 2)Joey Ramone1:3820."It's a Long Way Back to Germany" (version 1)Dee Dee Ramone2:4921."We're a Happy Family"Ramones2:4722."Teenage Lobotomy"Ramones2:0023."Do You Wanna Dance?"Freeman1:5224."I Wanna Be Well"Joey Ramone2:2825."I Can't Give You Anything"Dee Dee Ramone1:5726."Ramona"Ramones2:3527."Surfin' Bird"White, Frazier, Harris, Wilson2:3728."Why Is It Always This Way?"Ramones2:32Total length:65:46 Tracks 15–28 mixed by Ed Stasium at Eight Palms Ranchero, Poway, California, 2017. Disc 2 Mediasound/Power Station rough mixesNo.TitleWriter(s)Length1."Why Is It Always This Way?" (Mediasound rough, alternate lyrics)Ramones1:582."Rockaway Beach" (Power Station Rough)Dee Dee Ramone2:063."I Wanna Be Well" (Power Station rough)Joey Ramone2:284."Locket Love" (Power Station rough)Dee Dee Ramone2:155."I Can't Give You Anything" (Power Station rough)Dee Dee Ramone2:026."Cretin Hop" (Power Station rough)Ramones1:557."We're a Happy Family" (Power Station rough)Ramones2:148."Ramona" (Mediasound rough, alternate lyrics)Ramones3:069."Do You Wanna Dance?" (Mediasound rough)Freeman1:5210."Teenage Lobotomy" (Mediasound rough)Ramones2:0211."Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" (Mediasound rough)Joey Ramone2:4712."I Don't Care" (version 2, Mediasound rough)Joey Ramone1:46 40th anniversary extrasNo.TitleWriter(s)Length13."Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" (acoustic version)Joey Ramone2:4814."It's a Long Way Back to Germany" (version 1, Dee Dee vocal)Dee Dee Ramone2:2415."Ramona" (Sweet Little Ramona Pop Mix)Ramones3:0716."Surfin' Bird" (alternate vocal)White, Frazier, Harris, Wilson2:4017."Teenage Lobotomy" (backing track)Ramones2:0618."We're a Happy Family" (at home with the family)Ramones1:0219."Cretin Hop" (backing track)Ramones1:5820."Needles and Pins" (demo version)Bono, Nitzsche2:4421."Babysitter" (B-Side version, remastered)Ramones2:4522."It's a Long Way Back to Germany" (B-Side version, remastered)Dee Dee Ramone2:2123."Joey RTR radio spot promo" 0:5224."We're a Happy Family" (Joey and Dee Dee dialogue)Ramones1:12Total length:52:45 Tracks 1–12 mixed by Ed Stasium at Mediasound and the Power Station, New York, 1977. Tracks 13–19 and 24 mixed by Ed Stasium, 2017. Track 21 produced by Tony Bongiovi and T. Erdelyi, engineered by Ed Stasium. Recorded at Sundragon, New York, 1976. Mixed by Ed Stasium at Mediasound, New York, 1977. Track 22 produced by Tony Bongiovi and T. Erdelyi, engineered by Ed Stasium, assisted by Don Berman. Recorded at Mediasound, New York, 1977. Mixed by Ed Stasium. Track 23: Joey's voice recorded at Sire Records' basement studio, October 1977. All tracks, except 21 and 22, previously unissued. Disc 3 Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland (December 19, 1977)No.TitleWriter(s)Length1."Rockaway Beach" (live)Dee Dee Ramone3:002."Teenage Lobotomy" (live)Ramones2:083."Blitzkrieg Bop" (live)Tommy Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone2:034."I Wanna Be Well" (live)Joey Ramone2:215."Glad to See You Go" (live)Joey Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone1:516."Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" (live)Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone1:377."You're Gonna Kill That Girl" (live)Joey Ramone2:278."I Don't Care" (live)Joey Ramone1:409."Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" (live)Joey Ramone2:2610."Carbona Not Glue" (live)Ramones1:3411."Commando" (live)Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone1:5812."Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" (live)Joey Ramone3:1413."Surfin' Bird" (live)White, Frazier, Harris, Wilson2:2314."Cretin Hop" (live)Ramones1:4515."Listen to My Heart" (live)Dee Dee Ramone1:3816."California Sun" (live)Henry Glover, Morris Levy1:4817."I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You" (live)Dee Dee Ramone1:2418."Pinhead" (live)Ramones3:4719."Do You Wanna Dance?" (live)Freeman1:4120."Chain Saw" (live)Joey Ramone1:3121."Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" (live)Dee Dee Ramone3:2522."Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy" (live)Dee Dee Ramone2:0323."Judy Is a Punk" (live)Joey Ramone1:1524."Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" (live)Dee Dee Ramone1:2225."We're a Happy Family" (live)Ramones2:26Total length:53:03 Recorded by the Basing Street Studios Mobile. Engineered by Frank Owen, assisted by Greg Cobb. Mixed by Ed Stasium at Eight Palms Ranch, Poway, California, 2017. LP 40th anniversary tracking mix Track listing as disc 1, tracks 15–28 Personnel[edit] Adapted from AllMusic and the album's liner notes,[27][50] except where noted. Ramones Joey Ramone – lead vocals Johnny Ramone – guitar Dee Dee Ramone – bass guitar, backing vocals Tommy Ramone – drums Additional musicians Ed Stasium – additional guitar,[56] backing vocals[11] Kathie Baillie – backing vocals on "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker"[1] Alan LeBoeuf – backing vocals on "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker"[1] Michael Bonagura – backing vocals on "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker"[1] Production Tony Bongiovi – producer Tommy Ramone – producer (credited as T. Erdelyi) Ed Stasium – engineer, mixing Don Berman – assistant engineer Greg Calbi – mastering Danny Fields – photography (front cover) John Gillespie – art direction John Holmstrom – artwork (back cover and inside drawings) Arturo Vega – artistic coordination Charts[edit] Chart (1977–1978) Peakposition Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[57] 79 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[58] 36 Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[59] 11 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[60] 31 UK Albums (OCC)[61] 60 US Billboard 200[62] 49 References[edit] Citations .mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman} ^ a b c d e .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}Stasium, Ed (December 14, 2017). 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