It's Alive (album)

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This article is about the live album by the Ramones. For the album by The New Cars, see It's Alive!.

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It's Alive

Live album by Ramones
Released	April 1979
Recorded	December 31, 1977
Genre	Punk rock
Length	53:49
Label	Sire Records
Producer(s)	Tommy Ramone
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A-) link
Ramones chronology
Road to Ruin (1978)	It's Alive (1979)	End of the Century (1980)

It's Alive is a live album by the Ramones. It was recorded at the Rainbow Theatre, London, on December 31, 1977, and released in April 1979. The title is a reference to the 1974 horror movie of the same name. It was originally released as a 2-LP set and draws material from their first three albums.

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by The Ramones except where noted.

"Rockaway Beach" – 2:24
"Teenage Lobotomy" – 1:55
"Blitzkrieg Bop" – 2:05
"I Wanna Be Well" – 2:23
"Glad to See You Go" – 1:51
"Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" – 1:37
"You're Gonna Kill That Girl" – 2:28
"I Don't Care" – 1:41
"Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" – 2:16
"Havana Affair" – 1:35
"Commando" – 1:40
"Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" – 2:55
"Surfin' Bird" (Al Frazier, Sonny Harris, Carl White, Turner Wilson) – 2:20
"Cretin Hop" – 1:46
"Listen to My Heart" – 1:36
"California Sun" (Henry Glover, Morris Levy) – 1:45
"I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You" – 1:25
"Pinhead" – 2:46
"Do You Wanna Dance?" – 1:39
"Chain Saw" – 1:29
"Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" – 1:55
"I Wanna Be a Good Boy" – 2:03
"Judy Is a Punk" – 1:14
"Suzy Is a Headbanger" – 1:53
"Let's Dance" (Jim Lee) – 2:03
"Oh Oh I Love Her So" – 1:40
"Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" – 1:18
"We're a Happy Family" – 2:07

[edit] Credits

Ramones
Joey Ramone • Johnny Ramone • Dee Dee Ramone • Marky Ramone C. J. Ramone • Tommy Ramone • Richie Ramone • Elvis Ramone
Discography
Studio albums: Ramones (1976) • Leave Home (1977) • Rocket to Russia (1977) • Road to Ruin (1978) • End of the Century (1980) • Pleasant Dreams (1981) • Subterranean Jungle (1983) • Too Tough to Die (1984) • Animal Boy (1986) • Halfway to Sanity (1987) • Brain Drain (1989) • Mondo Bizarro (1992) • Acid Eaters (1993) • ¡Adios Amigos! (1995)
Live albums: It's Alive (1979) • Loco Live (1991) • Greatest Hits Live (1996) • We're Outta Here! (1997) • You Don't Come Close (2001) • NYC 1978 (2003)
Compilations: Ramones Mania (1988) • All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 1 (1990) • All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 2 (1990) • Hey Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology (1999) • Ramones Mania Vol. 2 (2000) • Masters of Rock: Ramones (2001) • Best of the Chrysalis Years (2002) • Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits (2002) • The Chrysalis Years (2002) • The Best of The Ramones (2004) • Weird Tales of the Ramones (2005) • Greatest Hits (2006)
Tribute albums: Gabba Gabba Hey: A Tribute to the Ramones (1991) • Ramones (1992) • Rocket To Russia (1994) • Rocket to Ramonia (1996) • Road to Ruin (1998) • File Under Ramones (1999) • We're a Happy Family - A Tribute To Ramones (2003)
Films: Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) • Lifestyles of the Ramones (1990) • Ramones - Around the World (1993) • We're Outta Here (1997) • End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003) • Ramones: Raw (2004)
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