Leave Home is the second studio album by the American punk rock band Ramones. It was released on January 10, 1977, through Sire Records, with the expanded CD being released through Rhino Entertainment on June 19, 2001. Songs on the album were writte…
Leave Home is the second studio album by the American punk rock band Ramones. It was released on January 10, 1977, through Sire Records, with the expanded CD being released through Rhino Entertainment on June 19, 2001. Songs on the album were written immediately after the band's first album's writing process, which demonstrated the band's progression. The album had a higher production value than their debut Ramones and featured faster tempos. The front photo was taken by Moshe Brakha and the back cover, which would become the band's logo, was designed by Arturo Vega. The album spawned three singles, but only one succeeded in charting. It was also promoted with several tour dates in the United States and Europe.
The songs in Leave Home concentrate on various themes, with the musical tones being diverse as well. Some tunes were more pop-oriented, while others, like "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" and "Pinhead" were loaded with distorted guitars and had a more punk rock sound.
The original release included "Carbona Not Glue" as the fifth track. However, a month before the band released Leave Home, Ramones' manager Danny Fields announced to the band that Carbona was a registered trademark and that their record label had to remove the song from the album's track listing. Legs McNeil recalled: "I was shocked. It was such a great song, so radio-friendly—like a song the Beatles or the Rolling Stones would have written if they were just starting out in 1976, with great harmonies and catchy lyrics." Although early purchasers of the Sire release got an album that included the song, "Carbona Not Glue" was later replaced by "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" for the US release, and "Babysitter" for the UK release.
Tracklist:
Original release
0:00 Glad To See You Go
2:11 Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
3:52 I Remember You
6:10 Oh Oh I Love Her So
8:16 Carbona Not Glue
10:10 Suzy Is A Headbanger
12:21 Pinhead
15:03 Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy
17:17 Swallow My Pride
19:23 What's Your Game
21:59 California Sun
23:58 Commando
25:50 You're Gonna Kill That Girl
28:29 You Should Never Have Opened That Door
Audio: 320 kbps 48.000 kHz
Ramones
Joey Ramone – lead and backing vocals
Johnny Ramone – guitar
Dee Dee Ramone – bass, backing vocals
Tommy Ramone – drums, additional guitar
Additional musicians
Ed Stasium – additional guitar, Hammond organ on "Oh Oh I Love Her So", backing vocals
Tony Bongiovi – percussion
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