Road to Ruin
Album by The Ramones
Release	September 22, 1978
Recorded	May & June 1978 at Media Sound in New York
Genre	Punk Rock
Length	31 min 02 sec
Label	Sire Records
Producer(s)	Tommy Erdelyi Ed Stasium
Professional reviews
AMG link
The Ramones chronology
Rocket to Russia (1977)	Road to Ruin (1978)	End of the Century (1980)

Road To Ruin is the fourth album by the Ramones. It was released on Friday September 22, 1978. This album shows a more "classic" pop sound. The influence of 1960s girl groups is in evidence, as well as the influence of The Byrds on tracks including "Don't Come Close" and the cover of "Needles and Pins," originally by The Searchers. Image File history File links Road_to_Ruin. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... This article is about the month of May. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... This article contains information that has not been verified. ... The second (symbol s) is a unit for time, and one of seven SI base units. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) is (among many other tasks) primarily responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for mass production and commercial release. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... Rocket to Russia is one of the most popular albums by American punk rockers the Ramones. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... End of the Century is the fifth album by the Ramones. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... Friday, by international standard, is the fifth day of the week, falling between Thursday and Saturday. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... A girl group, as the name implies, is a musical group featuring a group of female singers. ... The Byrds’ original line-up. ... The Searchers may refer to: The Searchers – a 1956 epic Western movie The Searchers – a 1960s British rock band This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The album also contains the track "I Wanna Be Sedated", one of the band's most popular and beloved tunes. I Wanna Be Sedated is one of the popular singles by the punk rock group Ramones. ...

Track Listing

1. "I Just Want To Have Something To Do" - 2:42
2. "I Wanted Everything" - 3:18
3. "Don't Come Close" - 2:44
4. "I Don't Want You" - 2:26
5. "Needles And Pins" - 2:21
6. "I'm Against It" - 2:07
7. "I Wanna Be Sedated" - 2:29
8. "Go Mental" - 2:42
9. "Questioningly" - 3:22
10. "She's The One" - 2:13
11. "Bad Brain" - 2:25
12. "It's A Long Way Back" - 2:20

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Other uses

• "Road to Ruin" is also the name of a song by hard rock band Mr. Big from their 1991 album Lean Into It.
• "Road to Ruin" is also the name of a song by British rock band The Libertines from their 2004 self-titled sophomore album