We're a Happy Family: A Tribute To Ramones | ||||
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Compilation album by Various Artists | ||||
Released | February 11, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2000–2002 | |||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Length | 49:14 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to Ramones is a 2003 tribute album to the Ramones by various artists. It started when Johnny Ramone was presented with the idea of a tribute album and was asked if he wanted to participate, to which he agreed, as long as he would have full control over the project. He was able to get Rob Zombie as a co-producer, and call upon high profile bands to participate. Rob Zombie also did the cover artwork, and Stephen King, a Ramones fan, wrote the liner notes.
One of the last things Johnny Ramone did was oversee the album. He advised all the chosen bands to make the songs their own. Ramone liked the Red Hot Chili Peppers' cover of "Havana Affair" so much that he chose to open the album with it.
The Ataris' cover of "Rock N' Roll High School" is as a bonus CD single sold along with the physical album.
We're a Happy Family, wrote Jaan Uhelszki in Mojo , "doesn't send you running to dig out Rocket to Russia in disgust. Instead, it's edifying to see their trademark minimalist sound transmuted in the hands of their most high profile fans.… Kiss get the best-in-show nod for their anthemic 'Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?', which sounds ripped right off an early Slade album." [3]
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] | 58 |
French Albums (SNEP) [5] | 83 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] | 74 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [7] | 30 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] | 59 |