Halfway to Sanity is the tenth studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by American punk band the Ramones

Ramones

The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...

. It was released on September 15, 1987, and the last album to feature Richie Ramone

Richie Ramone

Richie Ramone is an American drummer best known for being the drummer for the iconic punk band the Ramones and the only Ramones drummer to be the sole composer and writer of Ramones songs.-Biography:...

. Halfway to Sanity features the songs "I Wanna Live" and "Garden of Serenity", which were later remastered on the Ramones compilation Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits

Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits

Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits is a compilation of Ramones songs compiled by Johnny Ramone. The initial 50,000 copies include the 8-song bonus disc Ramones Smash You: Live ’85. The bonus disc features previously unreleased live recordings made at the Lyceum Theatre in London, on February...

.

Debbie Harry

Debbie Harry

Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for being the lead singer of the punk rock and new wave band Blondie. She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she performed and recorded as part of The Jazz Passengers...

 of Blondie

Blondie (band)

Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...

 provides backing vocals on "Go Lil' Camaro Go", and Dee Dee Ramone

Dee Dee Ramone

Dee Dee Ramone was an American songwriter and musician, best known as founding member, bassist and main songwriter of the punk rock band the Ramones....

 sings lead vocals on "I Lost My Mind".

"A Real Cool Time" almost certainly features a melodic homage to Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...

's "So Good to See You" from their 1977 In Color album. Joey and Cheap Trick shared a mutual admiration and they played Joey's posthumous birthday party show in 2001.

"I Wanna Live", the album's opening track, was on the soundtrack to the 2006 video game Tony Hawk's Project 8

Tony Hawk's Project 8

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.

Track listing

1. "I Wanna Live" (Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey) – 2:36
2. "Bop 'Til You Drop" (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone) – 2:09
3. "Garden of Serenity" (Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey) – 2:35
4. "Weasel Face" (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone) – 1:49
5. "Go Li'l Camaro Go" (Joey Ramone) – 2:00
6. "I Know Better Now" (Richie Ramone
   Richie Ramone
   Richie Ramone is an American drummer best known for being the drummer for the iconic punk band the Ramones and the only Ramones drummer to be the sole composer and writer of Ramones songs.-Biography:...
   
   ) – 2:37
7. "Death of Me" (Joey Ramone) – 2:39
8. "I Lost My Mind" (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone) – 1:33
9. "A Real Cool Time" (Joey Ramone) – 2:38
10. "I'm Not Jesus" (Richie Ramone
    Richie Ramone
    Richie Ramone is an American drummer best known for being the drummer for the iconic punk band the Ramones and the only Ramones drummer to be the sole composer and writer of Ramones songs.-Biography:...
    
    ) – 2:52
11. "Bye Bye Baby" (Joey Ramone) – 4:33
12. "Worm Man" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 1:52

Ramones

• Joey Ramone
  Joey Ramone
  Joey Ramone was an American vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist in the punk rock band the Ramones. Joey Ramone's image, voice and tenure as frontman of the Ramones made him a countercultural icon.-Early life:Joey Ramone was born Jeffry Hyman to parents Noel and Charlotte Hyman...
  
   – lead vocals
• Johnny Ramone
  Johnny Ramone
  John William Cummings , better known by his stage name Johnny Ramone, was an American guitarist and songwriter, best known for being the guitarist for the punk rock band the Ramones. He was a founding member of the band, and remained a member throughout the band's entire career...
  
   – guitar
• Dee Dee Ramone
  Dee Dee Ramone
  Dee Dee Ramone was an American songwriter and musician, best known as founding member, bassist and main songwriter of the punk rock band the Ramones....
  
   – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "I Lost My Mind"
• Richie Ramone
  Richie Ramone
  Richie Ramone is an American drummer best known for being the drummer for the iconic punk band the Ramones and the only Ramones drummer to be the sole composer and writer of Ramones songs.-Biography:...
  
   – drums, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Jorge Esteban- Engineer
• Howard Shillingford- Assistant Engineer
• DJ Walker- Assistant Engineer
• Joe Blaney- Mixer

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	172