End of the Century is the fifth album by the American punk rock band Ramones. It was produced by Phil Spector and was released on February 4, 1980.
After Spector became interested in the band, he offered to produce the next record. Vocalist Joey Ramone was an avid fan of his early work, including albums by many girl groups and Let It Be by The Beatles. The result was a change of the band's musical style. As an attempt at a Top 40 record and mains...
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End of the Century is the fifth album by the American punk rock band Ramones. It was produced by Phil Spector and was released on February 4, 1980.
After Spector became interested in the band, he offered to produce the next record. Vocalist Joey Ramone was an avid fan of his early work, including albums by many girl groups and Let It Be by The Beatles. The result was a change of the band's musical style. As an attempt at a Top 40 record and mainstream acceptance, its songs are more "produced" and longer in duration, averaging around three minutes.
The album reached number 44 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and scored number 14 on the UK Albums Chart, making it the band's highest-charting album in both countries. Even though its best charting single was "Baby, I Love You", the more known songs are "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?" and Spector's version of "Rock 'n' Roll High School".
The album was certified gold in Argentina in 1993 (sales over 30,000 copies).
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