Stay Sick!
Studio album by
the Cramps
ReleasedFebruary 12, 1990
Recorded1989
StudioMusic Grinder Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre
Length47:51
LabelEnigma
ProducerPoison Ivy
The Cramps chronology
Rockin n Reelin in Auckland New Zealand
(1987) 		Stay Sick!
(1990) 		Look Mom No Head!
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Stay Sick! is the fourth studio album (and ninth overall) by the American rock band the Cramps.[2] It was released on February 12, 1990, by Enigma Records, recorded at Music Grinder in Hollywood, self-produced by guitarist Poison Ivy[1] and engineered by Steve McMillan. It was the last made in studio with long-time drummer Nick Knox.

"Bikini Girls with Machine Guns" was the band's only UK Top 40 single, reaching No. 35 in 1990.

The Cramps reissued the album on their own Vengeance Records in 2001. This edition contained four bonus tracks: "Bikini Girls with Machine Guns (Live)", "Beat Out My Love," "Jailhouse Rock" and "Jackyard Backoff". It also featured a slightly different cover.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lux Interior and Ivy Rorschach; except where indicated

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bop Pills"Macy Skipper; Arthur Melton McNatt2:24
2."God Damn Rock & Roll" 2:38
3."Bikini Girls with Machine Guns" 3:17
4."All Women Are Bad" 3:09
5."The Creature from the Black Leather Lagoon" 3:06
6."Shortnin' Bread"Traditional; arranged by Ivy Rorschach2:50
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Daisys Up Your Butterfly" 2:38
2."Everything Goes" 3:46
3."Journey to the Center of a Girl" 4:49
4."Mama Oo Pow Pow" 2:33
5."Saddle Up a Buzz Buzz" 2:43
6."Muleskinner Blues"Jimmie Rodgers; George Vaughan2:51
1990 CD bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Her Love Rubbed Off"Carl Perkins2:58
1993 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Her Love Rubbed Off"Carl Perkins2:58
14."Her Love Rubbed Off" (Live)Carl Perkins5:05
15."Bikini Girls with Machine Guns" (Live) 3:19
2001 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Her Love Rubbed Off"Carl Perkins2:58
14."Her Love Rubbed Off" (Live)Carl Perkins5:05
15."Bikini Girls with Machine Guns" (Live) 3:19
16."Beat Out My Love"Lee Dresser2:15
17."Jailhouse Rock"Jerry Leiber; Mike Stoller2:28
18."Jackyard Backoff" 3:17

Personnel

The Cramps

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Stay Sick!
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 26
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 62

References

  1. ^ a b c Cleary, David. "The Cramps: Stay Sick! Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved September 10, 2011=.
  2. ^ a b c McDonnell, Evelyn (May 3, 1990). "The Cramps: Stay Sick! [Bonus Tracks]". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media (RS 577). ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007.
  3. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Cramps – Stay Sick!". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
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