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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 album name pays homage to a saying from Ghoulardi.[3][4][5]

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

  • Steve Macmillan – engineer
  • Lux Interior – front cover photography

Charts

Chart performance for Stay Sick!
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 26
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 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 (RS 577). Wenner Media. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007.
  3. ^ Schneider, Martin. "Stay Sick: Cleveland's Legendary 1960s Horror Host 'Ghoulardi' is Paul Thomas Anderson's Father". Dangerous Minds.
  4. ^ Turovsky, Sophie. "Psychobilly Monsters: the Cramps' Threefold Relationship With Horror Cinema". The B-Side.
  5. ^ Hernandez, Jason. "Things I Will Keep #8: The Cramps, Psychedelic Jungle". The Constant Bleeder.
  6. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Cramps – Stay Sick!". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
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