Stay Sick!

Stay Sick!
Studio album by the Cramps
Released	February 12, 1990
Recorded	1989
Studio	Music Grinder Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre	Psychobilly[1] rockabilly[2]
Length	47:51
Label	Enigma
Producer	Poison Ivy
The Cramps chronology
Rockin n Reelin in Auckland New Zealand (1987) Stay Sick! (1990) Look Mom No Head! (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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 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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bop Pills"	Macy Skipper; Arthur Melton McNatt	2:24
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 Rorschach	2:50

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(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 Vaughan	2:51

1990 CD bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Her Love Rubbed Off"	Carl Perkins	2:58

1993 CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Her Love Rubbed Off"	Carl Perkins	2:58
14.	"Her Love Rubbed Off" (Live)	Carl Perkins	5:05
15.	"Bikini Girls with Machine Guns" (Live)		3:19

2001 CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Her Love Rubbed Off"	Carl Perkins	2:58
14.	"Her Love Rubbed Off" (Live)	Carl Perkins	5:05
15.	"Bikini Girls with Machine Guns" (Live)		3:19
16.	"Beat Out My Love"	Lee Dresser	2:15
17.	"Jailhouse Rock"	Jerry Leiber; Mike Stoller	2:28
18.	"Jackyard Backoff"		3:17

Personnel

The Cramps

• Lux Interior – vocals
• Poison Ivy Rorschach – guitar
• Candy Del Mar – bass guitar
• Nick Knox – drums

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. Cleary, David. "The Cramps: Stay Sick! Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved September 10, 2011=.
2. 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.