album Blast Off!. The album was produced by Marty Thau and when Alan Vega visited him when he was recording the album at Blank Studios, he was invited to sing while the group performed the song. Question Mark and the Mysterians recorded a cover of "Cheree" in 1996. English rapper M.I.A.'s song "Born Free" was based on a sample of "Ghost Rider". Bruce Springsteen stated that his song "State Trooper" from the album Nebraska was heavily influenced by "Frankie Teardrop". He frequently covered "Dream Baby Dream" live. In 2008, a series of EPs were released in tribute to Suicide by various recording artists to celebrate Alan Vega's 70th birthday. Songs from the album that were part of the series included "Johnny" covered by Peaches, "Frankie Teardrop" covered by Lydia Lunch, "Che" by Sunn O))), Spacemen 3 and Pan Sonic, and "Rocket U.S.A." covered by Nik Void Track listing All songs written by Alan Vega and Martin Rev. Side one "Ghost Rider" – 2:34 "Rocket U.S.A." – 4:16 "Cheree" – 3:42 "Johnny" – 2:11 "Girl" – 4:05 Side two "Frankie Teardrop" – 10:26 "Che" – 4:53 Reissue bonus tracks "Cheree" (Remix) "I Remember" "Keep Your Dreams" Bonus disc "Mr Ray" (Live at CBGB's) "Las Vegas Man" (Live at CBGB's) "96 Tears" (Live at CBGB's) "Keep Your Dreams" (Live at CBGB's) "I Remember" (Live at CBGB's) "Harlem" (Live at CBGB's) "23 Minutes Over Brussels" Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. Suicide – arrangement Timothy Jackson – artwork Larry Alexander – engineering Mitchell Ames – assistant audio engineer Martin Rev – keyboards Craig Leon – production Marty Thau – production Alan Vega – vocals See also 1977 in music Music of New York City References Works cited External links 1977 debut albums Suicide (band) albums Blast First albums Bronze Records albums Celluloid Records albums Albums produced by Craig Leon