Album · Dramarama
Cinéma Vérité by Dramarama
Cinéma Vérité is an album by Dramarama, released in 1985. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 59 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)”, on 55 lists with a best position of #2.
Cinéma Vérité was Dramarama's first album, released in 1985, and it took the scenic route to the racks. The band hailed from New Jersey, yet the debut first surfaced through New Rose Records in France, with Question Mark Records putting it out in America, before Chameleon, a small independent label out of California, picked it up. Edie Sedgwick stares out from the cover.
The sound is scrappy, heart-on-sleeve guitar rock, all jangle, nerve and ache. "Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)" is the one that lasted, a desperate, pleading rush of a song that builds and builds until it cracks wide open, while "Scenario" shows the band's moodier side. Box Office Bomb came next.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Cinéma Vérité on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)#480 of all time | 55 | #2 | – | 1986–2023 | |
| 2 | Scenario | 4 | #294 | – | 1988–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.