Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram is the second and final studio album by American rock band Ram Jam, released in 1978. It was re-released in 2006 on Rock Candy Records. The title is a play on James Joyce's semi-autobiographical novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram
Studio album by Ram Jam
Released	1978 (US)
Recorded	1977–1978
Genre	Hard rock
Length	40:21
Label	Epic (US)
Producer	Jerry Kasenetz, Jeffry Katz
Ram Jam chronology
Ram Jam (1977) Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram (1978) The Very Best of Ram Jam (1990)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

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Source	Rating
AllMusic

In 2006, Goldmine wrote that "few people paid much attention to this rip-snorting scorcher at the time, but among ardent hard-rock fans, it's a towering classic, a lost gem."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Goldman and Jimmy Santoro, except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gone Wild" (T.C. Love, Joe Strange)	3:23
2.	"Pretty Poison" (Love, Strange)	4:32
3.	"The Kid Next Door" (Love, Strange)	3:25
4.	"Turnpike"	5:42
5.	"Wanna Find Love"	3:45
6.	"Just Like Me"	4:14
7.	"Hurricane Ride"	4:04
8.	"Saturday Night"	3:34
9.	"Runway Runaway" (Steve Goldman, Love, Jimmy Santoro, Strange)	4:50
10.	"Please, Please, Please (Please Me)" (Goldman)	3:00

Personnel

• Myke Scavone – vocals, percussion
• Jimmy Santoro – lead guitar
• Bill Bartlett – lead guitar, vocals
• Howie Blauvelt – bass guitar, vocals
• Peter Charles – drums

Production

• Producer: Jeffry Katz/Jerry Kasenetz
• Engineer: Barry Magaliff
• Engineer assistant: Steve Goldman