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Ram Jam is the debut studio album by American rock band Ram Jam in 1977. The first track on the album, the single "Black Betty", is Ram Jam's best known song. It went to #7 on the UK singles chart in September 1977. The album reached No. 34 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in the United States. The band was re-christened "American Ram Jam" for the UK market to avoid confusion with a UK band bearing the same name.
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| Released | June 20, 1977[1] | |||
| Recorded | K&K Studio City-Great Neck, New York | |||
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| Length | 34:19 39:23 (Golden Classics) | |||
| Label | Epic Records (US) | |||
| Producer | Jeffry Katz, Jerry Kasenetz | |||
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In 1996, the album was reissued on CD as Golden Classics with a bonus track, "I Should Have Known", which was originally the B-side to the "Black Betty" single.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black Betty" |
| 3:57 |
| 2. | "Let It All Out" |
| 3:59 |
| 3. | "Keep Your Hands on the Wheel" |
| 3:34 |
| 4. | "Right on the Money" |
| 3:11 |
| 5. | "All for the Love of Rock n' Roll" |
| 3:00 |
| 6. | "404" | 3:44 | |
| 7. | "High Steppin'" |
| 3:40 |
| 8. | "Overloaded" |
| 2:54 |
| 9. | "Hey Boogie Woman" |
| 3:09 |
| 10. | "Too Bad on Your Birthday" |
| 3:11 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "I Should Have Known" |
| 4:50 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 16 |
| United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) | 7 |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 34 |
Personnel
edit- Myke Scavone – vocals, percussion
- Bill Bartlett – guitar, vocals
- Howie Blauvelt – bass guitar, vocals
- Peter Charles – drums
- David Goldflies - bass guitar (track 1)
- Tom Kurtz - guitar (track 1)
- David Fleeman - drums (track 1)
Production
- Jeffry Katz – producer
- Jerry Kasenetz – producer
- Stanisław Zagórski – cover art
References
edit- ^ "Ram Jam by Ram Jam". Spotify.
- ^ Porter, James (2001). "Kasenetz-Katz and Their Super-Duper Rock & Roll Kavalcade". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 110–118.
- ^ a b Donald A. Guarisco. "Ram Jam "Ram Jam"". AllMusic.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 246. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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