Ram Jam (album)

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 with the same name.

Ram Jam
Studio album by
Released1977 (US)
RecordedK&K Studio City-Great Neck, New York
GenreRock, hard rock
Length34:19
39:23 (Golden Classics)
LabelEpic Records (US)
ProducerJeffry Katz/Jerry Kasenetz
Ram Jam chronology
Ram Jam
(1977)
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram
(1978)
Singles from Ram Jam
  1. "Black Betty” / “I Should Have Known"
    Released: June 1977
  2. "Keep Your Hands On the Wheel” / “Right on the Money"
    Released: 1977

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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Black Betty"
3:57
2."Let It All Out"
  • Bartlett
3:59
3."Keep Your Hands on the Wheel"
  • Mike Millius
  • Thom Graves
3:34
4."Right on the Money"
  • Bartlett
3:11
5."All for the Love of Rock 'n' Roll"
3:00
6."404"3:44
7."High Steppin'"
  • Bartlett
3:40
8."Overloaded"
  • Joseph LaPallo
  • William Haberman
2:54
9."Hey Boogie Woman"
  • Bartlett
3:09
10."Too Bad on Your Birthday"
  • Arthur Resnick
  • Charles Karp
3:11
Golden Classics bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."I Should Have Known"
  • Bartlett
4:50

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. Donald A. Guarisco. "Ram Jam "Ram Jam"". AllMusic.


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