Ram Jam (album)

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Ram Jam was the debut studio album released by 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 #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.

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.

In 2010, "Black Betty" became part of the internet meme based on the AC Transit Bus fight. Clips (both audio and visual) from the video of the fight were inserted into the music video, most notably the "bam-balam" being replaced with "amberlamps".

Track listing

1. "Black Betty" (Huddie Ledbetter) - 3:57
2. "Let It All Out" (Bill 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" (Jeff Salen, Robert Butani) - 3:00
6. "404" (G.W. Kenny) - 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
11. "I Should Have Known" - 4:50 (bonus track only on Golden Classics)

Personnel

• Myke Scavone - vocals, percussion
• Bill Bartlett - guitar, vocals
• Howie Blauvelt - bass guitar, vocals
• Peter Charles - drums

Production

• Producer: Jeff Katz/Jerry Kasenetz