Champagne Jam Explained

Champagne Jam
Type:studio
Artist:Atlanta Rhythm Section
Cover:Atlanta_Rhythm_Section_-_Champagne_Jam.jpg
Released:January 1978
Studio:Studio One, Doraville, Georgia
Genre:Blues rock, boogie rock
Length:33:15
Label:Polydor
Producer:Buddy Buie
Prev Title:A Rock and Roll Alternative
Prev Year:1976
Year:1978
Next Title:Underdog
Next Year:1979

Champagne Jam is an album by the American band Atlanta Rhythm Section, released in 1978. The single "Imaginary Lover" was the band's second Top 10 hit, peaking at #7 in the U.S. and #9 in Canada. The album itself was the band's most commercially successful, peaking at number 7 on the Billboard 200.

Critical reception

The Globe and Mail wrote: "The last of the first generation of Dixie boogie bands, the Atlanta Rhythm Section continues on its predictable but still enjoyable path, bringing with Champagne Jam a few fresh insights into the state of the blues-rock-boogie fusion."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Large Time" (Bailey, Buie, Nix) – 2:55
  2. "I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight" (Buie, Daughtry, Nix) – 4:06
  3. "Normal Love" (Buie, Cobb, Daughtry, Nix) – 3:22
  4. "Champagne Jam" (Buie, Cobb, Nix) – 4:31
  5. "Imaginary Lover" (Buie, Daughtry, Nix) – 5:05
  6. "The Ballad of Lois Malone" (Bailey, Buie, Daughtry, Nix) – 4:30
  7. "The Great Escape" (Bailey, Buie, Nix) – 4:47
  8. "Evileen" (Buie, Daughtry, Nix) – 3:32

Personnel

Production

Notes and References

  1. News: McGrath . Paul . Atlanta Rhythm Section . The Globe and Mail . 19 Apr 1978 . F2.
  2. Web site: RIAA searchable certification database: Atlanta Rhythm Section. Recording Industry Association of America. November 5, 2020.