Champagne Jam

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Champagne Jam
Atlanta Rhythm Section - Champagne Jam.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1978
Studio Studio One, Doraville, Georgia
Genre Blues rock, boogie rock
Length33:15
Label Polydor
Producer Buddy Buie
Atlanta Rhythm Section chronology
A Rock and Roll Alternative
(1976)
Champagne Jam
(1978)
Underdog
(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.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Village Voice C [2]

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." [3]

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

Certifications

OrganizationLevelDate
RIAA – USAPlatinum [4] September 26, 1978

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References

  1. "Champagne Jam Review by Stephen Cook". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. Christgau, Robert (June 26, 1978). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  3. McGrath, Paul (19 Apr 1978). "Atlanta Rhythm Section". The Globe and Mail. p. F2.
  4. "RIAA searchable certification database: Atlanta Rhythm Section". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 5, 2020.