Ken Carter (song)

"Ken Carter"
Single by Ammonia
from the album Mint 400
Released	February 1996
Genre	Grunge/rock
Length	3:56
Label	Murmur
Songwriter(s)	Allan Balmont, Simon Hensworth, Dave Johnstone
Producer(s)	Kevin Shirley, Ben Glatzer
Ammonia singles chronology
"Drugs" (1995) "Ken Carter" (1996) "Suzi Q" (1996)

"Ken Carter" is the second single released by Australian alternative rock band, Ammonia, from their debut album Mint 400 . The single was released by Sony Music Australia's imprint label, Murmur in late February 1996.

The single reached No. 50 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart. ^[1]

The song was named after Ken Carter, a Canadian stuntman who attempted to jump over the Saint Lawrence River in the late 1970s. ^[2] Johnstone describes the song as being about feeling trapped in a relationship. ^[3]

It's a passionate song, really, definitely darker and a bit more intelligent than "Drugs".

— Dave Johnstone ^[2]

According to Allmusic's reviewer, Nitsuh Abebe, "Ken Carter" sounds like a more rocked-out version of the Posies.' ^[4] The South Florida Sun-Sentinel describes the beginning of "Ken Carter" as being nothing but annoying whining, although the addition of a great riff in the chorus gives it the high intensity that it needs. ^[5] Other reviewers describe the song as starting out with a very watery sounding intro followed by a loud distorted chorus. ^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Allan Balmont, Simon Hensworth, Dave Johnstone ^{[7] [8] [9]}

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ken Carter"	3:56
2.	"Incinerator"	2:47
3.	"Easter Egg"	3:39

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [10]	50

Release

Format	Country	Label	Catalogue No.	Year
CD single	AUS	Murmur	MATTCD024	1996

Personnel

• Allan Balmont – drums
• Simon Hensworth – bass
• Dave Johnstone – guitar, vocals

Credits

• Ted Jensen – Mastering
• Kevin Shirley – Producer, Engineer
• Mark Thomas – Engineer
• John Webber – Photography
• Simon Alderson – Art Direction
• Matt Lovell – Engineer
• Ben Glatzer – Producer

References

General

• Spencer, Chris; Nowara, Zbig; McHenry with notes by Ed Nimmervoll, Paul (2002) [First published 1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic: Five Mile Press. ISBN   1-86503-891-1. ^[11] Note: [online] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.

Specific

1. "Ammonia - Ken Carter". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
2. Bambarger, Bradley (13 April 1996). "The Modern Age". Billboard . p. 87. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
3. "Ammonia - Mint 400". Caveman Productions. Archived from the original on 19 March 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
4. Abebe, Nitsuh. "Ammonia - Mint 400". AllMusic . Retrieved 20 February 2012.
5. Wienroth, Eric (12 July 1996). "Ammonia Easy To Swallow". Sun Sentinel . Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
6. Lia, Mario J. "Ammonia - Mint 400". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
7. ""Ken Carter" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 20 February 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
8. ""Incinerator" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
9. ""Easter Egg" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 20 February 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
10. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 14.
11. "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2010.