Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram
Studio album by Ram Jam
Released	1978 (US)
Recorded	1977–1978
Genre	Hard rock
Length	40:21
Label	Epic (US)
Producer	Jerry Kasenetz, Jeffry Katz
Ram Jam chronology

Last updated January 02, 2026

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram is the second and final studio album by American rock band Ram Jam, released in 1978. A remastered version was released on CD in 2006 on Rock Candy Records https://www.discogs.com/release/4597281-Ram-Jam-Portrait-Of-The-Artist-As-A-Young-Ram. The title is a play on James Joyce's semi-autobiographical novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man .

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

In 2006, Goldmine wrote that "few people paid much attention to this rip-snorting scorcher at the time, but among ardent hard-rock fans, it's a towering classic, a lost gem."^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Goldman and Jimmy Santoro, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gone Wild" (T.C. Love, Joe Strange)	3:23
2.	"Pretty Poison" (Love, Strange)	4:32
3.	"The Kid Next Door" (Love, Strange)	3:25
4.	"Turnpike"	5:42
5.	"Wanna Find Love"	3:45
6.	"Just Like Me"	4:14
7.	"Hurricane Ride"	4:04
8.	"Saturday Night"	3:34
9.	"Runway Runaway" (Steve Goldman, Love, Jimmy Santoro, Strange)	4:50
10.	"Please, Please, Please (Please Me)" (Goldman)	3:00

Personnel

Myke Scavone – vocals, percussion
Jimmy Santoro – lead guitar
Bill Bartlett – lead guitar, vocals
Howie Blauvelt – bass guitar, vocals
Peter Charles – drums

Production

Producer: Jeffry Katz/Jerry Kasenetz
Engineer: Barry Magaliff
Engineer assistant: Steve Goldman

References

↑ Porter, James (2001). "Kasenetz-Katz and Their Super-Duper Rock & Roll Kavalcade". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 110–118.
↑ Donald A. Guarisco. "Ram Jam "Portrait of the Artist As a Young Ram"". AllMusic .
↑ Popoff, Martin (March 31, 2006). "Talkin' Rock 'N' Roll: 10 Questions for ... Myke Scavone". Goldmine. Vol. 32, no. 7. p. 26.

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[Bubblegum_2001-1] Porter, James (2001). "Kasenetz-Katz and Their Super-Duper Rock & Roll Kavalcade". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 110–118.

[2] Donald A. Guarisco. "Ram Jam "Portrait of the Artist As a Young Ram"". AllMusic .

[3] Popoff, Martin (March 31, 2006). "Talkin' Rock 'N' Roll: 10 Questions for ... Myke Scavone". Goldmine. Vol. 32, no. 7. p. 26.

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