''Champagne Jam'' is an album by the American band

Atlanta Rhythm Section Atlanta Rhythm Section (or ARS) is an American Southern rock band formed in 1970 by Rodney Justo (singer), Barry Bailey (guitar), Paul Goddard (bass), Dean Daughtry (keyboards), Robert Nix (drummer), Robert Nix (drums) and J. R. Cobb (guitar). ...

, released in 1978. The single "

Imaginary Lover "Imaginary Lover" is a 1978 hit single by the Atlanta Rhythm Section, the first release and greatest hit from their album '' Champagne Jam''. The song reached number 7 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 9 in Canada. It is the group's se ...

" 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

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'' 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."

Track listing

# "Large Time" ( Bailey, Buie, Nix) – 2:55 # " I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight" (Buie, Daughtry, Nix) – 4:06 # "Normal Love" (Buie,

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, Daughtry, Nix) – 3:22 # "Champagne Jam" (Buie, Cobb, Nix) – 4:31 # "

" (Buie, Daughtry, Nix) – 5:05 # "The Ballad of Lois Malone" (Bailey, Buie, Daughtry, Nix) – 4:30 # "The Great Escape" (Bailey, Buie, Nix) – 4:47 # "Evileen" (Buie, Daughtry, Nix) – 3:32

Personnel

Atlanta Rhythm Section * Ronnie Hammond – vocals, background vocals *

J.R. Cobb James Barney Cobb Jr. (February 5, 1944 – May 4, 2019) was an American guitarist and songwriter, most notable for co-writing " Spooky", "Stormy" and "Traces", among others, as a member of the Classics IV, plus " Champagne Jam" and "Do It Or Die ...

–

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

, electric guitar, vocals *

Barry Bailey 1940s births 2022 deaths American rock guitarists Barry Bailey was an American guitarist. He served as lead guitarist with Atlanta Rhythm Section from 1970 to 2006 when he retired due to multiple sclerosis. He was born in 1948 in Decatur in ...

– electric guitar *

Dean Daughtry William Dean Daughtry (September 8, 1946 – January 26, 2023) was an American musician. Daughtry was the keyboardist for the Classics IV after Joe Wilson departed. They had a 1968 #3 US/#46 UK/#1 Can hit with " Spooky". He co-founded the Atlan ...

– keyboards * Paul Goddard –

bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

* Robert Nix –

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

, background vocals Additional players *

Buddy Buie Perry Carlton "Buddy" Buie (January 23, 1941 – July 18, 2015) was an American songwriter, producer and publisher. He is most commonly associated with Roy Orbison, the Classics IV and the Atlanta Rhythm Section. Career Buie was born in Mariann ...

– vocals * Paul Davis – vocals

Production

* Producers: Buddy Buie, Robert Nix * Engineer:

Rodney Mills Rodney Mills is an American mastering engineer based in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been involved in the music industry for over 50 years and has earned over 50 gold and platinum records for engineering, producing, and mastering. Biography A ...

* Mixing: Rodney Mills * Original LP mastering:

Bob Ludwig Robert Carl Ludwig (born December 11, 1944), is a retired American mastering engineer. He mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists, including Led Zeppeli ...

& Rodney Mills at Masterdisk * Digital remastering: Suha Gur * Art direction: Mike McCarty * Design: Mike McCarty * Photography: Rick Diamond

Certifications

References

Atlanta Rhythm Section albums 1978 albums Albums produced by Buddy Buie Polydor Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub