Champagne Jam

Champagne Jam is an album by the Southern rock 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.

Champagne Jam
Studio album by Atlanta Rhythm Section
Released	January 1978^[1]
Studio	Studio One, Doraville, Georgia
Genre	Southern rock
Length	33:15
Label	Polydor
Producer	Buddy Buie
Atlanta Rhythm Section chronology
A Rock and Roll Alternative (1976) Champagne Jam (1978) Underdog (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
The Village Voice	C^[2]

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

• Ronnie Hammond – vocals, background vocals
• J.R. Cobb – guitar, electric guitar, vocals
• Barry Bailey – electric guitar
• Dean Daughtry – keyboards
• Paul Goddard – bass guitar
• Robert Nix – drums, background vocals
• Buddy Buie – vocals
• Paul Davis – vocals

Production

• Producers: Buddy Buie, Robert Nix
• Engineer: Rodney Mills
• Mixing: Rodney Mills
• Original LP mastering: Bob Ludwig & Rodney Mills at Masterdisk
• Digital remastering: Suha Gur
• Art direction: Mike McCarty
• Design: Mike McCarty
• Photography: Rick Diamond

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – USA	Platinum^[3]	September 26, 1978

References

1. "Atlanta Rhythm Section - Champagne Jam". Super Seventies. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert (June 26, 1978). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
3. "RIAA searchable certification database: Atlanta Rhythm Section". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 5, 2020.