What was the first top ten entry for The Jam (1979)
"in advance of their new album. It became their first top 10, rising to No. 3 on the UK charts. November 1979 saw the release of the ""Setting Sons"" album, another UK hit, and their first chart entry in the US, albeit at 137 on the ""Billboard"" 200. The album began life as a concept album about three childhood friends, though in the end many of the songs did not relate to this theme. Many of the songs had political overtones; ""The Eton Rifles"" was inspired by skirmishes between demonstrators on a ""Right to Work March"" – a campaign initiated"
"Nonetheless, it was The Clash who emerged as one of the leading early advocates of the band, and were sufficiently impressed by The Jam to take them along as the support act on their ""White Riot"" tour of 1977. The Jam's first single, ""In the City"" took them into the UK Top 40 in May 1977. Although every subsequent single had a placing within the Top 40, it was not until the band released the political ""The Eton Rifles"" that they would break into the Top 10, hitting the No. 3 spot in November 1979. The increasing popularity of their"
"""censored"" single version of ""The Modern World"", and added the single ""All Around the World"" which was released in the UK between their first two albums. ""All Around the World"" had been their biggest UK hit to date, peaking at No. 13, a placement they would not match until 1979 when ""The Eton Rifles"" peaked at No. 3. Thereafter, no domestically released single by The Jam would ever reach a peak position lower than No. 4. The only single from the album was the censored version of ""The Modern World"", peaking at No. 36 in the UK Singles Chart. This"
"Jam wore neatly tailored suits where others wore ripped clothes, played professionally where others were defiantly amateurish, and displayed clear 1960s rock influences where others were disdainful (at least ostensibly) of such music (which had been a major influence on the ""stadium rock"" and ""prog rock"" of the 1970s). Indeed, the band were tagged by some journalists as ""revivalists"". They were signed to Polydor Records by Chris Parry in early 1977. On 29 April 1977, Polydor released The Jam's debut single, ""In the City"", which charted in the Top 40 in the UK. On 20 May, the band released their"
"Setting Sons Setting Sons is a 1979 album by British band The Jam, their fourth since their debut in 1977. It reached No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart, continuing the commercial (and critical) favour that had begun with their previous album ""All Mod Cons"". The sole single from ""Setting Sons"", ""The Eton Rifles"", became the group's first top 10 UK hit, peaking at No. 3. In contrast to its pop-oriented predecessor, ""Setting Sons"" features a much harder, tougher production, albeit with the emphasis on melody common throughout The Jam's discography. Arguably, this is the Jam's most thematically ambitious LP."
"The Jam discography The discography of the British band The Jam consists of 6 studio albums, 3 live albums, 14 compilation albums, 6 videos, 1 tribute album, 3 extended plays, 19 hit singles and 16 re-issues, as well as two B-Sides. The band, who formed in 1972, didn't debut until five years later in 1977, when they released their debut studio album ""In the City"", which entered at #20 place in the UK Albums Chart, and contained the title-track, ""In the City"". Their second album, ""This Is the Modern World"", was the first to get into the Billboard 200 (US"
"Ram Jam (album) Ram Jam is the debut studio album by American rock band Ram Jam in 1977. The first track on the album, the single ""Black Betty"", is Ram Jam's best known song. It went to #7 on the UK singles chart in September 1977. The album reached #34 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in the United States. The band was re-christened ""American Ram Jam"" for the UK market to avoid confusion with a UK band with the same name. In 1996, the album was reissued on CD as ""Golden Classics"" with a bonus track, ""I Should Have"
"Known"", which was originally the B-side to the ""Black Betty"" single. Production Ram Jam (album) Ram Jam is the debut studio album by American rock band Ram Jam in 1977. The first track on the album, the single ""Black Betty"", is Ram Jam's best known song. It went to #7 on the UK singles chart in September 1977. The album reached #34 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in the United States. The band was re-christened ""American Ram Jam"" for the UK market to avoid confusion with a UK band with the same name. In 1996, the album was reissued"
"in the UK Top 40 alone on limited edition 7"" single sales. Pitchfork Media ranked the track as being one of the ""great debut singles"". In the City (the Jam song) ""In the City"" is the debut single by English mod revival band The Jam from their album of the same title. It was released on 29 April 1977 and reached No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart in May 1977, making it their first Top 40 single and the beginning of their streak of 18 consecutive Top 40 singles. While the album was not particularly successful in the UK"
"Going Underground ""Going Underground"" is the first British #1 chart single by The Jam, released in March 1980. It went straight in at #1 in the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks at the top. It was the first of three instant chart-toppers for the group. ""Going Underground"" was not released on any of the band's six studio albums, although it has appeared on many compilations and re-releases since then. The single's B-side was ""Dreams of Children"", which originally had been intended to be the A-side; following a mix-up at the pressing plant, the single became a double-A-side, and DJs"
"In the City (the Jam song) ""In the City"" is the debut single by English mod revival band The Jam from their album of the same title. It was released on 29 April 1977 and reached No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart in May 1977, making it their first Top 40 single and the beginning of their streak of 18 consecutive Top 40 singles. While the album was not particularly successful in the UK charts, the song was the UK's first introduction to The Jam, and was characteristic of Paul Weller's youth anthems—mod-influenced celebrations of British youth—that dominated the"
"That's Entertainment (The Jam song) ""That's Entertainment"" is a 1980 song by British punk-mod revivalist group the Jam from their fifth album, ""Sound Affects"". Although never released as a domestic single in the UK during the band's lifetime, ""That's Entertainment"" nonetheless charted as an import single (backed by a live version of ""Down in the Tube Station at Midnight""), peaking at No. 21. It was given its first full UK release in 1983 and peaked at No. 60. A second reissue in 1991 also made the top 50. The song remains one of the two all-time biggest selling import singles"
"Up the Jam"" began life as ""Technotronic"" (which later became the project's official name), an original instrumental that Bogaert released under the name The Pro 24s. Based on Farley Jackmaster Funk's ""The Acid Life"", this instrumental initially included vocal samples from Eddie Murphy's ""Delirious"" live set from 1983 and was months later replaced by newer music, along with lyrics and vocals from Ya Kid K prior to the song's international release in September 1989. The song became a worldwide success, eventually reaching No. 2 on both the US Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart in late 1989/early 1990, becoming"
"blend of Weller's barbed lyrics with pop melodies eventually led to their first number one single, ""Going Underground"", in March 1980. They became the only band other than the Beatles to perform both sides of the same single (""Town Called Malice"" and ""Precious"") on one edition of ""Top of the Pops"". The Jam even had two singles, ""That's Entertainment"" and ""Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?"", reach No. 21 and No. 8 respectively in the UK singles chart despite not even being released as singles in the UK – they got there purely on the strength of the huge"
"1979 with it being released on 12 February 1980. The first single was ""Hidin' from Love"" in 1980 (#43 on the Billboard dance charts) which was followed up by ""Give Me Your Love"" and ""Remember"". Although the album never received any US notoriety on its debut, it was the door opener that led to getting radio play, tours, management, agents and the music business in general, interested in the 20-year-old songwriter. The first tour was across Canada playing clubs and colleges. It was during this time that Adams developed the songs for the US breakthrough album ""You Want It You"
"Ram Jam Ram Jam was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1977, predominantly known for their hit single ""Black Betty"" in 1977. The band consisted of Bill Bartlett (guitar), Howie Arthur Blauvelt (bass), Pete Charles (drums), and Myke Scavone (lead vocals). Jimmy Santoro, who toured with the band in support of their debut album, joined on guitar for the follow-up album. Bartlett was formerly lead guitarist for bubblegum group the Lemon Pipers, while Blauvelt played with Billy Joel in several bands: the Echoes (also renamed the Lost Souls and then the Commandos), the Hassles and El"
"then-renamed Coppersmith-Heaven had developed the group's sound with harmonised guitars and acoustic textures. The Jam released their third LP, ""All Mod Cons"" in November 1978. The Vapors track, ""Turning Japanese"", was produced by Coppersmith-Heaven and reached the top three in the UK Singles Chart, at the same time that The Jam's ""Going Underground"" was at number one. In September 1980, when ""Start!"" reached number one it was Coppersmith-Heaven's second production credit on a chart topping hit single. By the end of 1980 Coppersmith-Heaven's term with The Jam ended. ""Funeral Pyre"" was their first single to be produced by Pete Wilson"
"In the City (the Jam album) In the City is the debut studio album by British mod revival band the Jam. Released in 1977 upon Polydor Records, the album reached No. 20 in the UK Albums Chart. The album features the band's debut single and title track ""In the City"". In addition, the album includes two cover versions, ""Slow Down"" and the theme to the 1960s television series, ""Batman"", the latter of which had also been previously covered by The Who, The Kinks and Link Wray. Upon the album's release, ""In the City"" received all-round positive reviews. Phil McNeil from"
"one of the three best songs he has written in his entire career. Strange Town ""Strange Town"" is a 1979 single by The Jam. The single was released on 9 March 1979 and reached No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 April. This single, backed by the Paul Weller-penned ""The Butterfly Collector"", only appeared on one of the band's studio albums, the Canadian Polydor pressing of ""Setting Sons"". ""Strange Town"" also appears on the greatest hits album ""Snap!"". ""The Butterfly Collector"" also appears in the 1996 ""The Jam Collection"" compilation album as well as on ""Snap!"". The start"
"Start! ""Start!"" is the eleventh UK single release by the band The Jam and their second number-one, following ""Going Underground""/""Dreams of Children"". Upon its release on 15 August 1980, it debuted at number three, and two weeks later reached number one for one week. Written by Paul Weller and produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven and The Jam, ""Start!"" was the lead single from the band's fifth album ""Sound Affects"". The single's B-side is ""Liza Radley"". ""Start!"" is based on both the main guitar riff and bass riff of the Beatles' 1966 song ""Taxman"" from the album ""Revolver"", written by George Harrison."
"one does"". Weller's guitar style on the album is influenced by Pete Townshend and Wilko Johnson. In the City (the Jam album) In the City is the debut studio album by British mod revival band the Jam. Released in 1977 upon Polydor Records, the album reached No. 20 in the UK Albums Chart. The album features the band's debut single and title track ""In the City"". In addition, the album includes two cover versions, ""Slow Down"" and the theme to the 1960s television series, ""Batman"", the latter of which had also been previously covered by The Who, The Kinks and"
"Strange Town ""Strange Town"" is a 1979 single by The Jam. The single was released on 9 March 1979 and reached No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 April. This single, backed by the Paul Weller-penned ""The Butterfly Collector"", only appeared on one of the band's studio albums, the Canadian Polydor pressing of ""Setting Sons"". ""Strange Town"" also appears on the greatest hits album ""Snap!"". ""The Butterfly Collector"" also appears in the 1996 ""The Jam Collection"" compilation album as well as on ""Snap!"". The start of the promotional video for the single was filmed at the entrance to"
"Get (Start)"". Start! ""Start!"" is the eleventh UK single release by the band The Jam and their second number-one, following ""Going Underground""/""Dreams of Children"". Upon its release on 15 August 1980, it debuted at number three, and two weeks later reached number one for one week. Written by Paul Weller and produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven and The Jam, ""Start!"" was the lead single from the band's fifth album ""Sound Affects"". The single's B-side is ""Liza Radley"". ""Start!"" is based on both the main guitar riff and bass riff of the Beatles' 1966 song ""Taxman"" from the album ""Revolver"", written by"
"adapted as a football song. ""Going Underground"" was coupled with ""Dreams of Children"" as a double A-side. It opens and is intermittently accentuated with a backmasked sample of the band's 1979 song ""Thick as Thieves"". The Jam released two other double A-side singles: ""David Watts""/""'A' Bomb in Wardour Street"" and ""Town Called Malice""/""Precious"". Going Underground ""Going Underground"" is the first British #1 chart single by The Jam, released in March 1980. It went straight in at #1 in the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks at the top. It was the first of three instant chart-toppers for the group. ""Going"
"Jam, who had adopted a stark mod look and mixed the energy of punk with the sound of 1960s mod bands. Their debut album ""In the City"" (1977), mixed R&B standards with originals modelled on The Who's early singles. They confirmed their status as the leading mod revival band with their third album ""All Mod Cons"" (1978), on which Paul Weller's song-writing drew heavily on the British-focused narratives of the Kinks. The revival was also spurred on by small concerts at venues such as the Cambridge and Hop Poles Hotels, and Howard Hall Enfield, the Wellington, Waterloo Road, London, and"
"the Ram Jam lineup. Even though the song was credited to Huddie Ledbetter, the NAACP and Congress of Racial Equality called for a boycott due to the lyrics. The boycott failed, however, and ""Black Betty"" reached number 18 on the singles chart in 1977 in the U.S. and Top Ten in the United Kingdom and Australia, while the ""Ram Jam"" album reached the U.S. Top 40. It was also a hit in the Netherlands, reaching number 4. Their subsequent album ""Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram"" achieved little success, despite the addition of Long Island, New York, lead"
"1979. Throughout the years, other minor lists had been elicited from poll respondents for releases such as extended plays, music videos, album re-issues, and compilation albums—all of which were discontinued after only a few years. The Pazz & Jop albums poll used a points system to formulate list rankings. Participating critics assigned a number value, ranging from 5 to 30, to each of the albums on their top 10 list, with all 10 albums totaling 100 points. The singles lists, however, were always unweighted. In 1971, English rock band The Who topped the first Pazz & Jop albums poll with"
"library music LP ""Heavy Group Activity / Light Group Activity"" (1974). The song was also featured in ""A Year in Yellow"", a documentary aired on Sky Atlantic, about British cyclist Bradley Wiggins attempts to win the 2012 Tour de France. Wiggins, who is a self-confessed fan of The Jam, can be heard listening to it in his hotel room in the days leading up to the Tour. All Around the World (the Jam song) ""All Around the World"" was a single released by The Jam on 15 July 1977 and reached No. 13 in the UK Singles Chart. The single"
"Rats (1978), The Clash (1979), The Jam (1980), The Selecter (1980), UB40 (1981), Girlschool (1981), U2 (1982), Whitesnake (1983), The Alarm (1984), Nina Hagen (1984), The Cure (1985), The Damned (1986), The Pretenders (1987), The Stranglers (1988), Tanita Tikaram (1989), Georgia Satellites (1989), Soundgarden (1990), Bob Dylan (1990), Midnight Oil (1990), Billy Idol (1991), Nirvana (1992), Faith No More (1993), Chris Isaak (1993), Jethro Tull (1993), Aerosmith (1994), Simple Minds (1995), Bon Jovi (1995), Blur (1996), Pulp (1996), Neil Young (1996), David Bowie (1997), Sting (1997), Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1997), Pet Shop Boys (1997), Beastie Boys (1998),"
"1979, reaching 6 in the UK Charts. The track was written by Davies and Bradbury. Guitarist Davies added long time friends Desmond Brown, who played Hammond organ, and Charley Anderson on bass guitar. With Compton Amanor on guitar, the vocals of Arthur 'Gaps' Hendrickson and Charley 'H' Bembridge on drums the seven piece line-up for the original band was completed when Pauline Black was spotted by Davies. Davies offered Pauline an audition with The Selecter – she joined along with other members in July 1979. The new band released the singles ""On My Radio"", ""Three Minute Hero"" and ""Missing Words"","
"The Jam (led by Paul Weller), Robin Gibb, and many others. The Jam’s initial release came in 1977 through Polydor Records. In the early 1980s, after securing distribution agreements from Capitol and CBS Records, Chackler launched WMOT Records through a CBS Deal. CBS launched the single,""Double Dutch Bus"" by Frankie Smith. He also had a distribution agreement with Capitol records for Chalice, where he worked with artists including, Steven Fromholz (from the redneck rock world in Austin, TX). The book, entitled ""The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock"", first published in 1974, includes Chackler’s (Chalice Record’s) influence. Chackler soon joined forces"
"All Around the World (the Jam song) ""All Around the World"" was a single released by The Jam on 15 July 1977 and reached No. 13 in the UK Singles Chart. The single was backed by the B-side, ""Carnaby Street,"" and was released between the debut album, ""In the City"", and the band's second album, ""This Is the Modern World"". The song is often erroneously thought to be featured in ""Abigail's Party"", coming from the party held next door by the unseen title character. The song is question was ""Natch"" by a session band called Midas Touch, featured on the"
"Kick Out the Jams Kick Out the Jams is the debut album by American protopunk band MC5. It was released in February 1969, through Elektra Records. It was recorded live at Detroit's Grande Ballroom over two nights, Devil's Night and Halloween 1968. The LP peaked at No. 30 on the ""Billboard"" 200 chart, with the title track peaking at No. 82 in the Hot 100. Although the album received an unfavorable review in ""Rolling Stone"" magazine upon its release, it has gone on to be considered an important forerunner to punk rock music, and in 2003 was ranked number 294"