''Ram Jam City'' is an album by British

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musician Danny Kirwan, released in

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. This release consists of demo recordings for his 1975 debut solo album, recorded after leaving

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in 1972. His solo career was being managed by ex-Mac manager Clifford Davis. These demos were recorded around 1973–74, and finished tracks for this album were released in 1975 as ''

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''.''Ram Jam City'' CD album booklet notes

Track listing

*All tracks written by Danny Kirwan. #"Mary Jane" – 2:57 #"Cascades" – 3:11 #"Falling in Love with You (earlier version with false starts) – 2:56 #"Odds and Ends" (alternate take) – 2:37 #"Odds and Ends" – 2:37 #"Skip a Dee Doo" – 2:45 #"Hot Summer Day" – 2:38 #"Second Chapter" – 3:22 #"Silver Streams" (earlier version) – 3:18 #"Best Girl in the World" – 2:29 #"Falling in Love with You" – 2:16 #"Lovely Days" (with false starts) – 3:40 #"Ram Jam City" (earlier instrumental version) – 2:38 #"Silver Streams" – 3:27 #"Ram Jam City" – 2:43

Personnel

* Danny Kirwan –

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Andy Silvester Andrew Frederick Silvester (born 16 June 1947, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England) is a British bassist and multi-instrumentalist. Silvester has played in various bands during his career, most notably as co-founder of both Chicken Shack and ...

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* Paul Raymond –

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

Geoff Britton Geoffrey Britton (born 1 August 1943) is an English rock drummer known for his work with Wings from August 1974 to January 1975, where he was featured on the '' Venus and Mars'' album. Career Britton was born in Lewisham, South East London). H ...

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*Jim Russell – drums,

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*Released in May 2000 by Mooncrest Records – CRESTCD 044 Z

References

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