Keep on My Side

"Keep on My Side" was Ammonia's fourth single from their second album Eleventh Avenue.^[1] It was released in May 1998 on Murmur Records,^[2] just after the album's release, and was the last single the band released before breaking up.

"Keep on My Side"
Single by Ammonia
from the album Eleventh Avenue
Released	May 1998
Recorded	1997 Tarbox Studios Cassadaga, New York
Genre	Grunge rock
Length	3:25
Label	Murmur
Songwriter(s)	Alan Balmont, Simon Hensworth, Dave Johnstone
Producer(s)	Dave Fridmann
Ammonia singles chronology
"Monochrome" (1998) "Keep on My Side" (1998)

Together with the other songs on the album, it was recorded in 1997 at Tarbox Studios^[3] in Cassadaga, New York, with producer Dave Fridmann.^[4][5] The Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane felt the single showed "melodic rock akin to UK bands like Radiohead or Teenage Fanclub."^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Keep on My Side"	3:25
2.	"Keep on My Side" (acoustic)	3:54
3.	"Eighth Minute of the Eighth Day"	4:36
4.	"Aloysius Virgilius"	2:16
Total length:		14:11

All tracks are written by A. Balmont, S. Hensworth, D. Johnstone^[7]

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
Australia	May 1998	Murmur	CD	MATTCD073

Credits

Personnel

Ammonia

• Allan Balmont – drums
• Simon Hensworth – bass
• Dave Johnstone – guitar, vocals

Additional musicians

• Dave Fridmann – keyboards, loops

Production

• Producer, Engineer – Dave Fridmann (Tarbox Studios)
• Mixer – Tim Palmer (Larrabee Studios)
• Mastering – Steve Marcussen (Precision Mastering)
• Cover Design – Jenny Grigg