American Boy & Girl

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American Boy & Girl
American Boy & Girl.jpg
Studio album by
Garland Jeffreys
Released1979
StudioRecord Plant, New York City
GenreRock
LabelA&M
ProducerGarland Jeffreys
Garland Jeffreys chronology
One-Eyed Jack
(1978) 		American Boy & Girl
(1979) 		Escape Artist
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 stars[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 stars[4]

American Boy & Girl is an album by Garland Jeffreys, released on A&M Records in 1979.[5][6]

The album peaked at No. 151 on the Billboard 200.[7] "Matador" became a hit in Germany, reaching number 2 on the singles chart. It was also a top ten hit in Austria, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, and France.[8]

Critical reception[]

The New York Times wrote that the album "projects a humanism that's affecting for its steadfast refusal to be fashionable."[9]

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Garland Jeffreys

  1. "Living For Me"
  2. "Bad Dream"
  3. "City Kids"
  4. "American Boy & Girl"
  5. "Matador"
  6. "Night of Living Dead"
  7. "Bring Back the Love"
  8. "Ship of Fools"
  9. "Shoot the Moonlight Out"
  10. "If Mao Could See Me Now"

Personnel[]

  • Garland Jeffreys - vocals, guitar, percussion
The Mao Band
  • Alan Freedman - acoustic guitar, arrangements
  • Rafael Goldfield - bass
  • Tim Cappello - keyboards, tenor & soprano saxophone, backing vocals
  • Anton Fig - drums, percussion

with:

  • Herb Alpert - "drunken" trumpet
  • Robert Athas - bass, guitars
  • Rory Dodd - harmony vocals
  • Paul Prestopino - mandolin
  • Eric Troyer - vocals
  • Ed Freeman - conductor
Technical
  • Terri Kaplan - production coordinator
  • Roy Cicala, Sam Ginsberg - engineer
  • Carole Langer - design, cover concept
  • Lou Lanzano - cover photography

References[]

  1. ^ "American Boy & Girl - Garland Jeffreys | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 4: MUZE. p. 607.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 365.
  5. ^ "Garland Jeffreys | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Jeffreys LP Reflects His Own Integrity". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 1, 1979 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Garland Jeffreys". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Before Beck, there was Garland Jeffreys". Toronto Star. Arts. 19 Oct 2002. p. J4.
  9. ^ Palmer, Robert (November 18, 1979). "Rock: Garland Jeffreys" – via NYTimes.com.


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