American Boy & Girl
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| American Boy & Girl | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant, New York City | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Garland Jeffreys | |||
| Garland Jeffreys chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[1] |
American Boy & Girl is the fifth solo album by Garland Jeffreys. It was released on A&M Records in 1979. Matador became a hit in Germany reaching number 2 on the singles chart. It was his last hit in that country until Hail Hail Rock n Roll, which reached number 12.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Garland Jeffreys
- "Living For Me"
- "Bad Dream"
- "City Kids"
- "American Boy & Girl"
- "Matador"
- "Night of Living Dead"
- "Bring Back the Love"
- "Ship of Fools"
- "Shoot the Moonlight Out"
- "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
- ^ 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.