🎵 AotW AOTW: Garland Jeffreys AMERICAN BOY & GIRL (SP-4778)

[LPJim]

Garland Jeffreys
AMERICAN BOY & GIRL
A&M SP4778

Garland Jeffreys - vocals, guitar & percussion
Alan Freedman - acoustic guitar
Herb Alpert - trumpet
Rory Dodd, Eric Troger & Timmy Capello - vocals

Paul Prestopino - mandolin
Robert Athas - guitar & percussion
Anton Fig -drums
Rafael Goldfield - bass

SIDE ONE

Livin' For Me 4:19
Bad Dream 2:44
City Kids 5:12
American Boy & Girl 3:52
Matador 4:38

SIDE TWO

Night of the Living Dead 4:43
Bring Back the Love 3:28
Ship of Fools 3:00
Shoot the Moonlight Out 3:23
If Mao Could See Me Now 5:09

Roy Cicala & Sam Ginsberg - engineers
Gray Russell & Steve Marcantonio - asst. engineers
Robert Athas & Tommy Capello - arrangers
Ed Freeman - string conductor

Joe Brescio - mastering
Roland Young - art director
Carole Langer - cover design
Lou Lanzono- layout

Released 1979 & reached #151 in the Billboard Top 200, charting for five weeks

For more information please visit:

www.garlandjeffreys.com

JB

 

[Captain Bacardi]

I remember getting this album just to hear Herb play on "Matador", which is a really cool song. Garland Jeffries reminds me of a male version of Joan Armatrading - great talent and kind of a cult favorite but never having a big-selling album.