American Boy & Girl
American Boy & Girl is an album by Garland Jeffreys, released on A&M Records in 1979.
The album peaked at No. 151 on the Billboard 200. "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.
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote that the album "projects a humanism that's affecting for its steadfast refusal to be fashionable."Track listing
All tracks composed by Garland Jeffreys- "Livin' for Me" - 4:19
- "Bad Dream" - 2:44
- "City Kids" - 5:12
- "American Boy & Girl" - 3:52
- "Matador" - 4:38
- "Night of 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
Personnel
- Garland Jeffreys - vocals, guitar, percussion
- Alan Freedman - acoustic guitar, arrangements
- Rafael Goldfield - bass
- Tim Cappello - keyboards, tenor & soprano saxophone, backing vocals
- Anton Fig - drums, percussion
- Herb Alpert - "drunken" trumpet
- Robert Athas - bass, guitars
- Rory Dodd - harmony vocals
- Paul Prestopino - mandolin
- Eric Troyer - vocals
- Ed Freeman - conductor
- Terri Kaplan - production coordinator
- Roy Cicala, Sam Ginsberg - engineer
- Carole Langer - design, cover concept
- Lou Lanzano - cover photography