American Boy & Girl

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American Boy & Girl
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Studio album by
Released1979
Studio Record Plant, New York City
Genre Rock
Label A&M
Producer Garland Jeffreys
Garland Jeffreys chronology
One-Eyed Jack
(1978)
American Boy & Girl
(1979)
Escape Artist
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Christgau's Record Guide B [2]
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]

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

Contents

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. "Livin' For Me" - 4:19
  2. "Bad Dream" - 2:44
  3. "City Kids" - 5:12
  4. "American Boy & Girl" - 3:52
  5. "Matador" - 4:38
  6. "Night of Living Dead" - 4:43
  7. "Bring Back the Love" - 3:28
  8. "Ship of Fools" - 3:00
  9. "Shoot the Moonlight Out" - 3:23
  10. "If Mao Could See Me Now" - 5:09

Personnel

The Mao Band

with:

Technical

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References

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  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 607.
  4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 365.
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