Garland Jeffreys (album)

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Garland Jeffreys
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Studio album by
Released1973
Studio Record Plant, New York City; "Bound to Get Ahead Someday" Dynamic Sounds Studio, Kingston, Jamaica
Genre Rock
Label Atlantic
Producer Michael Cuscuna, Garland Jeffreys
Garland Jeffreys chronology
Grinder's Switch featuring Garland Jeffreys
(1970)
Garland Jeffreys
(1973)
Ghost Writer
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record Guide B+ [1]

Garland Jeffreys is the first solo album by Garland Jeffreys. It was released by Atlantic Records in 1973 and recorded at the Record Plant, New York City except "Bound to Get Ahead Someday" which was recorded in Kingston, Jamaica.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Garland Jeffreys

  1. "Ballad of Me" - 2:55
  2. "Harlem Bound" - 3:48
  3. "Calcutta Monsoon" - 4:52
  4. "Bound to Get Ahead Someday" - 3:43
  5. "Lovelight" - 4:16
  6. "She Didn't Lie" - 5:50
  7. "True to Me" - 2:25
  8. "Lon Chaney" - 4:05
  9. "Eggs" - 5:03
  10. "Zoo" - 2:15

Personnel

Technical

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References

  1. 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.