Jeff (album)

Jeff
Studio album by Jeff Beck
Released	5 August 2003 (2003-08-05) [1]
Recorded	Finished the recordings on his 59th birthday, June 24 2003
Studio	FRS; Metropolis Recording Studios, Apollo Control and BFD Studios in London
Genre	Instrumental rock electronica
Length	51:35 [2]
Label	Epic
Producer	Jeff Beck, Andy Wright, Apollo 440, Me One, Dean Garcia
Jeff Beck chronology
You Had It Coming (2000) Jeff (2003) Emotion & Commotion (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Jeff is the ninth studio album by guitarist Jeff Beck, released on 5 August 2003 through Epic Records. The album reached No. 92 on the French albums chart ^[4] and No. 122 on the U.S. Billboard 200. ^[5] "Plan B" won the award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 2004 Grammys. ^{[6] [5]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"So What"	Dean Garcia, Jeff Beck	4:19
2.	"Plan B"	Ron Aslan, Simon White, Beck, David Torn	4:49
3.	"Pork-U-Pine"	Beck, Andy Wright, Paul Holroyde	4:06
4.	"Seasons"	Ishmael Butler, Craig Irving, Maryann Viera, Syze-up, Beck, Wright, Matthew Vaughan	3:48
5.	"Trouble Man"	Beck, Garcia, Wright	3:34
6.	"Grease Monkey"	Howard Gray, Trevor Gray, Noko Fisher-Jones, Beck	3:34
7.	"Hot Rod Honeymoon"	H. Gray, T. Gray, Fisher-Jones, Beck	3:33
8.	"Line Dancing with Monkeys"	Aslan, White, Torn	5:18
9.	"JB's Blues"	Garcia, Beck	4:20
10.	"Pay Me No Mind (Jeff Beck Remix)"	Me One, Beck	3:18
11.	"My Thing"	Beck, Nancy Sorrell, Wright	4:10
12.	"Bulgaria"	trad., arr. Beck, Wright	2:00
13.	"Why Lord Oh Why?"	Tony Hymas	4:41
Total length:			51:35

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Take a Ride (On My Bottleneck Slide)"	4:54
15.	"My Thing (David Torn Remix)"	4:27
Total length:		60:51

Personnel

• Jeff Beck – guitars, mixing (track 13), production (track 12)
• Saffron – vocals (track 3)
• Andy Wright – vocals (track 3), engineering (tracks 3–5, 11–13), production (tracks 3–5, 11, 12)
• Ronni Ancona – vocals (track 4)
• Nancy Sorrell – vocals (tracks 6, 7, 11)
• Apollo 440 – vocals (track 6), engineering (tracks 6, 7), production (tracks 6, 7)
• Baylen Leonard – vocals (track 7)
• The Beeched Boys – vocals (track 7)
• Me One – vocals (track 10), mixing (track 10), production (track 10)
• Wil Malone – orchestration arrangement (tracks 4, 12)
• London Session Orchestra – orchestration (tracks 12, 13)
• Steve Barney – drums (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11)
• Paul Kodish – drums (track 7)

Technical

• Dean Garcia – engineering (tracks 1, 9), mixing (tracks 1, 9), production (tracks 1, 9)
• Dave Bloor – engineering (tracks 3–5, 11, 13)
• James Brown – engineering (tracks 3–5, 11)
• Jamie Maher – engineering (track 10), mixing (track 10)
• John Hudson – additional engineering (tracks 4, 13), additional mixing (track 13)
• Ferg Peterkin – engineering assistance (tracks 3–5, 11–13)
• Ashley Krajewski – engineering assistance (tracks 6, 7)
• David Torn – mixing (tracks 2, 8), production (tracks 2, 8)
• Michael Barbiero – mixing (tracks 3–5, 11–13)
• Howard Gray – mixing (tracks 6, 7)
• Tony Hymas – mixing (track 13)

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP) [7]	92
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [8]	24
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [9]	31
US Billboard 200 [10]	122

Awards

Event	Award	Result
2004 Grammys	Best Rock Instrumental Performance	Won [6]

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "Jeff - Jeff Beck". AllMusic . All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
2. Jeff (CD release "EPC 510820 2").
3. Fricke, David (2003-09-04). ""Jeff Beck: Jeff"". Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2007.. Rolling Stone . Retrieved 2014-02-07.
4. "Jeff Beck - Jeff (album)". Jeff by Jeff Beck - Music Charts. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
5. "Jeff - Jeff Beck | Awards". AllMusic . All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
6. "46th Grammy Awards - 2004". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
7. "Lescharts.com – Jeff Beck – Jeff". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
8. "ジェフ". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
9. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
10. "Jeff Beck Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

External links

• In Review: Jeff Beck "Jeff" at Guitar Nine Records