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 The Mao Band Alan Freedman - acoustic guitar, arrangements Rafael Goldfield - bass Tim Cappello - keyboards, tenor & soprano saxophone, backing vocals Anton Fig - drums, percussion with: Herb Alpert - "drunken" trumpet Robert Athas - bass, guitars Rory Dodd - harmony vocals Paul Prestopino - mandolin Eric Troyer - vocals Ed Freeman - conductor Technical Terri Kaplan - production coordinator Roy Cicala, Sam Ginsberg - engineer Carole Langer - design, cover concept Lou Lanzano - cover photography
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