One-Eyed Jack (album)

One-Eyed Jack
Studio album by
Garland Jeffreys
Released1978
StudioAtlantic Studios, New York City
GenreRock
LabelA&M
ProducerDavid Spinozza, Garland Jeffreys
Garland Jeffreys chronology
Ghost Writer
(1977) 		One-Eyed Jack
(1978) 		American Boy & Girl
(1979)

One-Eyed Jack is an album by Garland Jeffreys, released in 1978 on A&M Records.[1] It was recorded at Atlantic Studios, in New York City, and produced by Jeffreys and David Spinozza. It was dedicated: "in Memory of my childhood idol, Jackie Robinson ... here comes the One-Eyed Jack, Sometimes white and sometimes black".

The album peaked at No. 99 on the Billboard 200.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

The Globe and Mail wrote that "the promise shown in one earlier album has either disappeared entirely or has been smothered under a battery of badly-produced backup musicians."[7] The Rolling Stone Album Guide called One-Eyed Jack "a somewhat confused, less-than-catchy concept album."[6]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Garland Jeffreys; except where indicated

  1. "She Didn't Lie" - 3:25
  2. "Keep On Trying" - 3:14
  3. "Reelin'" - 3:14
  4. "Haunted House" - 2:53
  5. "One-Eyed Jack" - 5:01
  6. "Scream in the Night" - 3:50
  7. "No Woman No Cry" (Vincent Ford, Bob Marley) - 4:42
  8. "Oh My Soul" - 4:03
  9. "Desperation Drive" - 4:21
  10. "Been There and Back" - 4:24

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) 82[8]

Personnel

Technical
  • "Iron Mike" Michael O'Reilly - assistant engineer
  • Lew Hahn - recording, mixing
  • Carole Langer - creative director
  • Chuck Beeson - design
  • Bob Richardson - cover photography

References

  1. ^ "Garland Jeffreys Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Garland Jeffreys". Billboard.
  3. ^ "One-Eyed Jack". AllMusic.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 607.
  6. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 365.
  7. ^ McGrath, Paul (19 Apr 1978). "Vinyl Garland Jeffeys". The Globe and Mail. p. F2.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 154. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.