Garland Jeffreys - Ghost Writer (A&M AMLH 64629) (NL 1977) (Vinyl 24-96 & 16-44.1)
Garland Jeffreys - Ghost Writer
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Cat#: A&M AMLH 64629 | Country/Year: Netherlands 1977
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Garland Jeffreys - Ghost Writer (A&M AMLH 64629) (NL 1977) (Vinyl 24-96 & 16-44.1)
Garland Jeffreys - Ghost Writer (A&M AMLH 64629) (NL 1977) (Vinyl 24-96 & 16-44.1)
Info:
Garland Jeffreys - Ghost Writer
Label: A&M Records
Catalog#: AMLH 64629
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Netherlands
Origin: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Reggae, Rock
Style: Reggae-Pop, Classic Rock
Tracklist:
A1 Rough And Ready 2:57
A2 I May Not Be Your Kind 3:46
A3 New York Skyline 3:29
A4 Cool Down Boy 4:04
A5 Ghost Writer 5:39
B1 Lift Me Up 3:28
B2 Why-O 3:38
B3 Wild In The Streets 2:59
B4 35 Millimetre Dreams 3:12
B5 Spanish Town 7:43
Credits:
Bass – Anthony Jackson
Drums – John Boudreaux, Randy Brecker, Steve Gadd
Guitar – Alan Freedman, Sugar Bears
Guitar, Harmonica – Hugh McCracken
Guitar, Keyboards, Producer – David Spinozza
Guitar, Vocals, Percussion, Producer, Written-By – Garland Jeffreys
Keyboards – Don Grolnick, Dr. John, Leon Pendarvis
Percussion – Rubens Bassini
Producer – Roy Cicala
Saxophone – Al Cohn, David Sanborn, Michael Brecker
Trombone – Phil Messina
Trumpet – Burt Collins, Danny Cahn
Vocals – Arnold McCutler*, David Lasley, David Peel, James Taylor, Lynn Pitney
Discogs Url: http://www.discogs.com/Garland-Jeffreys-Ghost-Writer/release/899064
Review
by Mark Deming
Ghost Writer wasn't Garland Jeffreys' first album, but it was the first one where his signature lyrical voice made itself properly heard on vinyl, and where he seemed to fully embrace the stylistic eclecticism that would become one of the hallmarks of his work. On Ghost Writer, Jeffreys spins ten vivid tales of life on the New York streets, ranging from the cool literary philosophizing of the title cut to the teenage rage of "Wild in the Streets," encompassing the slinky reggae of "I May Not Be Your Kind," the sinewy Latin grooves of "Spanish Town," the cocky rock & roll of "Rough & Ready," the graceful sweet soul of "New York Skyline," and the edgy, urgent menace of "Lift Me Up." What holds it all together is Jeffreys' songwriting, keenly intelligent without seeming academic and reveling in the power of the word; here Jeffreys makes much of his multicultural background, which seems a natural reflection of the city that provides a backdrop for the stories, and Ghost Writer's musical shape shifting makes these songs sound like they're leaping from borough to borough without losing the "you talkin' to me?" big city swagger that informs them all. And Jeffreys can sing about the dilemma of race in an international city, political unrest in another land, unrequited love, the movies that give life to his dreams, and the books that nourish his soul while sounding wise, fully engaged, and like the coolest guy on the block all at once, with a voice that's sweet, sharp, and commanding. Ghost Writer is an album that covers a lot of ground in ten songs, but it never gets lost on its whirlwind ride around the city, and if it became a cult item rather than a mainstream success, anyone who gives this a fair hearing is likely to conclude it's the work of an artist of the first order, and Jeffreys' second masterpiece, Escape Artist, would attract the larger American audience he deserved.
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