Escape Artist (Garland Jeffreys album) explained

Escape Artist
Type:Studio album
Artist:Garland Jeffreys
Cover:Escape Artist (Garland Jeffreys album).jpg
Released:1981
Studio:Power Station, New York City; except "Miami Beach" and "We the People" at Studio 80, London
Genre:Rock, Reggae
Label:A&M, Epic
Producer:Bob Clearmountain, Garland Jeffreys; "Miami Beach" and "We the People" Dennis Bovell
Prev Title:American Boy & Girl
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:Rock 'n' Roll Adult
Next Year:1982

Escape Artist is an album by Garland Jeffreys, released in 1981 by Epic Records.[1] [2] The album originally included the EP Escapades. The cover photography is by Anton Corbijn.

The album peaked at No. 59 on the Billboard 200.[3]

Production

The album was produced by Jeffreys and Bob Clearmountain, with added EP tracks produced by Dennis Bovell. The backing band included musicians from the E Street Band, the Wailers, and the Rumour, as well as guitarists Chuck Hammer and Adrian Belew.[4] [5]

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "a set of tough, witty songs that dealt with the personal and the political, backed by an exceptional studio band that included members of Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band and Graham Parker's Rumour." The Washington Post wrote that "this is essentially the same stuff that made your parents wince and your girlfriend wiggle, back when rock'n 'roll aspired less to Art than to aphrodisia."[6] Time wrote: "Jeffreys' ambitious and sophisticated synthesis of rock, reggae and jazz could easily become top-heavy. The cool inflections of his passion, however, keep the songs strong and upright, buttressed both by a flair for elegant concert showmanship and a voice that sounds like Frankie Lymon with a college education."[7]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Garland Jeffreys; except where indicated

  1. "Modern Lovers" - 3:59
  2. "Christine" - 3:30
  3. "Ghost of a Chance" - 2:49
  4. "96 Tears" (Rudy Martinez) - 3:08
  5. "Innocent" - 2:21
  6. "True Confessions" - 4:33
  7. "R.O.C.K." - 3:56
  8. "Graveyard Rock" - 4:36
  9. "Mystery Kids" - 7:08
  10. "Jump Jump" - 4:37

"Escapades" 7"

  1. "Lover's Walk" (lyrics: Garland Jeffreys; music: Alan Freeman, Andrew Bodnar, Danny Federici, G.E. Smith, Garland Jeffreys, Roy Bittan, Steve Goulding) - 4:46
  2. "Christine" - 4:35
  3. "Miami Beach" - 4:53
  4. "We the People" - 4:27

Personnel

Technical

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Garland Jeffreys | Biography & History. AllMusic.
  2. Schruers . Fred . Garland Jeffreys: Escape from the demons . Rolling Stone . May 14, 1981 . 343 . 45.
  3. Garland Jeffreys. Billboard.
  4. News: POP LIFE. Robert. Palmer. The New York Times . April 29, 1981. NYTimes.com.
  5. Book: Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists. Pete. Prown. Harvey P.. Newquist. May 16, 1997. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780793540426 . Google Books.
  6. News: 'Escape Artist' . The Washington Post . 16 May 2021.
  7. Cocks . Jay . Worrell . Denise . Anthems for the Mystery Kids . Time . June 15, 1981 . 117 . 24 . 97–98.
  8. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 154.

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