AllMusic wrote that the album "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."[1]The Boston Globe called it "a classic of the era, with hints of doo-wop, easy skanking, and even a little disco, all scuffed up with bankruptcy-era New York City grit."[8]
The album led Rolling Stone to name Jeffreys the "Best New Artist" of 1977.[9]
ghost, writer, album, ghost, writer, second, solo, album, garland, jeffreys, released, records, 1977, recorded, with, star, lineup, session, musicians, including, john, brecker, brothers, anthony, jackson, steve, gadd, hugh, mccracken, david, spinozza, leon, p. Ghost Writer is the second solo album by Garland Jeffreys released by A amp M Records in 1977 5 6 It was recorded with an all star lineup of session musicians including Dr John The Brecker Brothers Anthony Jackson Steve Gadd Hugh McCracken David Spinozza and Leon Pendarvis Alongside the tracks specially recorded for the album it includes Jeffreys earlier song Wild in the Streets recorded with Dr John and his band and released as a single by Atlantic Records in 1973 Ghost WriterStudio album by Garland JeffreysReleased1977 1977 Recorded1977StudioAtlantic Studios New York CityLabelA amp MProducerRoy Cicala David Spinozza Garland JeffreysGarland Jeffreys chronologyGarland Jeffreys 1973 Ghost Writer 1977 One Eyed Jack 1978 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Christgau s Record GuideA 2 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 3 The Rolling Stone Album Guide 4 The album peaked at No 140 on the Billboard 200 7 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesCritical reception editAllMusic wrote that the album 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 1 The Boston Globe called it a classic of the era with hints of doo wop easy skanking and even a little disco all scuffed up with bankruptcy era New York City grit 8 The album led Rolling Stone to name Jeffreys the Best New Artist of 1977 9 Track listing editAll tracks composed by Garland Jeffreys Rough and Ready 2 57 I May Not Be Your Kind 3 46 New York Skyline 3 29 Cool Down Boy 4 04 Ghost Writer 5 39 Lift Me Up 3 28 Why O 3 38 Wild in the Streets 2 59 35 Millimeter Dreams 3 12 Spanish Town 7 43Personnel editGarland Jeffreys guitar percussion vocals Anthony Jackson bass John Boudreaux Rick Marotta Steve Gadd drums Alan Freedman Sugarbear guitar Hugh McCracken guitar harmonica David Spinozza guitar keyboards Don Grolnick Dr John Leon Pendarvis keyboards Rubens Bassini percussion Al Cohn David Sanborn Michael Brecker saxophone Phil Messina trombone Burt Collins Danny Cahn Randy Brecker trumpet Arnold McCuller David Lasley David Peel James Taylor Lynn Pitney backing vocalsTechnicalRandy Mason assistant engineer Lew Hahn recording mixing Carole Langer cover concept art direction Duane Michals cover photographyReferences edit a b Ghost Writer Garland Jeffreys Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic via www allmusic com Christgau Robert 1981 Consumer Guide 70s J Christgau s Record Guide Rock Albums of the Seventies Ticknor amp Fields ISBN 089919026X Retrieved February 27 2019 via robertchristgau com Larkin Colin 2006 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Vol 4 MUZE p 607 The Rolling Stone Album Guide Random House 1992 p 365 Garland Jeffreys Biography amp History AllMusic Rockwell John March 25 1977 The Pop Life via NYTimes com Garland Jeffreys Billboard On his farewell tour Garland Jeffreys is a satisfied rock n roll survivor The Boston Globe Retrieved 15 May 2021 The Return Of Garland Jeffreys NPR org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ghost Writer album amp oldid 1171012391, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
