American Boy & Girl
# American Boy & Girl

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |

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
