One-Eyed Jack | ||||
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Released | 1978 | |||
Studio | Atlantic Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | David Spinozza, Garland Jeffreys | |||
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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]
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Source | Rating |
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Christgau's Record Guide | C+[4] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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]
All tracks composed by Garland Jeffreys; except where indicated
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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Australian (Kent Music Report) | 82[8] |