American Boy & Girl
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| American Boy & Girl | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant, New York City | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Garland Jeffreys | |||
| Garland Jeffreys chronology | ||||
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American Boy & Girl is an album by Garland Jeffreys, released on A&M Records in 1979.[1][2]
The album peaked at No. 151 on the Billboard 200.[3] "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.[4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
The New York Times wrote that the album "projects a humanism that's affecting for its steadfast refusal to be fashionable."[9]
