Escape Artist (Garland Jeffreys album)

The album was produced by Jeffreys and Bob Clearmountain, with added EP tracks produced by Dennis Bovell.^[1] The backing band included musicians from the E Street Band, the Wailers, and the Rumour, as well as guitarists Chuck Hammer and Adrian Belew.^[9][10]

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 Lou Reed's band, Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band and Graham Parker's Rumour."^[1] 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."^[11] 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."^[12]

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

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