One-Eyed Jack (album)

For the album by Spear of Destiny, see One Eyed Jacks (album).

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".

One-Eyed Jack
Studio album by Garland Jeffreys
Released	1978
Studio	Atlantic Studios, New York City
Genre	Rock
Label	A&M
Producer	David Spinozza, Garland Jeffreys
Garland Jeffreys chronology
Ghost Writer (1977) One-Eyed Jack (1978) American Boy & Girl (1979)

The album peaked at No. 99 on the Billboard 200.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]

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]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Garland Jeffreys; except where indicated

1. "She Didn't Lie" - 3:25
2. "Keep On Trying" - 3:14
3. "Reelin'" - 3:14
4. "Haunted House" - 2:53
5. "One-Eyed Jack" - 5:01
6. "Scream in the Night" - 3:50
7. "No Woman No Cry" (Vincent Ford, Bob Marley) - 4:42
8. "Oh My Soul" - 4:03
9. "Desperation Drive" - 4:21
10. "Been There and Back" - 4:24

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)	82[8]

Personnel

• Garland Jeffreys - guitar, percussion, vocals
• Hugh McCracken - guitar, slide guitar, harmonica
• David Spinozza - guitar, slide guitar, piano
• Andy Cherna, Jeff Mironov - guitar
• Anthony Jackson - bass
• Don Grolnick - piano, organ
• Dr. John - piano, clavinet
• Rob Mounsey - organ
• Rick Trifan - mini Moog, synthetic strings
• Winston Grennan, Rick Shlosser - drums
• Steve Gadd - drums, timbales, percussion
• Ralph MacDonald - congas, percussion
• Michael Brecker, George Young - tenor saxophone
• David Sanborn - alto and baritone saxophone
• Lou Delgato - baritone saxophone
• Randy Brecker, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm - trumpet
• David Lasley, Diana Graselli, Diva Gray, Phoebe Snow, Luther Vandross - backing vocals

Technical

• "Iron Mike" Michael O'Reilly - assistant engineer
• Lew Hahn - recording, mixing
• Carole Langer - creative director
• Chuck Beeson - design
• Bob Richardson - cover photography