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{{album ratings|rev1 = AllMusic4.5VIA=WWW.ALLMUSIC.COM, |rev2 = Robert ChristgauWEBSITE=WWW.ROBERTCHRISTGAU.COM, |rev3 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3TITLE=THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POPULAR MUSIC PUBLISHER=MUZE PAGE=607, (MusicHound>MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide)3.5PUBLISHER=VISIBLE INK PRESS, 600, |rev5 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide4PUBLISHER=RANDOM HOUSE, 365, }}Escape Artist is an album by Garland Jeffreys, released in 1981 by Epic Records.WEB,www.allmusic.com/artist/garland-jeffreys-mn0000164750/biography, Garland Jeffreys | Biography & History, AllMusic, MAGAZINE, Schruers, Fred, Garland Jeffreys: Escape from the demons, Rolling Stone, May 14, 1981, 343, 45, The album originally included the EP Escapades. The cover photography is by Anton Corbijn.The album peaked at No. 59 on the Billboard 200.MAGAZINE,www.billboard.com/artist/garland-jeffreys/chart-history/tlp/, Garland Jeffreys, Billboard,

Production

The album was produced by Jeffreys and Bob Clearmountain, with added EP tracks produced by Dennis Bovell. The backing band included musicians from the E Street Band, the Wailers, and the Rumour, as well as guitarists Chuck Hammer and Adrian Belew.NEWS,www.nytimes.com/1981/04/29/arts/pop-life.html, POP LIFE, Robert, Palmer, The New York Times, April 29, 1981, NYTimes.com, BOOK,books.google.com/books?id=60Jde3l7WNwC&pg=PA174, Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock’s Greatest Guitarists, Pete, Prown, Harvey P., Newquist, May 16, 1997, Hal Leonard Corporation, 9780793540426, Google Books,

Critical reception

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 Bruce Springsteen’s E-Street Band and Graham Parker’s Rumour.” 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.“NEWS, ‘Escape Artist’,www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1981/04/10/escape-artist/ab581c7d-44b8-49e0-990e-53f30390b83b/, The Washington Post, 16 May 2021, 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.“MAGAZINE, Cocks, Jay, Worrell, Denise, Anthems for the Mystery Kids, Time, June 15, 1981, 117, 24, 97–98,

Track listing

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

“Escapades” 7”

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

Charts{| class“wikitable sortable plainrowheaders”

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Personnel

• Garland Jeffreys - lead and backing vocals, guitar
• Robert Athas - guitars, bass
• Adrian Belew - guitars, bagpipe guitar
• Big Youth - toasting, vocals on “Graveyard Rock”
• Roy Bittan - piano
• Eaton “Jah” Blake - bass on “Miami Beach” and “We the People”
• Andrew Bodnar - bass
• Dennis “Blackbeard” Bovell - guitars, keyboards, percussion on “Miami Beach” and “We the People”
• Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
• Randy Brecker - trumpet
• Bob Clearmountain - producer, mixer, backing vocals
• Larry Fast - synthesizer
• Danny Federici - accordion, keyboards
• Alan “Taff” Freedman - guitars, music consultant
• Artie Funaro - guitars, keyboards
• Steve Goulding - drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Diana Grasselli - backing vocals
• Chuck Hammer - guitarsynth on “Mystery Kids” and “Jump Jump”
• Nona Hendryx - “hung jury” vocals on “Innocent”
• David Johansen - “hung jury” vocals on “Innocent”
• Susan Blond - “hung jury” vocals on “Innocent”
• Linton Kwesi Johnson - vocals/narration on “Miami Beach”
• Webster Johnson - keyboards, percussion on “Miami Beach” and “We the People”
• John Kpiaye - guitars on “Miami Beach” and “We the People”
• Earl “Wire” Lindo - organ
• Jimmy Maelen - percussion
• Errol “Tamah” Melbourne - drums on “Miami Beach” and “We the People”
• Seyoum Net Fa - melodica on “Miami Beach” and “We the People”
• Lou Reed - backing vocals on “Innocent”
• G.E. Smith - guitars, fuzz bass, mandolin
• Augustus “I” Tenyve (Henry Tenyue) - saxophone, trombone on “Miami Beach” and “We the People”
• Myriam Naomi Valle - backing vocals
• Maria Vidal - backing vocals
• Patric “Zebulon” Tenyve (Patrick Tenyue) - flugelhorn on “Miami Beach” and “We the People”

Technical

• Dick Wingate - Executive Producer
• Barbara Spiegel - production coordinator
• Dave Greenberg, Raymond Willard - engineer

References

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