The King of In Between
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| Released | 2011 | |||
| Genres | Rock, Reggae | |||
| Label | Big Lake Records | |||
| Producers | Larry Campbell, Garland Jeffreys | |||
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The King of In Between is a solo album by Garland Jeffreys. It was released in 2011 by Big Lake Records and self-produced. Lou Reed provided backing vocals on one track on the album, "The Contortionist".
Critical reception
The King of In Between has a score of 79/100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (79%) |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Austin Chronicle |  |
| Robert Christgau | A- |
Track listing
All tracks composed by Garland Jeffreys
- "Coney Island Winter" - 3:50
- "I'm Alive" - 4:01
- "Streetwise" - 4:48
- "The Contortionist" - 3:53
- "All Around the World" - 4:38
- "'Til John Lee Hooker Calls Me" - 4:02
- "Love Is Not a Cliché" - 3:27
- "Rock and Roll Music" - 2:56
- "The Beautiful Truth" - 4:04
- "Roller Coast Town" - 3:06
- "In God's Waiting Room" - 3:59
- "Rock On" (unlisted bonus track) - 3:18
Personnel
- Garland Jeffreys - vocals, acoustic guitar (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 11, 12, 13)
- Larry Campbell - electric guitar (tracks: 3, 4, 6); acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, violin, string arrangements (tracks: 12, 13); guitar solos (tracks: 4, 8); rhythm guitar (track: 9); revelator guitar (track: 11)
- Duncan Sheik - acoustic and electric guitar, sonic orchestration (track: 2)
- Duke Levine - electric guitar (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13); wah-wah electric guitar, special effects (track: 9)
- Hugh McCracken (tracks: 2), Junior Marvin (tracks: 5, 10) - electric guitar
- Mark Bosch - acoustic, electric and slide guitar (tracks: 2, 7); electric guitar, organ, piano (tracks: 1, 7)
- Alan Freedman - acoustic guitar (track: 12); electric guitar (tracks: 2, 5, 7, 10)
- Jeremy Chatzky (tracks: 5, 10), John Conte (tracks: 1, 7), Mike Merritt (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 8, 9,12,13), Pino Palladino (track: 2) - bass
- Brian Mitchell - keyboards (tracks: 12, 13); Hammond organ (tracks: 3, 4, 9), piano (tracks: 4, 8)
- George Kouao - keyboards (tracks: 5, 10)
- Rich Pagano (tracks: 1, 7), Steve Goulding (tracks: 5, 10), Steve Jordan (tracks: 2 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13) - drums
- Jerry Johnson - tenor saxophone (tracks: 5, 10)
- Clark Gayton - trombone (tracks: 5, 10)
- Savannah Jeffreys, Vaneese Thomas - additional vocals (track: 4)
- Cindy Mizelle (tracks: 5, 13), Lou Reed (track: 4), Vaneese Thomas (track: 8) - backing vocals
References
- ↑ Tucker, Ken (June 23, 2011). "Garland Jeffreys: New York's 'King Of In Between'". NPR. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- 1 2 "The King of In Between". Metacritic. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ↑ Horowitz, Hal. "The King of in Between Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ↑ Caligiuri, Jim (March 16, 2012). "The King of In Between". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Garland Jeffreys". Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ↑ Brown, Peter Stone. "Garland Jeffreys: The King of In Between". Up Against It. Retrieved October 27, 2019.