:Draft:Truth Serum (Garland Jeffreys album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Truth Serum
| type = studio album
| artist = Garland Jeffreys
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| released = 2013
| recorded =
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| studio = Brooklyn Recording, The Magic Shop
| genre = rock, reggae
| length = 40:06
| label = Luna Park/30 Tigers
| producer = Garland Jeffreys, James Maddock
| prev_title = The King of In Between
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = 14 Steps to Harlem
| next_year = 2017
}}
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{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} {{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/truth-serum-mw0002562853 | title=Truth Serum Review |work=Allmusic | access-date=6 November 2024 |last=Deming |first=Mark}}
| rev2 = American Songwriter
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} {{cite web |url=http://americansongwriter.com/garland-jeffreys-truth-serum |title=Garland Jeffreys: Truth Serum |work = American Songwriter |access-date=6 November 2024 |last=Horowitz |first=Hal|date=17 September 2013 }} }}
Truth Serum is a solo album by Garland Jeffreys. It was released in 2013 on the Luna Park/30 Tigers label, self-produced by Jeffreys with James Maddock, and is the "second in a trio of late career gems".{{cite web |title=Garland Jeffreys official website|url=http://www.garlandjeffreys.com/store/p/truth-serum-cd |access-date=6 November 2024 |website=Garland Jeffreys}}
Reception
On AllMusic, Mark Deming called it a "straightforward and tightly focused set... Jeffreys' voice is warm, passionate, and a joy to hear". American Songwriter noted that the "performances... are vibrant, fresh and invigorating" over "a great backing band of NYC veterans...[Jeffreys] infuses these songs with a righteousness and passion often lacking in today’s music". Due to self-release on own-label, Truth Serum went sadly unreviewed by many industry outlets, despite the success and plaudits for its 2011 predecessor The King of In Between.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Garland Jeffreys.
{{Track listing
| title1 = Truth Serum
| length1 = 4:13
| title2 = Any Rain
| length2 = 4:03
| title3 = It's What I Am
| length3 = 5:00
| title4 = Dragons To Slay
| length4 = 3:33
| title5 = Is This the Real World?
| length5 = 3:41w
| title6 = Ship of Fools
| length6 = 3:48
| title7 = Collide the Generations
| length7 = 5:14
| title8 = Far Far Away
| length8 = 4:19
| title9 = Colorblind Love
| length9 = 3:34
| title10 = Revolution of the Mind
| length10 = 2:47
}}
Personnel
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Musicians
- Garland Jeffreys - vocals, acoustic guitar, producer
- Brian Mitchell - keyboards
- Steve Jordan - drums
- James Maddock - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, shaker, backing vocals, producer
- Duke Levine - electric guitar, slide guitar
- Oli Rockberger - piano, organ
- Zev Katz - bass
- Mike Merritt - bass
- Tom Curiano - drums
- Aaron Comess - drums, tambourine
- Art Baron - trombone
- Andy Taub - Piano, synthesizer, glockenspiel, engineer
- Claire Jeffreys - executive producer
References
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External links
- [https://www.garlandjeffreys.com/ Garland Jeffreys official website]
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