Jerry Jeff

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| MC = 81/100{{Cite web |title=Critic Reviews for JERRY JEFF - Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/jerry-jeff/steve-earle-the-dukes/critic-reviews |access-date=January 18, 2024 |website=Metacritic |language=en}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Deming |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Deming |title=Steve Earle, Steve Earle & the Dukes - Jerry Jeff Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/jerry-jeff-mw0003731913 |access-date=January 18, 2024 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}

| rev2 = American Songwriter

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |last=Zimmerman |first=Lee |date=May 28, 2022 |title=Review: Steve Earle Offers His Mentor Some Added Adulation |url=https://americansongwriter.com/review-steve-earle-offers-his-mentor-some-added-adulation/ |access-date=January 18, 2024 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US}}

| rev3 = Classic Rock

| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |last=Bailie |first=Stuart |date=May 27, 2022 |title=Steve Earle & The Dukes are ragged and true on Jerry Jeff Walker tribute |url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/steve-earle-and-the-dukes-are-ragged-and-true-on-jerry-jeff-walker-tribute |access-date=January 18, 2024 |website=Classic Rock |language=en}}

| rev4 = Mojo

| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Simmons |first=Sylvie |author-link=Sylvie Simmons |date=August 2022 |title=Filter Albums |url= |magazine=MOJO |page=91 |pages=}}

| rev5 = Record Collector

| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Dalton |first=Nick |date=July 2022 |title=New Albums |url= |magazine=Record Collector |publisher= |page=105 |pages=}}

| rev6 = Spectrum Culture

| rev6score = 79/100%{{Cite web |last=Fish |first=Bob |date=June 6, 2022 |title=Steve Earle & the Dukes: Jerry Jeff |url=https://spectrumculture.com/2022/06/06/steve-earle-the-dukes-jerry-jeff-review/ |access-date=January 18, 2024 |website=Spectrum Culture |language=en-US}}

| rev7 = Uncut

| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |last=Hasted |first=Nick |date=June 10, 2022 |title=Steve Earle & The Dukes – Jerry Jeff |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/steve-earle-the-dukes-jerry-jeff-138798/ |access-date=January 18, 2024 |website=UNCUT |language=en-GB}}

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Jerry Jeff was met with universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 81, based on four reviews.

Lee Zimmerman of American Songwriter found that the album "serves the purpose well by turning the spotlight on an artist that deserves greater attention within the Americana arena. Earle's effort to share his songs will hopefully contribute to that added appreciation". Sylvie Simmons of Mojo praised the album, saying "it just sounds so good. Warm and natural. And Earle's voice has rarely sounded better". Nick Hasted of Uncut wrote: "'Mr Bojangles', sung with cornpone syrup by Dylan, here earthily returns to the drunk-tank cell where Walker met its subject, a broken-down, alcoholic tap-dancer his song invests with heel-clicking magic. The tune defiantly climbs, strings waltz and Earle stores sentiment 'til the end". In his mixed review for Classic Rock, Stuart Bailie stated: "he delves into lesser-known parts, like "Wheel", a 1973 song about tragic, rural cycles, and he sings "Old Road", as a sparse holler, akin to the original. Other songs celebrate the 'gonzo country' aims of Jerry Jeff, but "Mr Bojangles" and his worn-out shoes is still best in show".

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| all_writing = Jerry Jeff Walker

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| title1 = Gettin' By

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| length1 = 3:57

| title2 = Gypsy Songman

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| length2 = 2:36

| title3 = Little Bird

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| length3 = 2:59

| title4 = I Makes Money (Money Don't Make Me)

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| length4 = 2:42

| title5 = Mr. Bojangles

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| length5 = 5:15

| title6 = Hill Country Rain

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| length6 = 4:23

| title7 = Charlie Dunn

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| length7 = 3:29

| title8 = My Old Man

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| length8 = 4:58

| title9 = Wheel

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| length9 = 4:28

| title10 = Old Road

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| length10 = 2:09

| total_length = 36:56

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;Steve Earle & The Dukes

• Steve Earle – guitar, mandolin, octave mandolin, harmonica, vocals, producer
• Chris Masterson – guitar, mandolin, vocals
• Eleanor Whitmore – fiddle, strings, mandolin, vocals
• Ricky Ray Jackson – pedal steel guitar, dobro, vocals
• Jeff Hill – acoustic and electric bass, cello, vocals
• Brad Pemberton – drums, percussion, vocals

;Additional musicians

• Tony Leone – drums, vocals
• Ray Kennedy – recording, mixing, mastering
• Lauren Marquez – recording assistant
• Adam Hong – recording assistant
• Greg "Chief" Frahn – guitar tech
• Tony Fitzpatrick – cover art
• Danny Clinch – photography, back cover
• Scott Newton – photography
• Tom Bejgrowicz – package design and layout
• Kim Buie – A&R
• Danny Goldberg – management
• Jesse Bauer – management
• Danny Bland – tour management
• Butch Gage – business management
• Dan Goscombe – business management
• Rosemary Carroll – legal
• Paul Fenn – booking
• Lance Roberts – booking
• Bobbie Gale – publicity
• Claire Horton – publicity
• Richard Wootton – publicity

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