American Boy & Girl

American Boy & Girl is an album by Garland Jeffreys, released on A&M Records in 1979.

The album peaked at No. 151 on the Billboard 200. "Matador" became a hit in Germany, reaching number 2 on the singles chart. It was also a top ten hit in Austria, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, and France.

Critical reception
The New York Times wrote that the album "projects a humanism that's affecting for its steadfast refusal to be fashionable."

Track listing
All tracks composed by Garland Jeffreys
 * 1) "Livin' For Me" - 4:19
 * 2) "Bad Dream" - 2:44
 * 3) "City Kids" - 5:12
 * 4) "American Boy & Girl" - 3:52
 * 5) "Matador" - 4:38
 * 6) "Night of Living Dead" - 4:43
 * 7) "Bring Back the Love" - 3:28
 * 8) "Ship of Fools" - 3:00
 * 9) "Shoot the Moonlight Out" - 3:23
 * 10) "If Mao Could See Me Now" - 5:09

Personnel
with:
 * Garland Jeffreys - vocals, guitar, percussion
 * The Mao Band
 * Alan Freedman - acoustic guitar, arrangements
 * Rafael Goldfield - bass
 * Tim Cappello - keyboards, tenor & soprano saxophone, backing vocals
 * Anton Fig - drums, percussion
 * Herb Alpert - "drunken" trumpet
 * Robert Athas - bass, guitars
 * Rory Dodd - harmony vocals
 * Paul Prestopino - mandolin
 * Eric Troyer - vocals
 * Ed Freeman - conductor
 * Technical
 * Terri Kaplan - production coordinator
 * Roy Cicala, Sam Ginsberg - engineer
 * Carole Langer - design, cover concept
 * Lou Lanzano - cover photography