Jeff (album)

Jeff
Studio album by Jeff Beck
Released 5 August 2003 (2003-08-05)[1]
Recorded FRS; Metropolis Recording Studios, Apollo Control and BFD Studios in London
Genre Instrumental rock, electronica
Length 51:30[2]
Label Epic
Producer Jeff Beck, Andy Wright, Apollo 440, Me One, Dean Garcia
Jeff Beck chronology
You Had It Coming
(2001)		 Jeff
(2003)		 Emotion & Commotion
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[3]

Jeff is the ninth studio album by guitarist Jeff Beck, released on 5 August 2003 through Epic Records. The album reached No. 92 on the French albums chart[4] and No. 122 on the U.S. Billboard 200.[5] "Plan B" won the award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 2004 Grammys.[6][5]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "So What"  Dean Garcia, Jeff Beck 4:19
2. "Plan B"  Ron Aslan, Simon White, Beck, David Torn 4:49
3. "Pork-U-Pine"  Beck, Andy Wright, Paul Holroyde 4:06
4. "Seasons"  Ishmael Butler, Craig Irving, Maryann Viera, Syze-up, Beck, Wright, Matthew Vaughan 3:48
5. "Trouble Man"  Beck, Garcia, Wright 3:34
6. "Grease Monkey"  Howard Gray, Trevor Gray, Noko Fisher-Jones, Beck 3:34
7. "Hot Rod Honeymoon"  H. Gray, T. Gray, Fisher-Jones, Beck 3:33
8. "Line Dancing with Monkeys"  Aslan, White, Torn 5:18
9. "JB's Blues"  Garcia, Beck 4:20
10. "Pay Me No Mind (Jeff Beck Remix)"  Me One, Beck 3:18
11. "My Thing"  Beck, Nancy Sorrell, Wright 4:10
12. "Bulgaria"  trad., arr. Beck, Wright 2:00
13. "Why Lord Oh Why?"  Tony Hymas 4:41
Total length:
 51:30

Personnel

  • Jeff Beck – guitar, mixing (track 13), production (track 12)
  • Saffron – vocals (track 3)
  • Andy Wright – vocals (track 3), engineering (tracks 3–5, 11–13), production (tracks 3–5, 11, 12)
  • Ronni Ancona – vocals (track 4)
  • Nancy Sorrell – vocals (tracks 6, 7, 11)
  • Apollo 440 – vocals (track 6), engineering (tracks 6, 7), production (tracks 6, 7)
  • Baylen Leonard – vocals (track 7)
  • The Beeched Boys – vocals (track 7)
  • Me One – vocals (track 10), mixing (track 10), production (track 10)
  • Wil Malone – orchestration arrangement (tracks 4, 12)
  • London Session Orchestra – orchestration (tracks 12, 13)
  • Steve Barney – drums (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11)
  • Dean Garcia – engineering (tracks 1, 9), mixing (tracks 1, 9), production (tracks 1, 9)
  • Dave Bloor – engineering (tracks 3–5, 11, 13)
  • James Brown – engineering (tracks 3–5, 11)
  • Jamie Maher – engineering (track 10), mixing (track 10)
  • John Hudson – additional engineering (tracks 4, 13), additional mixing (track 13)
  • Ferg Peterkin – engineering assistance (tracks 3–5, 11–13)
  • Ashley Krajewski – engineering assistance (tracks 6, 7)
  • David Torn – mixing (tracks 2, 8), production (tracks 2, 8)
  • Michael Barbiero – mixing (tracks 3–5, 11–13)
  • Howard Gray – mixing (tracks 6, 7)
  • Tony Hymas – mixing (track 13)

Chart performance

Year Chart Position
2003 French albums chart 92[4]
Billboard 200 122[5]

Awards

Event Award Result
2004 Grammys Best Rock Instrumental Performance Won[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Jeff - Jeff Beck". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  2. ↑ Jeff (CD release "EPC 510820 2").
  3. ↑ Fricke, David (2003-09-04). "Jeff Beck: Jeff" at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-11-04). Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  4. 1 2 "Jeff Beck - Jeff (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  5. 1 2 3 "Jeff - Jeff Beck | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  6. 1 2 "46th Grammy Awards - 2004". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
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