Draft:Truth Serum (Garland Jeffreys album)

Truth Serum
Studio album by
Released2013
StudioBrooklyn Recording, The Magic Shop
Genrerock, reggae
Length40:06
LabelLuna Park/30 Tigers
ProducerGarland Jeffreys, James Maddock
Garland Jeffreys chronology
The King of In Between
(2011)
Truth Serum
(2013)
14 Steps to Harlem
(2017)

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
American Songwriter [2]

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".[3]

Reception

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On AllMusic, Mark Deming called it a "straightforward and tightly focused set... Jeffreys' voice is warm, passionate, and a joy to hear".[1] 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".[2] 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

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All tracks composed by Garland Jeffreys.

Personnel

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