Jeff (album)

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]

Jeff
Studio album by
Jeff Beck
Released5 August 2003 (2003-08-05)[1]
RecordedFRS; Metropolis Recording Studios, Apollo Control and BFD Studios in London
GenreInstrumental rock, electronica
Length51:35[2]
LabelEpic
ProducerJeff 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]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So What"Dean Garcia, Jeff Beck4:19
2."Plan B"Ron Aslan, Simon White, Beck, David Torn4:49
3."Pork-U-Pine"Beck, Andy Wright, Paul Holroyde4:06
4."Seasons"Ishmael Butler, Craig Irving, Maryann Viera, Syze-up, Beck, Wright, Matthew Vaughan3:48
5."Trouble Man"Beck, Garcia, Wright3:34
6."Grease Monkey"Howard Gray, Trevor Gray, Noko Fisher-Jones, Beck3:34
7."Hot Rod Honeymoon"H. Gray, T. Gray, Fisher-Jones, Beck3:33
8."Line Dancing with Monkeys"Aslan, White, Torn5:18
9."JB's Blues"Garcia, Beck4:20
10."Pay Me No Mind (Jeff Beck Remix)"Me One, Beck3:18
11."My Thing"Beck, Nancy Sorrell, Wright4:10
12."Bulgaria"trad., arr. Beck, Wright2:00
13."Why Lord Oh Why?"Tony Hymas4:41
Total length:51:35
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Take a Ride (On My Bottleneck Slide)"4:54
15."My Thing (David Torn Remix)"4:27
Total length:60:51

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
YearChartPosition
2003 French albums chart 92[4]
Billboard 200 122[5]

Awards
EventAwardResult
2004 Grammys Best Rock Instrumental Performance Won[6]

References
  1. 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 4 November 2007[Timestamp length]). Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  4. "Jeff Beck - Jeff (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  5. "Jeff - Jeff Beck | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  6. "46th Grammy Awards - 2004". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
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