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
Released5 August 2003 (2003-08-05)[1]
RecordedFRS; Metropolis Recording Studios, Apollo Control and BFD Studios in London
Genre
Length51:35[2]
LabelEpic
ProducerJeff Beck, Andy Wright, Apollo 440, Me One, Dean Garcia
Jeff Beck chronology
You Had It Coming
(2000)
Jeff
(2003)
Emotion & Commotion
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[3]

Track listing edit

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 edit

Technical
  • 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)

Charts edit

Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 122
French albums chart[4] 92
Oricon Albums Chart[7] 24

Awards edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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"". Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  4. ^ a b "Jeff Beck - Jeff (album)". Jeff by Jeff Beck - Music Charts. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  5. ^ a b c "Jeff - Jeff Beck | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  6. ^ a b "46th Grammy Awards - 2004". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  7. ^ "ジェフ ジェフ・ベック ORICON NEWS". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

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