"Jewel Eyed Judy" is a song by British rock group Fleetwood Mac, which was released as a single from the 1971 Kiln House album.
| "Jewel Eyed Judy" | ||||
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 Cover of the Dutch release: L–R: Spencer, Christine McVie, John McVie, Kirwan, Fleetwood | ||||
| Single by Fleetwood Mac | ||||
| from the album Kiln House | ||||
| B-side | "Station Man" | |||
| Released | 6 January 1971 (US)[1] | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
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Although credited to John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, and Danny Kirwan, Mick Fleetwood stated in his 2014 autobiography, Play On, that his wife Jenny Boyd and Christine McVie wrote the lyrics together when Boyd was four months pregnant.[2] Judy Wong, the band's secretary, was the subject of "Jewel Eyed Judy".[3]
Billboard predicted that the song would reach the top 60 of the Billboard Hot 100,[4] but it failed to chart at all, only managing to reach the bubbling under portion of the Dutch Top 40.[5]
Critical reception
editIn his review of Kiln House, Nick Logan of NME described "Jewel Eyed Judy" as a "pretty, melodic song" that was "marred by the low key vocals" that he felt were buried under some of the instrumentation.[6] Richie Uthenberger wrote that the song "showed the band moving in more of a pop direction than anything they’d previously cut, without sacrificing Kirwan's hard rock guitar licks."[7] Bruce Eder of AllMusic echoed those sentiments and called the song a "superb" showcase of Kirwan's vocals and guitar playing.[8] Dave Swanson of Ultimate Classic Rock called the song a "gritty, stomping rocker that has more in common with the likes of Badfinger than it does with much of the '50s motif found throughout the LP."[9]
Personnel
edit- Danny Kirwan – vocals, guitar
- Jeremy Spencer – guitar, electric piano
- Mick Fleetwood – drums
- John McVie – bass guitar
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1971) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[5] | 2 |
References
edit- ^ Fleetwood, Mick (1993). My 25 years in Fleetwood Mac. Hyperion. p. 159. ISBN 0-297-81336-6.
- ^ Fleetwood, Mick; Bozza, Anthony (October 2014). Play On: Now, Then & Fleetwood Mac (First ed.). 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104: Little Brown and Company. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-316-40342-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Howe, Zoë (2015). Visions, Dreams and Rumours. Omnibus Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-4683-1066-5.
- ^ "Billboard, 23 January 1971". Billboard. 23 January 1971. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Tipparade-lijst van week 10, 1971" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Logan, Nick (12 September 1970). "Fleetwood's Latest LP Full of Surprises". NME.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie (2017). Fleetwood Mac: The Complete Illustrated History. Voyageur Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-1627889759.
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "Kiln House Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Swanson, Dave Swanson (18 September 2015). "When Fleetwood Mac Looked to Rock's Roots on 'Kiln House'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 22 January 2024.