Jewel Eyed Judy

1971 single by Fleetwood Mac

"Jewel Eyed Judy"
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"
Released6 January 1971 (US)[1]
GenreRock
Length3:17
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)
  • Danny Kirwan
  • John McVie
  • Mick Fleetwood
Producer(s)
  • Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac singles chronology
"The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)"
(1970) 		"Jewel Eyed Judy"
(1971) 		"Dragonfly"
(1971)

"Jewel Eyed Judy" is a song by British rock group Fleetwood Mac, which was released as a single from the 1971 Kiln House album. 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 the former was four months pregnant.[2] Judy Wong, the band's secretary, was the subject of "Jewel Eyed Judy".[3].

Although Billboard predicted that the song would reach the top 60 of the Billboard Hot 100,[4] it failed to chart at all, only managing to reach the bubbling under portion of the Dutch Top 40.

Critical reception

Richie Uthenberger wrote that "'Jewel Eyed Judy'" showed the band moving in more of a pop direction than anything they’d previously cut, without sacrificing Kirwan's hard rock guitar licks."[5] Bruce Eder of AllMusic echoed those sentiments and called the song a "superb" showcase of Kirwan's vocals and guitar playing.[6] Dave Swanson 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."[7]

Personnel

  • Danny Kirwan – vocals, guitar
  • Jeremy Spencer – guitar, electric piano
  • Mick Fleetwood – drums
  • John McVie – bass guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1971) Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[8] 2

References

  1. ^ Fleetwood, Mick (1993). My 25 years in Fleetwood Mac. Hyperion. p. 159. ISBN 0-297-81336-6.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ Howe, Zoë (2015). Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album. Omnibus Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-4683-1066-5.
  4. ^ "Billboard, 23 January 1971". Billboard. 23 January 1971. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  5. ^ Unterberger, Richie (2017). Fleetwood Mac: The Complete Illustrated History. Voyageur Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-1627889759.
  6. ^ Eder, Bruce. "Kiln House Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  7. ^ Swanson, Dave Swanson (18 September 2015). "When Fleetwood Mac Looked to Rock's Roots on 'Kiln House'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 10, 1971" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2024.


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