"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 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

In 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

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

Chart performance