Showtime (The J. Geils Band album)

Showtime!
Live album by
The J. Geils Band
ReleasedNovember 12, 1982
RecordedSeptember 4, 1982
VenueThe Pine Knob Music Theater, Clarkston, Michigan
GenreRock
Length47:58
LabelEMI
ProducerSeth Justman
The J. Geils Band chronology
Freeze Frame
(1981) 		Showtime!
(1982) 		You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd
(1984)
Singles from Showtime!
  1. "I Do b/w "Sanctuary"
    Released: Fall 1982
  2. "Land of a Thousand Dances b/w "Jus' Can't Stop Me"
    Released: Winter 1983

Showtime! is the third and final live album by American rock band The J. Geils Band during their career. It was recorded at the Pine Knob Music Theater in Clarkston, Michigan on September 4, 1982. While some critics consider it to be weaker than the group's two earlier live albums "Live" Full House (1972) and Blow Your Face Out (1976), this release captures the band at its commercial peak. The tracks are drawn primarily from the four studio albums released since Blow Your Face Out: Monkey Island (1977); Sanctuary (1978); Love Stinks (1980); and Freeze Frame (1981). This was the last release by the band before frontman Peter Wolf's departure in 1983.[citation needed]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf, except where noted.[citation needed]

  1. "Jus' Can't Stop Me" (from Sanctuary) – 3:44
  2. "Just Can't Wait" (from Love Stinks) – 3:27
  3. "Till the Walls Come Tumblin' Down" (from Love Stinks) – 3:31
  4. "Sanctuary" (from Sanctuary) – 3:49
  5. "I'm Falling" (from Monkey Island) – 6:01
  6. "Love Rap" – 5:14
  7. "Love Stinks" (from Love Stinks) – 3:28
  8. "Stoop Down #39" (from Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle) – 5:56
  9. "I Do (from Monkey Island)" (Melvin Mason, Johnny Paden, Frank Paden, Jesse Smith, Willie Stephenson) – 3:04
  10. "Centerfold" (from Freeze Frame) (Justman) – 4:03
  11. "Land of a Thousand Dances" (Chris Kenner) – 5:41

Note: on the LP version of the album, the cross-fade between "Love Rap" and "Love Stinks" is divided with an abrupt ending of "Love Rap" at the end of Side 1, and continuing with "Love Stinks" at the beginning of Side 2.[citation needed]

Personnel

  • Peter Wolf – lead vocals
  • J. Geils – guitar
  • Magic Dick – harmonica
  • Seth Justman – keyboards, vocals
  • Danny Klein – bass
  • Stephen Jo Bladd – drums, vocals
  • The Uptown Horns – Crispin Cioe (saxophone), Arno Hecht (tenor saxophone), Paul "Hollywood" Litteral (trumpet)

Production

  • Producer: Seth Justman[citation needed]
  • Engineers: David Brown, Phil Gitomer, David Hewitt, Jon Mathias, Kooster McAllister, Frank Pavlich
  • Mixing assistant: Steve Marcantonio
  • Mastering: Joe Brescio
  • Live sound engineer: Frank Pavlich
  • Lighting: Dave Berndt
  • Arranger: Seth Justman
  • Art direction: Carin Goldberg
  • Design: Carin Goldberg
  • Illustrations: Leslie Cabarga
  • Lettering: Leslie Cabarga
  • Liner notes: John Tobler

Charts

Album

Chart (1982) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 23

Singles

Year Title Chart Position
1983 "I Do" Billboard Hot 100[4] 24

References

  1. ^ Allan, Mark. Showtime at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  2. ^ Considine, J. D. (January 20, 1983). "J. Geils Band: Showtime!". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 7, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "The J Geils Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "The J Geils Band Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.