From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1977 studio album by Geils
Monkey Island
is the seventh
studio album
by American
rock
band
the J. Geils Band
, though it is credited with the shortened band name of "Geils", the only album in their catalog for which this was done. The album was released on June 9, 1977, by
Atlantic Records
.
The album did not perform well in the marketplace, and would be the J. Geils Band's last original album for
Atlantic Records
after almost eight years with the label. It was, however, the band's first album on which they did not use an outside producer, as well as their first project with recording engineer David Thoener, with whom they later collaborated on their best-selling albums
Love Stinks
and
Freeze Frame
.
The album contains the studio version of "I Do," a live recording of which (from the album
Showtime!
) would be the J. Geils Band's last hit single in 1982.
Critical reception
[
edit
]
The
Los Angeles Times
opined that "Geils is in dire need of a well-focused musical approach if the band wishes to revive its early power and promise."
[4]
Track listing
[
edit
]
All songs written by
Peter Wolf
and
Seth Justman
except as noted
Personnel
[
edit
]
Additional personnel
Production
[
edit
]
- Producers: J. Geils Band
- Engineer: David Thoener
- Assistant engineers: Jay Krugman, Rod O'Brien, Corky Stasiak
- Mixing: David Thoener
- Remastering:
George Marino
- Design:
Peter Corriston
- Photography: Alen MacWeeney
Charts
[
edit
]
Album
Singles
Year
|
Single
|
Chart
|
Position
|
1977
|
"You're the Only One"
|
Pop Singles
[7]
|
83
|
References
[
edit
]
|
---|
|
Studio albums
| |
---|
Live albums
| |
---|
Compilations
| |
---|
Singles
| |
---|
Related articles
| |
---|