| Monkey Island | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Geils |
| Cover: | J. Geils Band - Monkey Island.jpg |
| Released: | June 9, 1977 |
| Recorded: | 1977 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 41:44 |
| Label: | Atlantic |
| Producer: | The J. Geils Band |
| Prev Title: | Blow Your Face Out |
| Prev Year: | 1976 |
| Next Title: | Sanctuary |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
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.
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."[1]
All songs written by Peter Wolf and Seth Justman except as noted
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