Showtime (The J. Geils Band album) explained

Showtime!
Type:	live
Artist:	The J. Geils Band
Cover:	J. Geils Band - Showtime!.jpg
Released:	November 12, 1982
Recorded:	September 4, 1982
Venue:	The Pine Knob Music Theater, Clarkston, Michigan
Genre:	Rock
Length:	47:58
Label:	EMI
Producer:	Seth Justman
Prev Title:	Freeze Frame
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd
Next Year:	1984

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.

Track listing

All songs written by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf, except where noted.

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.

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
• 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

Singles

Notes and References

1. The J Geils Band Chart History: Hot 100 . . 2020-09-08.