Recorded 1980-1981 Freeze-Frame
(1981) Showtime!
(1982) Release date 26 October 1981 Producer Seth Justman | Length 40:56 Artist The J. Geils Band Label EMI Records USA | |
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Released October 26, 1981 (1981-10-26) Studio Long View Farm, North Brookfield, Massachusetts Genres Rock music, New wave, Art rock Similar Blow Your Face Out, Best of The J Geils Band, The Morning After, Bloodshot, Live Full House | ||
Freeze-Frame is the 12th studio album by American rock band The J. Geils Band, released in 1981. This was the band's only No. 1 album and their biggest seller. The album reached number one on the United States Billboard 200 album chart in February 1982, and remained at the top for four weeks. The album featured the hit singles "Centerfold" (No. 1 US; No. 3 UK) and "Freeze Frame" (No. 4 US). "Angel in Blue" also reached the US Top 40.
Contents
This was the first album where songwriters Peter Wolf and Seth Justman, who provided the band with its original material, did not share credit on every song. Justman wrote or co-wrote all of the album as well as receiving credit as arranger and producer of the material.
The album was remastered in 1993 and reissued on BGO in the UK and was remastered in 2008 for the Japanese market, but has not been remastered in the U.S.
Part of the success of the album can be attributed to the videos that were run constantly on MTV including "Centerfold" and the title track from the album.
Track listing
All songs written by Seth Justman except where noted.
- "Freeze-Frame" (Justman, Peter Wolf) – 4:01
- "Rage in the Cage" (Justman, Wolf) – 4:56
- "Centerfold" – 3:36
- "Do You Remember When" (Justman, Wolf) – 4:45
- "Insane, Insane Again" – 4:43
- "Flamethrower" – 4:58
- "River Blindness" – 6:06
- "Angel in Blue" – 4:51
- "Piss on the Wall" (Justman, Wolf) – 3:02
The J. Geils Band
Additional musicians
Production
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)
Singles - Billboard (United States)
In other media
Songs
1Freeze‐Frame3:58
2Rage in the Cage4:57
3Centerfold3:38