Released January 28, 1980 Love Stinks
(1980) Freeze Frame
(1981) Release date 28 January 1980 Label Nautilus Recordings | Length 37:34 Artist The J. Geils Band Producer Seth Justman Genres Rock music, New wave | |
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Recorded 1979 at Long View Farm,
North Brookfield, Massachusetts Similar The J Geils Band albums, Rock music albums | ||
Love Stinks is the eleventh album by American rock band The J. Geils Band, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music).
Contents
The title song, Love Stinks is a rant against unrequited love. It has been covered by industrial metal band Bile, by Andru Branch in the film Love Stinks, Joan Jett in the film Mr. Wrong and Adam Sandler in the movie The Wedding Singer. The song was also featured in the film Opie Gets Laid. In late July 2009, "Love Stinks" was heard in a series of Swiffer commercials.
Track listing
All songs written by Peter Wolf and Seth Justman, except where noted
- "Just Can't Wait" – 3:24
- "Come Back" – 5:11
- "Takin' You Down" – 4:05
- "Night Time" (Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer) – 4:31
- "No Anchovies, Please" – 2:41
- "Love Stinks" – 3:44
- "Tryin' Not to Think About It" – 6:22
- "Desire (Please Don't Turn Away)" – 3:35
- "Till the Walls Come Tumblin' Down" – 4:01
Personnel
Production
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Songs
1Just Can’t Wait3:24
2Come Back5:09
3Takin’ You Down4:06
References
Love Stinks Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA