The J. Geils Band (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = The J. Geils Band
Type = Album
Artist = J. Geils Band


Released = November 16, 1970
Recorded = A&R Studios, NYC
August 1970
Genre = Rock
Length = 33:22
Label = Atlantic
Producer = Dave Crawford
Brad Shapiro
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:uihxlfae5cqw~T1 link]
*Review-Christgau|B+|album=6893
*"Rolling Stone" (favorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jgeilsband/albums/album/138174/review/5945074/the_j_geils_band_1st_lp link]
Last album =
This album = "The J. Geils Band"
(1970)
Next album = "The Morning After"
(1971)

"The J. Geils Band" is the self-titled debut album by American rock band J. Geils Band, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music).

"First I Look at the Purse" is one of the songs featured in Nick Hornby's book "31 Songs".

Track listing

ide one

#"Wait" (Seth Justman, Peter Wolf) – 3:25
#"Ice Breaker (For the Big "M")" (J. Geils) – 2:15
#"Cruisin' for a Love" (Juke Joint Jimmy) – 2:32
#"Hard Drivin' Man" (Wolf, Geils) – 2:18
#"Serves You Right to Suffer" (John Lee Hooker) – 5:01

ide two

#"Homework" (Otis Rush, Al Perkins, Dave Clark) – 2:45
#"First I Look at the Purse" (Robert Rogers, Smokey Robinson) – 3:54
#"What's Your Hurry" (Wolf, Justman) – 2:44
#"On Borrowed Time" (Wolf, Justman) – 3:03
#"Pack Fair and Square" (Walter Travis Price) – 2:01
#"Sno-Cone" (Albert Collins) – 3:24

Personnel

*Peter Wolf - vocals
*Seth Justman - organ, piano
*Danny Klein - bass
*J. Geils - guitar
*Magic Dick - harp
*Stephen Bladd - drums, vocals

Production

*Producers: Dave Crawford, Brad Shapiro
*Engineers: Jay Messinam, Geoffrey Haslam

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)