- Source: Monkey Island (album)
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.
Critical reception
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."
Track listing
All songs written by Peter Wolf and Seth Justman except as noted
Personnel
Peter Wolf – lead vocals
J. Geils – guitar
Magic Dick – harmonica
Seth Justman – keyboards, vocals
Danny Klein – bass
Stephen Jo Bladd – drums, vocals
Additional personnel
Evette Benton – background vocals
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Michelle Cobbs – background vocals
Ronnie Cuber – saxophone
Lew Del Gatto – saxophone
Cissy Houston – background vocals
Barbara Ingram – background vocals
Arif Mardin – strings conductor
Theresa Reed – background vocals
Alan Rubin – trumpet
Lew Soloff – trumpet
G. Diane Sumler – background vocals
Harriet Tharpe – background vocals
Luther Vandross – background vocals
Frank Vicari – saxophone
= Production
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Producers: J. Geils Band
Engineer: David Thoener
Assistant engineers: Jay Krugman, Rod O'Brien, Corky Stasiak
Mixing: David Thoener
Remastering: George Marino
Design: Peter Corriston
Photography: Alen MacWeeney
Charts
Album
Singles
References
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