Monkey Island (album)
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- This article describes the album. For other uses of the name, see Monkey Island (disambiguation).
| Monkey Island | ||
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| Studio album by J. Geils Band | ||
| Released | 1977 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 41:44 | |
| Label | Atlantic | |
| Producer(s) | J. Geils Band | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| J. Geils Band chronology | ||
| Blow Your Face Out (1976) |
Monkey Island (1977) |
Sanctuary (1978) |
Monkey Island is the ninth album by American rock band J. Geils Band, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music).
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
all songs written by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf
- "Surrender" – 3:49
- "You're the Only One" – 3:05
- "I Do" (Mason, Johnny Paden, Frank Paden, Alfred Smith, Willie Stephenson) – 3:09
- "Somebody" – 5:13
- "I'm Falling" – 5:41
- "Monkey Island" – 9:02
- "I'm Not Rough" (Louis Armstrong) – 3:03
- "So Good" – 3:19
- "Wreckage" – 5:23
[edit] Miscellanea
This was the only album that the J. Geils Band released under another name. For this album only they listed themselves as "Geils".
[edit] Personnel
- Stephen Bladd - percussion, drums, vocals
- J. Geils - guitar
- Seth Justman - keyboard, vocals
- Danny Klein - bass
- Magic Dick - harmonica, trumpet, harmonium
- Peter Wolf - vocals
Additional personnel
- Evette Benton - vocals, background vocals
- Michael Brecker - horn, saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Randy Brecker - trumpet, horn
- Michelle Cobbs - vocals, background vocals
- Ronnie Cuber - saxophone
- Lew Del Gatto - saxophone
- Cissy Houston - vocals
- Barbara Ingram - vocals, background vocals
- Arif Mardin - conductor
- Theresa Reed - vocals
- Alan Rubin - trumpet
- Lew Soloff - trumpet
- G. Diane Sumler - vocals, background vocals
- Harriet Tharpe - vocals, background vocals
- Luther Vandross - vocals, background vocals
- Frank Vicari - saxophone
[edit] Production
- 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
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1977 | Pop Albums | 51 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1977 | "You're The Only One" | Pop Singles | 83 |
