Monkey Island (album)

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Monkey Island
Studio album by J. Geils Band
Released	June 9, 1977
Recorded	???
Genre	Rock
Length	41:44
Label	Atlantic
Producer	J. Geils Band
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B+) link Rolling Stone (favorable) link
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 1 Track listing 2 Miscellanea 3 Personnel 4 Production 5 Charts

[edit] Track listing

all songs written by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf

1. "Surrender" – 3:49
2. "You're the Only One" – 3:05
3. "I Do" (Mason, Johnny Paden, Frank Paden, Alfred Smith, Willie Stephenson) – 3:09
4. "Somebody" – 5:13
5. "I'm Falling" – 5:41
6. "Monkey Island" – 9:02
7. "I'm Not Rough" (Louis Armstrong) – 3:03
8. "So Good" – 3:19
9. "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
1977	Pop Albums	51

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1977	"You're The Only One"	Pop Singles	83