Showtime!

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Showtime!
Live album by J. Geils Band
Released	November 12, 1982
Recorded	September 1982 at The Pine Knob Music Theater, Detroit
Genre	Rock
Length	47:58
Label	EMI
Producer	Seth Justman
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
J. Geils Band chronology
Freeze Frame (1981) Showtime! (1982) You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd (1984)

Showtime! is the thirteenth album (and third live album) by American rock band J. Geils Band, released in 1982 (see 1982 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, except where noted

1. "Jus' Can't Stop Me" – 3:44
2. "Just Can't Wait" – 3:27
3. "Till the Walls Come Tumblin' Down" – 3:31
4. "Sanctuary" – 3:49
5. "I'm Falling" – 6:01
6. "Love Rap" – 5:14
7. "Love Stinks" – 3:28
8. "Stoop Down #39" – 5:56
9. "I Do" (Melvin Mason, Johnny Paden, Frank Paden, Jesse Smith, Willie Stephenson) – 3:04
10. "Centerfold" (Justman) – 4:03
11. "Land of a Thousand Dances" (Fats Domino, Chris Kenner) – 5:41

[edit] Miscellanea

Showtime! was the last J. Geils Band album to include Peter Wolf.

This was the third of three live albums recorded by the J. Geils Band. The others were "Live" Full House in 1972 Blow Your Face Out in 1976.

All three live albums released by the J. Geils Band were recorded in Detroit, Michigan, though at different venues (part of Blow Your Face Out was recorded in Boston, as well).

[edit] Personnel

• Stephen Bladd - drums, vocals
• J. Geils - guitar
• Seth Justman - keyboard, vocals
• Danny Klein - bass
• Magic Dick - harmonica, trumpet, saxophone
• Peter Wolf - vocals

Additional personnel

• Crispin Cioe - horn
• Arno Hecht - horn
• Hollywood Paul Litteral - horn

[edit] Production

• Producer: Seth Justman
• Engineers: David Brown, Phil Gitomer, David Hewitt, David Hewitt, Jon Mathias, Kooster McAllister, Frank Pavlich
• Mixing assistant: Steve Marcantonio
• Mastering: Joe Brescio
• Live sound engineer: Frank Pavlich
• Lighting: Dave Berndt
• Arranger: Seth Justman
• Art direction: Carin Goldberg
• Design: Carin Goldberg
• Illustrations: Leslie Cabarga
• Lettering: Leslie Cabarga
• Liner notes: John Tobler

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1983	Pop Albums	23

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	"I Do"	Mainstream Rock	5
1982	"Centerfold"	Billboard Hot 100	#1 (6 Weeks)