The J. Geils Band (album)

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The J. Geils Band
Studio album by 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
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B+) link Rolling Stone (favorable) link
J. Geils Band chronology
The J. Geils Band (1970) 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.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side one 1.2 Side two 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

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

[edit] Side two

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

[edit] Personnel

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

[edit] Production

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

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1971	Pop Albums	195