Sanctuary (The J. Geils Band album)

Sanctuary
Studio album by The J. Geils Band
Released November 1978
Recorded Longview Farms, North Brookfield, Massachusetts
Record Plant Studios, New York City
Genre Rock
Length 36:52
Label EMI
Producer Seth Justman,
Joseph Wissert
The J. Geils Band chronology
Monkey Island
(1977)		 Sanctuary
(1978)		 Best of the J. Geils Band
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic link
Robert Christgau B−[1]
Rolling Stone (favorable) link
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Sanctuary is the tenth album by American rock band The J. Geils Band, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music).

A 1998 re-release on the Razor & Tie label added two bonus tracks, taken from the 1982 live album Showtime!.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf

  1. "I Could Hurt You" – 3:53
  2. "One Last Kiss" – 4:19
  3. "Take It Back" – 3:18
  4. "Sanctuary" – 3:50
  5. "Teresa" – 3:46
  6. "Wild Man" – 5:22
  7. "I Can't Believe You" – 4:11
  8. "I Don't Hang Around Much Anymore" – 4:37
  9. "Jus' Can't Stop Me" – 3:36
Bonus Tracks
  1. "I Do" (Live) (Melvin Mason, Johnny Paden, Frank Paden, Jesse Smith, Willie Stephenson) - 3:22
  2. "Land of a Thousand Dances" (Live) (Chris Kenner) - 3:27

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1979 Pop Albums 49

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1979 "One Last Kiss" Pop Singles 35
1979 "Take It Back" Pop Singles 67

References

  1. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Sanctuary". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=6899. 
The J. Geils Band
Peter Wolf • Seth Justman • Stephen Jo Bladd • J. Geils • Danny Klein • Magic Dick
Albums
The J. Geils Band (1970) · The Morning After (1971) · Live Full House (1972) · Bloodshot (1973) · Ladies Invited (1973) · Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle (1974) · Hotline (1975) · Blow Your Face Out (1976) · Monkey Island (1977) · Sanctuary (1978) · Love Stinks (1980) · Freeze Frame (1981) · Showtime! (1982) · You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd (1984)
Singles
"First I Look at the Purse" (Live) (1971) · "Looking for a Love" (1971) · "Did You No Wrong" (1973) · "Give It to Me" (1973) · "(Ain't Nothin' but a) House Party" (1973) · "Make Up Your Mind" (1973) · "Detroit Breakdown" (1974) · "Must of Got Lost" (1974) · "Love-itis" (1975) · "Where Did Our Love Go" (1976) · "You're the Only One" (1977) · "Surrender" (1971) · "One Last Kiss" (1978) · "Take It Back" (1979) · "Sanctuary" (1979) · "Come Back" (1980) · "Love Stinks" (1980) · "Just Can't Wait" (1980) · "Night Time" (1980) · "Centerfold" (1981) · "Freeze-Frame" (1981) · "Angel in Blue" (1982) · "Flamethrower" (1982) · "I Do" (1982) · "Land of a Thousand Dances" (1983) · "Concealed Weapons" (1984) · "Fright Night" (1985)
Compilations
Best of The J. Geils Band (1979) · Best of The J. Geils Band Two (1980) · Flashback (1986) · Flamethrower (1986) · Anthology: Houseparty (1993) · Looking for a Love (1997) · Best of The J. Geils Band (2006)