Sanctuary (The J. Geils Band album)
For the album by Simon Webbe, see Sanctuary (Simon Webbe album). For the Irish charity album, see Sanctuary (Irish charity album).
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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 | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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Robert Christgau | B−[1] |
Rolling Stone | (favorable) link |
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!.
Track listing
All songs written by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf
- "I Could Hurt You" – 3:53
- "One Last Kiss" – 4:19
- "Take It Back" – 3:18
- "Sanctuary" – 3:50
- "Teresa" – 3:46
- "Wild Man" – 5:22
- "I Can't Believe You" – 4:11
- "I Don't Hang Around Much Anymore" – 4:37
- "Jus' Can't Stop Me" – 3:36
- Bonus Tracks
- "I Do" (Live) (Melvin Mason, Johnny Paden, Frank Paden, Jesse Smith, Willie Stephenson) - 3:22
- "Land of a Thousand Dances" (Live) (Chris Kenner) - 3:27
Personnel
- Peter Wolf - vocals
- J. Geils - guitar
- Seth Justman - keyboard, vocals
- Danny Klein - bass
- Magic Dick - harmonica, trumpet, chromatic harmonica
- Stephen Bladd - percussion, drums, vocals
Additional personnel
- Arno Hecht - horn
Production
- Producers: Seth Justman, Joseph Wissert
- Engineer: David Brown, David Hewitt, Jon Mathias, Kooster McAllister, Frank Pavlich, David Thoener
- Assistant engineers: Jesse Henderson, Jon Mathias
- Mixing: David Thoener
- Mastering: Joe Brescio, Elliot Federman
- Project director: Mike Ragogna
- Production coordination: David Richman
- Arranger: Seth Justman
- Layout design: Paula Bisacca
- Photography: Alen MacWeeney, Rob Van Petten
- Liner notes: John Tobler
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1979 | Pop Albums | 49 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1979 | "One Last Kiss" | Pop Singles | 35 |
1979 | "Take It Back" | Pop Singles | 67 |
References
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Sanctuary". Robert Christgau.
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