Freeze Frame (The J. Geils Band album)
| Freeze-Frame | ||||
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| Studio album by The J. Geils Band | ||||
| Released | October 26, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980–1981 | |||
| Studio | Long View Farm, North Brookfield, Massachusetts | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 40:55 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Seth Justman | |||
| The J. Geils Band chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Freeze Frame (The J. Geils Band album) | ||||
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| Rock 82 | (favorable)[5] |
Freeze-Frame is the tenth studio album by American rock band the J. Geils Band, and the last one to feature original vocalist Peter Wolf. The album was released on October 26, 1981, by EMI Records. It reached number one on the United States Billboard 200 album chart in February 1982, and remained at the top for four weeks. The album featured the hit singles "Centerfold" (No. 1 US; No. 3 UK) and "Freeze Frame" (No. 4 US). "Angel in Blue" also reached the US Top 40.
Keyboardist Seth Justman wrote or co-wrote all of the album as well as receiving credit as arranger and producer of the material.
A 2013 Spin article called "Flamethrower" the band's funkiest song and said: "With three avant-gardish anomalies that flirted with harmolodic punk-jazz funk ("Rage in the Cage," "Insane, Insane Again," and "River Blindness") balancing out three slick Top 10 pop hits, 1981's Freeze Frame holds the rare if not impossible distinction of being simultaneously both the J. Geils Band's most blatantly pop and mostly blatantly experimental album."[6]
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Seth Justman except where noted.
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Freeze-Frame" | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Rage in the Cage" | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Centerfold" | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Do You Remember When" | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Insane, Insane Again" | 4:43 |
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Total length:
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21:58 | |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 6. | "Flamethrower" | 4:58 |
| 7. | "River Blindness" | 6:06 |
| 8. | "Angel in Blue" | 4:51 |
| 9. | "Piss on the Wall" | 3:02 |
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Total length:
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18:57 | |
Personnel
The J. Geils Band
- Peter Wolf – lead vocals
- Seth Justman – keyboards, vocals
- J. Geils – guitar
- Danny Klein – bass
- Magic Dick – harmonica, saxophone
- Stephen Jo Bladd – drums, vocals
Additional musicians
- Randy Brecker, Tom "Bones" Malone, Lou Marini, George Young, Ronnie Cuber, Alan Rubin – horns
- Tawatha Agee, Cissy Houston, Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross, Ken Williams – backing vocals
- Cengiz Yaltkaya – conductor
Production
- Seth Justman – producer, arrangements
- David Thoener – engineer, mixing at Record Plant, New York
- Jesse Henderson, Steve Marcantonio – assistant engineers
- Joe Brescio – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Angel in Blue" | Billboard Hot 100[20] |
40
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| 1982 | "Centerfold"/"Flamethrower" | Club Play Singles[21] |
12
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| 1982 | "Centerfold" | Mainstream Rock Tracks[22] |
1
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| 1982 | "Centerfold" | Billboard Hot 100[20] |
1
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| 1982 | "Flamethrower"/"Freeze Frame" | Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks[23] |
25
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| 1982 | "Flamethrower" | Mainstream Rock Tracks[22] |
30
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| 1982 | "Freeze-Frame" | Mainstream Rock Tracks[22] |
8
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| 1982 | "Freeze-Frame" | Billboard Hot 100[20] |
4
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Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
|---|---|---|
| RIAA – USA | Platinum[24] | January 11, 1982 |
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- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The J. Geils Band – Freeze-Frame" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The J. Geils Band – Freeze-Frame" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – The J. Geils Band – Freeze-Frame". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – The J. Geils Band – Freeze-Frame". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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