Complete List Of J. Geils Band Songs From A to Z

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The J. Geils Band emerged from Massachusetts in the late 1960s and built a reputation as one of America’s most electrifying live rock bands. Guitarist J. Geils, singer Peter Wolf, harmonica player Magic Dick, keyboardist Seth Justman, bassist Danny Klein, and drummer Stephen Jo Bladd formed the classic six-member lineup. Their sound drew heavily on rhythm and blues, Chicago blues, soul, and early rock and roll, but the band’s energetic playing and Wolf’s showmanship gave those influences a personality all their own.

The group’s self-titled debut arrived in 1970, followed by The Morning After in 1971. Songs such as “Looking for a Love,” “Whammer Jammer,” “First I Look at the Purse,” and “Hard Drivin’ Man” helped make the band a concert attraction long before its biggest radio hits. Live: Full House, recorded in Detroit and issued in 1972, captured much of that excitement, with Magic Dick’s harmonica playing and the band’s tightly coordinated rhythms at the center of the performances.

The J. Geils Band’s 1970s albums included Bloodshot, Ladies Invited, Nightmares…and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle, Hotline, and Monkey Island. Their repertoire mixed original songs with R&B covers, yielding favorites such as “Give It to Me,” “Must of Got Lost,” “Detroit Breakdown,” and “Love-Itis.” A second major live collection, Blow Your Face Out, arrived in 1976. The band also issued recordings that never appeared on its regular studio albums, including the singles “Peanut Butter” and “Revenge.”

Moving from Atlantic to EMI, the group found a wider pop audience with Sanctuary and Love Stinks before Freeze-Frame became a No. 1 album. “Centerfold” topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982, and “Freeze-Frame,” “Angel in Blue,” and “Flamethrower” demonstrated the band’s ability to combine rock energy with synthesizers, horns, and radio-ready songwriting. Wolf departed in 1983, and Seth Justman took over many of the lead vocals on the final studio album, You’re Gettin’ Even While I’m Gettin’ Odd, released in 1984.

The band’s recording history reaches beyond those eleven studio albums. Three original live albums, a 1972 collaboration with blues guitarist Buddy Guy, several hard-to-find B-sides, and the title song for the 1985 film Fright Night all belong to its officially released catalog. Although J. Geils died in 2017 and the classic lineup can no longer reunite, the band’s recordings continue to connect the raw excitement of its R&B roots with the chart-topping rock sound it developed in the early 1980s.

Complete List Of J. Geils Band Songs From A to Z

0–E

“(Ain’t Nothin’ But a) House Party” – Bloodshot (1973)
“Angel in Blue” – Freeze-Frame (1981)
“Back to Get Ya” – Bloodshot (1973)
“Be Careful (What You Do)” – Hotline (1975)
“Believe in Me” – Hotline (1975)
“Californicatin’” – You’re Gettin’ Even While I’m Gettin’ Odd (1984)
“Centerfold” – Freeze-Frame (1981)
“Chimes” – Ladies Invited (1973)
“Come Back” – Love Stinks (1980)
“Concealed Weapons” – You’re Gettin’ Even While I’m Gettin’ Odd (1984)
“Cruisin’ for a Love” – The J. Geils Band (1970)
“Cry One More Time” – The Morning After (1971)
“Dead Presidents” – I Don’t Need You No More single (B-side) (1972)
“Desire (Please Don’t Turn Away)” – Love Stinks (1980)
“Detroit Breakdown” – Nightmares…and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle (1974)
“Diddyboppin’” – Ladies Invited (1973)
“Did You No Wrong” – Ladies Invited (1973)
“Don’t Try to Hide It” – Bloodshot (1973)
“Do You Remember When” – Freeze-Frame (1981)
“Easy Way Out” – Hotline (1975)
“Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe” – You’re Gettin’ Even While I’m Gettin’ Odd (1984)

F–J

“Fancy Footwork” – Hotline (1975)
“First I Look at the Purse” – The J. Geils Band (1970)
“Flamethrower” – Freeze-Frame (1981)
“Floyd’s Hotel” – The Morning After (1971)
“Freeze-Frame” – Freeze-Frame (1981)
“Fright Night” – Fright Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1985)
“Funky Judge” – Nightmares…and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle (1974)
“Gettin’ Out” – Nightmares…and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle (1974)
“Give It to Me” – Bloodshot (1973)
“Givin’ It All Up” – Nightmares…and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle (1974)
“Gonna Find Me a New Love” – The Morning After (1971)
“Gotta Have Your Love” – The Morning After (1971)
“Hard Drivin’ Man” – The J. Geils Band (1970)
“Heavy Petting” – You’re Gettin’ Even While I’m Gettin’ Odd (1984)
“Hold Your Loving” – Bloodshot (1973)
“Homework” – The J. Geils Band (1970)
“Honey Dripper” – A Man of Many Words / Honey Dripper single (1972), Buddy Guy with the J. Geils Band
“I Can’t Believe You” – Sanctuary (1978)
“I Can’t Go On” – Ladies Invited (1973)
“Ice Breaker (For the Big ‘M’)” – The J. Geils Band (1970)
“I Could Hurt You” – Sanctuary (1978)
“I Do” – Monkey Island (1977)
“I Do (Live)” – Showtime! (1982)
“I Don’t Hang Around Much Anymore” – Sanctuary (1978)
“I Don’t Need You No More” – The Morning After (1971)
“I’ll Be Coming Home” – Nightmares…and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle (1974)
“I’m Falling” – Monkey Island (1977)
“I’m Not Rough” – Monkey Island (1977)
“Insane, Insane Again” – Freeze-Frame (1981)
“It Ain’t What You Do (It’s How You Do It!)” – The Morning After (1971)
“I Will Carry You Home” – You’re Gettin’ Even While I’m Gettin’ Odd (1984)
“Jealous Love” – Hotline (1975)
“Jus’ Can’t Stop Me” – Sanctuary (1978)
“Just Can’t Wait” – Love Stinks (1980)

K–O

“Land of a Thousand Dances (Live)” – Showtime! (1982)
“Lay Your Good Thing Down” – Ladies Invited (1973)
“Looking for a Love” – The Morning After (1971)
“Looking for a Love (Live at Mar Y Sol)” – Mar Y Sol: The First International Puerto Rico Pop Festival (1972)
“Look Me in the Eye” – Nightmares…and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle (1974)
“Love-Itis” – Hotline (1975)
“Love Rap (Live)” – Showtime! (1982)
“Love Stinks” – Love Stinks (1980)
“Magic’s Mood” – Peanut Butter single (B-side) (1976)
“Make Up Your Mind” – Bloodshot (1973)
“Mean Love” – Hotline (1975)
“Monkey Island” – Monkey Island (1977)
“Must of Got Lost” – Nightmares…and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle (1974)
“Must of Got Lost (Live)” – Blow Your Face Out (1976)
“My Baby Don’t Love Me” – Ladies Invited (1973)
“Nightmares” – Nightmares…and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle (1974)
“Night Time” – Love Stinks (1980)
“No Anchovies, Please” – Love Stinks (1980)
“No Doubt About It” – Ladies Invited (1973)
“On Borrowed Time” – The J. Geils Band (1970)
“One Last Kiss” – Sanctuary (1978)
“Orange Driver” – Hotline (1975)

P–T

“Pack Fair and Square” – The J. Geils Band (1970)
“Peanut Butter” – Peanut Butter single (1976)
“Piss on the Wall” – Freeze-Frame (1981)
“Rage in the Cage” – Freeze-Frame (1981)
“Raise Your Hand (Live)” – Blow Your Face Out (1976)
“Revenge” – One Last Kiss single (B-side) (1978)
“River Blindness” – Freeze-Frame (1981)
“Sanctuary” – Sanctuary (1978)
“Serves You Right to Suffer” – The J. Geils Band (1970)
“Shoot Your Shot (Live)” – Blow Your Face Out (1976)
“Sno-Cone” – The J. Geils Band (1970)
“So Good” – Monkey Island (1977)
“Somebody” – Monkey Island (1977)
“So Sharp” – The Morning After (1971)
“Southside Shuffle” – Bloodshot (1973)
“Start All Over Again” – Bloodshot (1973)
“Stoop Down #39” – Nightmares…and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle (1974)
“Struttin’ with My Baby” – Bloodshot (1973)
“Surrender” – Monkey Island (1977)
“Take a Chance (On Romance)” – Ladies Invited (1973)
“Take It Back” – Sanctuary (1978)
“Takin’ You Down” – Love Stinks (1980)
“Tell ‘Em, Jonesy” – You’re Gettin’ Even While I’m Gettin’ Odd (1984)
“Teresa” – Sanctuary (1978)
“That’s Why I’m Thinking of You” – Ladies Invited (1973)
“The Bite from Inside” – You’re Gettin’ Even While I’m Gettin’ Odd (1984)
“The Lady Makes Demands” – Ladies Invited (1973)
“The Usual Place” – The Morning After (1971)
“Think It Over” – Hotline (1975)
“Till the Walls Come Tumblin’ Down” – Love Stinks (1980)
“Truck Drivin’ Man (Live)” – Blow Your Face Out (1976)
“Trying to Live My Life Without You” – I Do single (B-side) (1978)
“Tryin’ Not to Think About It” – Love Stinks (1980)

U–Z

“Wait” – The J. Geils Band (1970)
“Wasted Youth” – You’re Gettin’ Even While I’m Gettin’ Odd (1984)
“Whammer Jammer” – The Morning After (1971)
“Whammer Jammer (Live at the Cinderella Ballroom)” – Live: Full House (1972)
“What’s Your Hurry” – The J. Geils Band (1970)
“Where Did Our Love Go (Live)” – Blow Your Face Out (1976)
“Wild Man” – Sanctuary (1978)
“Wild Man (Single Remix)” – Wild Man single (1979)
“Wreckage” – Monkey Island (1977)
“You’re Gettin’ Even While I’m Gettin’ Odd” – You’re Gettin’ Even While I’m Gettin’ Odd (1984)
“You’re the Only One” – Monkey Island (1977)

The J. Geils Band Studio Albums

The J. Geils Band (1970)

The Morning After (1971)

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Bloodshot (1973)

Ladies Invited (1973)

Nightmares…and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle (1974)

Hotline (1975)

Monkey Island (1977)

Sanctuary (1978)

Love Stinks (1980)

Freeze-Frame (1981)

You’re Gettin’ Even While I’m Gettin’ Odd (1984)

The J. Geils Band Extended Plays and Special-Edition Singles

Bloodshot (Four-Track 7-Inch Special Edition) (1973)

The J. Geils Band Official Live Albums

Live: Full House (1972)

Blow Your Face Out (1976)

Showtime! (1982)

House Party: Live in Germany (2015)

The J. Geils Band Selected Compilations and Archival Collections

Best of the J. Geils Band (1979)

Best of the J. Geils Band Two (1980)

Flashback: The Best of the J. Geils Band (1985)

Flamethrower (1986)

Houseparty: The J. Geils Band Anthology (1993)

Must of Got Lost (1995)

Looking for a Love and Other Hits (1997)

The Very Best J. Geils Band Album Ever (2002)

Best of the J. Geils Band (Capitol) (2006)

The J. Geils Band Soundtrack Appearance

Fright Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1985)

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