Sanctuary (The J. Geils Band album)

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Sanctuary
J. Geils Band - Sanctuary.jpg
Studio album by
The J. Geils Band
ReleasedNovember 1978
RecordedLongview Farms, North Brookfield, Massachusetts
Record Plant Studios, New York City
GenreRock
Length36:52
LabelEMI
ProducerSeth Justman, Joseph Wissert
The J. Geils Band chronology
Monkey Island
(1977) 		Sanctuary
(1978) 		Best of The J. Geils Band
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB–[2]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[3]

Sanctuary is the eighth studio album by American rock band The J. Geils Band. The album was released in November 1978, by EMI Records.

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, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
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
Side two
No.TitleLength
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
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."I Do (Live)"Melvin Mason, Johnny Paden, Frank Paden, Jesse Smith, Willie Stephenson3:22
11."Land of a Thousand Dances"Chris Kenner3:27

Personnel[]

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

Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 49
Australian (Kent Music Report) 82[5]

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1979 "One Last Kiss" Pop Singles[6] 35
1979 "Take It Back" Pop Singles[6] 67

References[]

  1. ^ John Franck. "Sanctuary - J. Geils Band". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Dave Marsh (1979-03-08). "J. Geils Band: Sanctuary". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  4. ^ "The J Geils Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 122. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "The J. Geils Band Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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