Showtime (The J. Geils Band album)


Showtime! is the third and final live album by American rock band The J. [Geils Band] during their career. It was recorded at the Pine Knob Music Theater in Clarkston, Michigan on September 4, 1982. While some critics consider it to be weaker than the group's two earlier live albums "Live" Full House and Blow [Your Face Out], this release captures the band at its commercial peak. The tracks are drawn primarily from the four studio albums released since Blow Your Face Out: ''Monkey Island ; Sanctuary ; Love Stinks ; and Freeze Frame''. This was the last release by the band before frontman Peter Wolf's departure in 1983.

Track listing

All songs written by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf, except where noted.
;Side one
  1. "Jus' Can't Stop Me" – 3:44
  2. "Just Can't Wait" – 3:27
  3. "Till the Walls Come Tumblin' Down" – 3:31
  4. "Sanctuary" – 3:49
  5. "I'm Falling" – 6:01
  6. "Love Rap" – 5:14
;Side two
  1. "Love Stinks" – 3:28
  2. "Stoop Down #39" – 5:56
  3. "I Do" – 3:04
  4. "Centerfold" – 4:03
  5. "Land of [a Thousand Dances]" – 5:41
On the LP version of the album, the segue between "Love Rap" and "Love Stinks" is divided with Peter Wolf cut off mid-sentence at the end of side 1: "If you call this love, then let me tell you, angel, love -". The beginning of side 2 picks up at the same second where side 1 left off, with Wolf finishing, "- stinks!".

Personnel

;The J. Geils Band
;The Uptown Horns
Album
Chart Peak
position

Singles
YearTitleChartPosition
1983"I Do"Billboard Hot 10024