''The J. Geils Band'' is the self-titled debut
studio album
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by American
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The J. Geils Band
The J. Geils Band was an American rock band formed in 1967, in Worcester, Massachusetts, under the leadership of guitarist John "J." Geils. The original band members included vocalist Peter Wolf, harmonica and saxophone player Richard "Magic ...
. The album was released on November 16, 1970, by
Atlantic Records
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.
Critical reception
The band had once been known as the J. Geils Blues Band, but its debut album revealed the stylistic range it had long developed. In an effusive contemporary review, a journalist for rock magazine ''
Creem'' praised the diversity and wrote: "It could be called blues, it could be called R&B, it could be called rock and roll; I prefer to call it good energetic music and leave it at that. They spent their formative years absorbing the best of all these musics and the sound they have distilled is truly their own."
Track listing
Juke Joint Jimmy is a pseudonym used by The J. Geils Band for group compositions.
Personnel
The J. Geils Band
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Peter Wolf
Peter Wolf (born March 7, 1946) is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of the J. Geils Band from 1967 to 1983 and as a solo artist.
Early life and education
Peter Wolf was born Peter Walter Blankfield on March 7, 1946 in The ...
– lead vocals
*
J. Geils
John Warren Geils Jr. () (February 20, 1946 – April 11, 2017), known professionally as J. Geils or Jay Geils, was an American guitarist. He was known as the leader of The J. Geils Band.
Growing up in New York City, Geils became interested in ...
– guitar
*
Magic Dick – harmonica
*
Seth Justman
Seth Justman (born January 27, 1951) is the keyboard player for the U.S. rock band, The J. Geils Band.
Biography
Justman was born in Washington, D.C., grew up in Atlantic City, and is Jewish.
He co-wrote many of the band's songs with singer Pet ...
– piano, organ
*
Danny Klein
Daniel Klein (born May 23, 1946) is an American bassist best known as a member of The J. Geils Band.
Early life
Daniel Klein was born on May 23, 1946, in the Bronx, New York City. He moved to New Jersey at age 6 and in 1964 he began attending ...
– bass
* Stephen Jo Bladd – drums, vocals
Technical
* Dave Crawford, Brad Shapiro –
producers
* Jay Messina, Geoffrey Haslam –
engineers
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* Stephen Paley – photography
* Lloyd Ziff – design
* Fred Lewis - special assistance
Charts
References
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1970 debut albums
The J. Geils Band albums
Atlantic Records albums
Albums produced by Brad Shapiro