Freeze Frame (The J. Geils Band album)

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Freeze-Frame
J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame.jpg
Studio album by The J. Geils Band
Released October 26, 1981 (1981-10-26)
Recorded 1980-1981
Studio Long View Farm, North Brookfield, Massachusetts
Genre New wave, pop rock, art rock
Length 40:56
Label EMI
Producer Seth Justman
The J. Geils Band chronology
Love Stinks
(1980)Love Stinks1980		 Freeze-Frame
(1981)		 Showtime!
(1982)Showtime!1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau B+[2]
Rolling Stone 5/5 stars[3]
Rock 82 (favorable)[4]

Freeze-Frame is the 12th studio album by American rock band The J. Geils Band, released in 1981. This was the band's only No. 1 album and their biggest seller.[citation needed] The album reached number one on the 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.

This was the first album where songwriters Peter Wolf and Seth Justman, who provided the band with its original material, did not share credit on every song. Justman wrote or co-wrote all of the album as well as receiving credit as arranger and producer of the material.

The album was remastered in 1993 and reissued on BGO in the UK and was remastered in 2008 for the Japanese market, but has not been remastered in the U.S.

Part of the success of the album can be attributed to the videos that were run constantly on MTV including "Centerfold" and the title track from the album.[citation needed]

Track listing

All songs written by Seth Justman except where noted.

Side one
  1. "Freeze-Frame" (Justman, Peter Wolf) – 4:01
  2. "Rage in the Cage" (Justman, Wolf) – 4:56
  3. "Centerfold" – 3:36
  4. "Do You Remember When" (Justman, Wolf) – 4:45
  5. "Insane, Insane Again" – 4:43
Side two
  1. "Flamethrower" – 4:58
  2. "River Blindness" – 6:06
  3. "Angel in Blue" – 4:51
  4. "Piss on the Wall" (Justman, Wolf) – 3:02

Personnel

The J. Geils Band

Additional musicians

Production

  • Seth Justman - producer, arrangements
  • David Thoener - engineer, mixing at Record Plant, New York
  • Jesse Henderson, Steve Marcantonio - assistant engineers
  • Joe Brescio - mastering

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1982 Pop Albums 1

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1982 "Angel in Blue" Billboard Hot 100 40
1982 "Centerfold/Flamethrower" Club Play Singles 12
1982 "Centerfold" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
1982 "Centerfold" Billboard Hot 100 1
1982 "Flamethrower" Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks 25
1982 "Flamethrower" Mainstream Rock Tracks 30
1982 "Freeze-Frame" Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks 25
1982 "Freeze-Frame" Mainstream Rock Tracks 8
1982 "Freeze-Frame" Billboard Hot 100 4
Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
February 6, 1982 - February 27, 1982		 Succeeded by
Beauty and the Beat by Go-Go's

In other media

  • "Centerfold" is included on the disc of Rock Band 3.
  • "Freeze-Frame" was released as downloadable content for the Guitar Hero series.
  • "Freeze-Frame" is offered as a downloadable song for Rock Band 3.

References

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