Freeze Frame (The J. Geils Band album)

Freeze-Frame
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) Freeze-Frame (1981) Showtime! (1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[2]
Rolling Stone	[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. The album reached number one on the United States 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.

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

6. "Flamethrower" – 4:58
7. "River Blindness" – 6:06
8. "Angel in Blue" – 4:51
9. "Piss on the Wall" (Justman, Wolf) – 3:02

Personnel

The J. Geils Band

• Peter Wolf - vocals
• J. Geils - guitar
• Seth Justman - keyboard, vocals
• Danny Klein - bass
• Magic Dick - harmonica, saxophone
• Stephen Bladd - percussion, drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Randy Brecker, Tom "Bones" Malone, Lou Marini, George Young, Ronnie Cuber, Alan Rubin – horns
• Cengiz Yaltkaya - conductor
• Tawatha Agee, Cissy Houston, Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross, Ken Williams – backing vocals

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 (United States)

Singles - Billboard (United States)

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

The J. Geils Band
Peter Wolf Seth Justman Danny Klein Magic Dick Stephen Jo Bladd J. Geils
Studio albums	The J. Geils Band (1970) The Morning After (1971) 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)
Live albums	Live Full House (1972) Blow Your Face Out (1976) Showtime! (1982)
Compilations	Best of The J. Geils Band (1979) Best of The J. Geils Band (2006)
Singles	"First I Look at the Purse" (Live) (1971) "Looking for a Love" (1971) "Must of Got Lost" (1974) "Love-Itis" (1975) "Where Did Our Love Go" (1976) "Come Back" (1980) "Love Stinks" (1980) "Centerfold" (1981) "Freeze-Frame" (1981) "Angel in Blue" (1982) "Land of a Thousand Dances" (1983)
Related articles	Discography
Book:The J. Geils Band