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1980 studio album by the J. Geils Band
Love Stinks studio album by American rock band the J. Geils Band . The album was released on January 28, 1980, by EMI Records .
The title song, "Love Stinks ", is a rant against unrequited love . It has been covered by industrial metal band Bile , by Andru Branch in the film Love Stinks Joan Jett in the film Mr. Wrong Adam Sandler in the film The Wedding Singer
Critical reception
Cash Box farfisa organ sound." Record World Classic Rock History critic Brian Kachejian named "Just Can't Wait" as the band's 7th best song, stating that "The song’s Farfisa organ lick was very symbolic of the sound of the early 1980s, when all styles of music were merging into a new wave-type sound."
Track listing
All songs written by Peter Wolf and Seth Justman , except where noted.
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Just Can't Wait" 3:24 2. "Come Back " 5:11 3. "Takin' You Down" 4:05 4. "Night Time " Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer 4:31 5. "No Anchovies, Please" 2:41
Side two No. Title Length 6. "Love Stinks " 3:44 7. "Tryin' Not to Think About It" 6:22 8. "Desire (Please Don't Turn Away)" 3:35 9. "Till the Walls Come Tumblin' Down" 4:01
Personnel
Production
Producer: Seth Justman
Engineer: David Thoener
Mixing: David Thoener
Mastering: Joe Brescio
Studio assistant: Jesse Henderson
Arranger: Seth Justman
Art direction: Carin Goldberg
Design: Carin Goldberg , Mark Handel
Photography: Cadence Industries Corp. Charts
Album
Singles
Year
Single
Chart
Position
1980
"Come Back
US Pop Singles
32
1980
"Come Back"
US Club Play Singles
69
1980
"Just Can't Wait"
US Pop Singles
78
1980
"Love Stinks "
US Pop Singles
38
References
Rolling Stone Staff (November 11, 2020). "The 80 Greatest Albums of 1980" . Rolling Stone The Geils gang kicked down the door into the Eighties with a surprise New Wave makeover for Boston's finest blues-rock party monsters.
John Franck. "Love Stinks - J. Geils Band" . AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
Nicholls, Mike (15 March 1980). "The J Geils Band: Love Stinks ". Record Mirror
Christgau, Robert. "Love Stinks" . Robert Christgau .
Ed Levine (1980-04-03). "J. Geils Band: Love Stinks" . Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
"CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box . July 12, 1980. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-01-01."Single Picks" (PDF). Record World . July 19, 1980. p. 15. Retrieved 2023-02-20.Kachejian, Brian (January 2024). "10 J. Geils Band Songs Fans Love" . Classic Rock History. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
"The J Geils Band Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard 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 ^ "The J. Geils Band Chart History: Hot 100" . Billboard
"The J. Geils Band Chart History: Dance Club Songs" . Billboard
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