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:''This article describes the album. For other uses of the name, see [[Monkey Island (disambiguation)]].''
{{about|the album||Monkey Island (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Monkey Island
| name = Monkey Island
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = studio
| Artist = [[The J. Geils Band]]
| artist = [[The J. Geils Band|Geils]]
| Cover = J. Geils Band - Monkey Island.jpg
| cover = J. Geils Band - Monkey Island.jpg
| Released = June 9, 1977
| alt =
| released = June 9, 1977
| Recorded = ???
| recorded = 1977
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| Length = 41:44
| studio =
| Label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| length = 41:44
| Producer = [[The J. Geils Band]]
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| Last album = ''[[Blow Your Face Out]]'' <br /> (1976)
| producer = [[The J. Geils Band]]
| This album = '''''Monkey Island''''' <br /> (1977)
| prev_title = [[Blow Your Face Out]]
| Next album = ''[[Sanctuary (The J. Geils Band album)|Sanctuary]]'' <br /> (1978)
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = [[Sanctuary (The J. Geils Band album)|Sanctuary]]
| next_year = 1978
}}
}}
'''''Monkey Island''''' is the seventh [[studio album]] by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[the J. Geils Band]], though it is credited with the shortened band name of "Geils", the only album in their catalog for which this was done. The album was released on June 9, 1977, by [[Atlantic Records]].

The album did not perform well in the marketplace, and would be the J. Geils Band's last original album for [[Atlantic Records]] after almost eight years with the label. It was, however, the band's first album on which they did not use an outside producer, as well as their first project with recording engineer David Thoener, with whom they later collaborated on their best-selling albums ''[[Love Stinks (album)|Love Stinks]]'' and ''[[Freeze Frame (The J. Geils Band album)|Freeze Frame]]''.

The album contains the studio version of "I Do," a live recording of which (from the album ''[[Showtime!]]'') would be the J. Geils Band's last hit single in 1982.

==Critical reception==
{{Album reviews
{{Album reviews
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Tim Sendra |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/monkey-island-mw0000690688 |title=Monkey Island - J. Geils Band |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2018-09-23}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r8131/review|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|B+}}<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=6898 |title=Monkey Island |publisher=[[Robert Christgau]] |date= |accessdate= }}</ref>
| rev2Score = B+<ref>{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: G|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=G&bk=70|accessdate=February 24, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev3score = (favorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jgeilsband/albums/album/116534/review/5945098/monkey_island link]
| rev3score = (favorable)<ref>{{cite web|author=Dave Marsh |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jgeilsband/albums/album/116534/review/5945098/monkey_island |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222164125/https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jgeilsband/albums/album/116534/review/5945098/monkey_island |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-02-22 |title=J. Geils Band: Monkey Island |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=1977-07-28 |accessdate=2018-09-23}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}
}}
The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' opined that "Geils is in dire need of a well-focused musical approach if the band wishes to revive its early power and promise."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Snowden |first1=Don |title='Monkey Island' |work=Los Angeles Times |date=Jul 17, 1977 |department=Calendar |page=81}}</ref>
'''''Monkey Island''''' is the ninth [[album]] by [[United States|American]] [[rock music|rock]] band [[The J. Geils Band]], released in 1977 (see [[1977 in music]]). This was the only album that the J. Geils Band released under another name, i.e. "Geils".


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All songs written by [[Peter Wolf]] and [[Seth Justman]] except as noted
All songs written by [[Peter Wolf]] and [[Seth Justman]] except as noted
{{Track listing
| title1 = Surrender
| length1 = 3:49


| title2 = You're the Only One
#"Surrender" – 3:49
| length2 = 3:05
#"You're the Only One" – 3:05

#"I Do" ([[The Marvelows|Melvin Mason, Johnny Paden, Frank Paden, Alfred Smith, Willie Stephenson]]) – 3:09
| title3 = I Do
#"Somebody" – 5:13
| writer3 = [[The Marvelows|Melvin Mason, Johnny Paden, Frank Paden, Jesse Smith, Willie Stephenson]]
#"I'm Falling" – 5:41
| length3 = 3:09
#"Monkey Island" – 9:02

#"I'm Not Rough" ([[Louis Armstrong]]) – 3:03
| title4 = Somebody
#"So Good" – 3:19
| length4 = 5:13
#"Wreckage" – 5:23

| title5 = I'm Falling
| length5 = 5:41

| title6 = Monkey Island
| length6 = 9:02

| title7 = I'm Not Rough
| writer7 = [[Louis Armstrong]]
| length7 = 3:03

| title8 = So Good
| length8 = 3:19

| title9 = Wreckage
| length9 = 5:23
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Peter Wolf]] – lead vocals
*Stephen Jo Bladd - [[percussion instrument|percussion]], [[Drum kit|drums]], [[Singing|vocals]]
*[[J. Geils]] - [[guitar]]
*[[J. Geils]] – guitar
*[[Magic Dick]] – harmonica
*[[Seth Justman]] - [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]], vocals
*[[Seth Justman]] – keyboards, vocals
*Danny Klein - [[bass guitar|bass]]
*[[Danny Klein]] – bass
*[[Magic Dick]] - [[harmonica]], [[trumpet]], [[harmonium]]
*[[Peter Wolf]] - vocals
*Stephen Jo Bladd – drums, vocals


'''Additional personnel'''
'''Additional personnel'''
*Evette Benton - background vocals on 8
*Evette Benton – background vocals
*[[Michael Brecker]] - [[saxophone]], [[tenor saxophone]], tenor solo on 5
*[[Michael Brecker]] – tenor saxophone
*[[Randy Brecker]] - trumpet
*[[Randy Brecker]] – trumpet
*Michelle Cobbs - background vocals on 1 & 6
*Michelle Cobbs – background vocals
*Ronnie Cuber - saxophone
*[[Ronnie Cuber]] – saxophone
*Lew Del Gatto - saxophone
*Lew Del Gatto – saxophone
*[[Cissy Houston]] - lead vocals on 1
*[[Cissy Houston]] – background vocals
*Barbara Ingram - background vocals on 8
*[[Barbara Ingram]] – background vocals
*[[Arif Mardin]] - strings conductor
*[[Arif Mardin]] – strings conductor
*Theresa Reed - background vocals on 1 & 6
*Theresa Reed – background vocals
*[[Alan Rubin]] - trumpet
*[[Alan Rubin]] – trumpet
*Lew Soloff - trumpet
*[[Lew Soloff]] – trumpet
*G. Diane Sumler - background vocals on 1 & 6
*G. Diane Sumler – background vocals
*Harriet Tharpe - background vocals on 8
*Harriet Tharpe – background vocals
*[[Luther Vandross]] - background vocals on 1 & 6
*[[Luther Vandross]] – background vocals
*Frank Vicari - saxophone
*[[Frank Vicari]] – saxophone


==Production==
===Production===
*Producers: J. Geils Band
*Producers: J. Geils Band
*Engineer: David Thoener
*Engineer: David Thoener
*Assistant engineers: Jay Krugman, Rod O'Brien, Corky Stasiak
*Assistant engineers: Jay Krugman, Rod O'Brien, Corky Stasiak
*Mixing: David Thoener
*Mixing: David Thoener
*Remastering: George Marino
*Remastering: [[George Marino]]
*Design: Peter Corriston
*Design: [[Peter Corriston]]
*Photography: Alen MacWeeney
*Photography: Alen MacWeeney


==Charts==
==Charts==
'''Album'''
'''Album''' - [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (North America)
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px"
! scope="col"| Chart (1977)
!align="left"|Year
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Position
|-
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|51|artist=The J Geils Band|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 8, 2020}}
|align="left"|1977
|align="left"|Pop Albums
|align="left"|51
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Australian ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=122}}</ref>
|align="center"|97
|}
|}


'''Singles''' - Billboard (North America)
'''Singles'''
{| class="wikitable"
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px"
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Single
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Position
|-
|-
|align="left"|1977
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Single
|align="left"|"You're The Only One"
!scope="col"|Chart
|align="left"|Pop Singles
!scope="col"|Position
|align="left"|83
|-
|-
|1977
|"You're the Only One"
|Pop Singles<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-j-geils-band/chart-history/hsi/ |title=The J. Geils Band Chart History: Hot 100 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=September 8, 2020}}</ref>
|83
|}
|}

==Later Samples==
*"I'm Not Rough"
**"Rewind" by [[Nas]] from the album ''[[Stillmatic]]''


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

{{The J. Geils Band}}
{{The J. Geils Band}}


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[[Category:The J. Geils Band albums]]
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[[Category:Atlantic Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums with cover art by Peter Corriston]]

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Latest revision as of 20:21, 15 June 2024

This article is about the album. For other uses, see Monkey Island (disambiguation).
Monkey Island
Studio album by
Geils
ReleasedJune 9, 1977
Recorded1977
GenreRock
Length41:44
LabelAtlantic
ProducerThe J. Geils Band
Geils chronology
Blow Your Face Out
(1976) 		Monkey Island
(1977) 		Sanctuary
(1978)

Monkey Island is the seventh studio album by American rock band the J. Geils Band, though it is credited with the shortened band name of "Geils", the only album in their catalog for which this was done. The album was released on June 9, 1977, by Atlantic Records.

The album did not perform well in the marketplace, and would be the J. Geils Band's last original album for Atlantic Records after almost eight years with the label. It was, however, the band's first album on which they did not use an outside producer, as well as their first project with recording engineer David Thoener, with whom they later collaborated on their best-selling albums Love Stinks and Freeze Frame.

The album contains the studio version of "I Do," a live recording of which (from the album Showtime!) would be the J. Geils Band's last hit single in 1982.

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[3]

The Los Angeles Times opined that "Geils is in dire need of a well-focused musical approach if the band wishes to revive its early power and promise."[4]

Track listing

[edit]

All songs written by Peter Wolf and Seth Justman except as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Surrender" 3:49
2."You're the Only One" 3:05
3."I Do"Melvin Mason, Johnny Paden, Frank Paden, Jesse Smith, Willie Stephenson3:09
4."Somebody" 5:13
5."I'm Falling" 5:41
6."Monkey Island" 9:02
7."I'm Not Rough"Louis Armstrong3:03
8."So Good" 3:19
9."Wreckage" 5:23

Personnel

[edit]

Additional personnel

Production

[edit]
  • Producers: J. Geils Band
  • Engineer: David Thoener
  • Assistant engineers: Jay Krugman, Rod O'Brien, Corky Stasiak
  • Mixing: David Thoener
  • Remastering: George Marino
  • Design: Peter Corriston
  • Photography: Alen MacWeeney

Charts

[edit]

Album

Chart (1977) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 51
Australian (Kent Music Report)[6] 97

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1977 "You're the Only One" Pop Singles[7] 83

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Tim Sendra. "Monkey Island - J. Geils Band". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Dave Marsh (1977-07-28). "J. Geils Band: Monkey Island". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  4. ^ Snowden, Don (Jul 17, 1977). "'Monkey Island'". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 81.
  5. ^ "The J Geils Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "The J. Geils Band Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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