Showtime (The J. Geils Band album)

"Showtime!" redirects here; not to be confused with Showtime! (Devil May Cry).

Showtime! is the third and final live album by American rock band The J. Geils Band during their career. It was recorded at the Pine Knob Music Theater in Clarkston, Michigan on September 4, 1982. While some critics consider it to be weaker than the group's two earlier live albums "Live" Full House (1972) and Blow Your Face Out (1976), this release captures the band at its commercial peak. The tracks are drawn primarily from the four studio albums released since Blow Your Face Out: Monkey Island (1977); Sanctuary (1978); Love Stinks (1980); and Freeze Frame (1981). This was the last release by the band before frontman Peter Wolf's departure in 1983.^{[citation needed]}

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Showtime!
Live album by The J. Geils Band
Released	November 12, 1982
Recorded	September 4, 1982
Venue	The Pine Knob Music Theater, Clarkston, Michigan
Genre	Rock
Length	47:58
Label	EMI
Producer	Seth Justman
The J. Geils Band chronology
Freeze Frame (1981) Showtime! (1982) You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd (1984)
Singles from Showtime!
"I Do b/w "Sanctuary" Released: Fall 1982 "Land of a Thousand Dances b/w "Jus' Can't Stop Me" Released: Winter 1983

Track listing

All songs written by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf, except where noted.^{[citation needed]}

1. "Jus' Can't Stop Me" (from Sanctuary) – 3:44
2. "Just Can't Wait" (from Love Stinks) – 3:27
3. "Till the Walls Come Tumblin' Down" (from Love Stinks) – 3:31
4. "Sanctuary" (from Sanctuary) – 3:49
5. "I'm Falling" (from Monkey Island) – 6:01
6. "Love Rap" – 5:14
7. "Love Stinks" (from Love Stinks) – 3:28
8. "Stoop Down #39" (from Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle) – 5:56
9. "I Do (from Monkey Island)" (Melvin Mason, Johnny Paden, Frank Paden, Jesse Smith, Willie Stephenson) – 3:04
10. "Centerfold" (from Freeze Frame) (Justman) – 4:03
11. "Land of a Thousand Dances" (Chris Kenner) – 5:41

Note: on the LP version of the album, the cross-fade between "Love Rap" and "Love Stinks" is divided with an abrupt ending of "Love Rap" at the end of Side 1, and continuing with "Love Stinks" at the beginning of Side 2.^{[citation needed]}

Personnel

• Peter Wolf – lead vocals
• J. Geils – guitar
• Magic Dick – harmonica
• Seth Justman – keyboards, vocals
• Danny Klein – bass
• Stephen Jo Bladd – drums, vocals
• The Uptown Horns – Crispin Cioe (saxophone), Arno Hecht (tenor saxophone), Paul "Hollywood" Litteral (trumpet)

Production

• Producer: Seth Justman^{[citation needed]}
• Engineers: David Brown, Phil Gitomer, David Hewitt, Jon Mathias, Kooster McAllister, Frank Pavlich
• Mixing assistant: Steve Marcantonio
• Mastering: Joe Brescio
• Live sound engineer: Frank Pavlich
• Lighting: Dave Berndt
• Arranger: Seth Justman
• Art direction: Carin Goldberg
• Design: Carin Goldberg
• Illustrations: Leslie Cabarga
• Lettering: Leslie Cabarga
• Liner notes: John Tobler

Charts

Album

Chart (1982)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[3]	23

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1983	"I Do"	Billboard Hot 100[4]	24