- Freeze Frame (The J. Geils Band album)
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Freeze-Frame 
Studio album by The J. Geils Band Released October 26, 1981 Recorded Long View Farm, North Brookfield, MA, 1981 Genre 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 
linkRobert Christgau (B+)[1] Rolling Stone link
This table needs to be expanded using prose. See the guideline for more information.Freeze-Frame is the 12th album by American rock band The J. Geils Band, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). 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" (#1 US; #3UK) and "Freeze Frame". (#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, again, remastered in 2008 for an exclusive Japanese release but has not been remastered in the U.S. sporting the original mastering from when it was first released. This was the band's only #1 album and their biggest seller.
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.
Contents
Track listing
- "Freeze-Frame" (Justman, Wolf) – 4:01
- "Rage in the Cage" (Justman, Wolf) – 4:56
- "Centerfold" (Justman) – 3:36
- "Do You Remember When?" (Justman, Wolf) – 4:45
- "Insane, Insane Again" (Justman) – 4:43
- "Flamethrower" (Justman) – 4:58
- "River Blindness" (Justman) – 6:06
- "Angel in Blue" (Justman) – 4:51
- "Piss on the Wall" (Justman, Wolf) – 3:02
Personnel
- Stephen Bladd – drums, vocals
- J. Geils – guitar
- Seth Justman – keyboards, vocals
- Danny Klein – bass
- Magic Dick – harmonica, trumpet, saxophone
- Peter Wolf – vocals
Additional personnel
- Tawatha Agee – vocals
- Randy Brecker – horn
- Ronnie Cuber – saxophone
- Cissy Houston – vocals
- Tom "Bones" Malone – horn
- Lou Marini – horn
- Alan Rubin – trumpet
- Fonzi Thornton – vocals
- Luther Vandross – vocals
- Ken Williams – vocals
- George Young – horn
Production
- Producer: Seth Justman
- Engineer: David Thoener
- Mixing: David Thoener
- Arranger: Seth Justman
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
4 by ForeignerBillboard 200 number-one album
February 6, 1982 - February 27, 1982Succeeded by
Beauty and the Beat by Go-Go'sIn popular culture
- America's Funniest Home Videos used this song[vague] as of there music montages in 1992.
- "Centerfold" is included on the disc of Rock Band 3.
- "Freeze-Frame" was heard in an episode of Everybody Hates Chris.
- "Freeze-Frame" was released as downloadable content for the Guitar Hero series.
- "Freeze-Frame" was heard in the 2010 episode of Covert Affairs: "A Fool in the Rain."
- "Freeze-Frame" is offered as a downloadable song for Rock Band 3.
- "Freeze-Frame" was featured in The Simpsons episode Homerazzi.
- "Freeze-Frame" was heard in an Energizer battery commercial.
- "Freeze-Frame" was the name of a magical spell, invented by Dr. Jay Geils, in the Wizards of Waverly Place episode "Credit Check".
References
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Freeze-Frame". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=4862.
Albums The J. Geils Band (1970) · The Morning After (1971) · Live Full House (1972) · Bloodshot (1973) · Ladies Invited (1973) · Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle (1974) · Hotline (1975) · Blow Your Face Out (1976) · Monkey Island (1977) · Sanctuary (1978) · Love Stinks (1980) · Freeze Frame (1981) · Showtime! (1982) · You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd (1984)Singles "First I Look at the Purse" (Live) (1971) · "Looking for a Love" (1971) · "Did You No Wrong" (1973) · "Give It to Me" (1973) · "(Ain't Nothin' but a) House Party" (1973) · "Make Up Your Mind" (1973) · "Detroit Breakdown" (1974) · "Must of Got Lost" (1974) · "Love-itis" (1975) · "Where Did Our Love Go" (1976) · "You're the Only One" (1977) · "Surrender" (1971) · "One Last Kiss" (1978) · "Take It Back" (1979) · "Sanctuary" (1979) · "Come Back" (1980) · "Love Stinks" (1980) · "Just Can't Wait" (1980) · "Night Time" (1980) · "Centerfold" (1981) · "Freeze-Frame" (1981) · "Angel in Blue" (1982) · "Flamethrower" (1982) · "I Do" (1982) · "Land of a Thousand Dances" (1983) · "Concealed Weapons" (1984) · "Fright Night" (1985)Compilations Best of The J. Geils Band (1979) · Best of The J. Geils Band Two (1980) · Flashback (1986) · Flamethrower (1986) · Anthology: Houseparty (1993) · Looking for a Love (1997) · Best of The J. Geils Band (2006)Categories:- The J. Geils Band albums
- 1981 albums
- EMI Records albums
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