Love Stinks (album)

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Love Stinks
J. Geils Band - Love Stinks.jpg
Studio album by the J. Geils Band
Released January 28, 1980
Recorded 1979
Studio Long View Farm, North Brookfield, Massachusetts
Genre
Length 37:34
Label EMI
Producer Seth Justman
the J. Geils Band chronology
Best of the J. Geils Band
(1979)		 Love Stinks
(1980)		 Freeze Frame
(1981)
Singles from Love Stinks (album)

Love Stinks is the ninth 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 and Adam Sandler in the film The Wedding Singer.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars[2]
Robert Christgau C+[4]
Record Mirror 2/5 stars[3]
Rolling Stone (mixed)[5]

Cash Box said that the single "Just Can't Wait" has "earthy old wave rock guitar riffing, with a souped up synthesized farfisa organ sound."[6] Record World called it "certified boogie music with a hook that will grab summer listeners."[7] 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."[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Wolf and Seth Justman, except where noted.

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Just Can't Wait"   3:24
2. "Come Back"   5:11
3. "Takin' You Down"   4:05
4. "Night Time"   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

Chart (1980) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 18
Australian (Kent Music Report)[10]
43

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1980 "Come Back US Pop Singles[11]
32
1980 "Come Back" US Club Play Singles[12]
69
1980 "Just Can't Wait" US Pop Singles[11]
78
1980 "Love Stinks" US Pop Singles[11]
38

References

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