Hotline (The J. Geils Band album)

Hotline is the sixth studio album by American rock band The J. Geils Band. The album was released on September 9, 1975, by Atlantic Records.

Hotline
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 1975
StudioRecord Plant Studios, New York City
GenreRock, blues rock
Length41:17
LabelAtlantic
Producer
The J. Geils Band chronology
Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle
(1974)
Hotline
(1975)
Blow Your Face Out
(1976)

The intro of "Believe in Me" also became the intro tune to the German Rockpalast rock events.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone(unfavorable)[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love-Itis"Harvey Scales, Albert Vance4:38
2."Easy Way Out"Seth Justman, Peter Wolf4:04
3."Think It Over"Justman, Wolf4:40
4."Be Careful (What You Do)"John Brim4:02
5."Jealous Love"Justman, Wolf4:09
6."Mean Love"Justman, Wolf5:04
7."Orange Driver"Eddie "Guitar" Burns4:29
8."Believe in Me"Curtis Mayfield4:42
9."Fancy Footwork"Justman, Wolf5:26

Personnel

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Production

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  • Producers: Bill Szymczyk, Allan Blazek, Seth Justman
  • Engineers: Allan Blazek, Bill Szymczyk, David Thoener
  • Mastering: Alex Sadkin
  • Digital mastering: Zal Schreiber
  • Arranger: J. Geils Band
  • Special assistance: Juke Joint Jimmy
  • Design: Peter Corriston
  • Cover design: Louis Brooks
  • Cover art concept: Peter Corriston
  • Photography: Juke Joint Jimmy

Charts

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Chart (1975) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 36

References

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  1. ^ Tim Sendra. "Hotline - J. Geils Band". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  2. ^ J. Geils Band. "J. Geils Band: Hotline". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  3. ^ "The J Geils Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.