Showtime (The J. Geils Band album)

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Track listing

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

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.Template:Cn

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 JustmanTemplate:Cn
• 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

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Chart (1982)	Peak position

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1983	"I Do"	Billboard Hot 100<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	24