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.
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| Released | January 28, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Studio | Long View Farm, North Brookfield, Massachusetts | |||
| Genre | Rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 37:34 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Seth Justman | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Robert Christgau | C+[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed)[3] |
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.
Track listing
All songs written by Peter Wolf and Seth Justman, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Just Can't Wait" | 3:24 | |
| 2. | "Come Back" | 5:11 | |
| 3. | "Takin' You Down" | 4:05 | |
| 4. | "Night Time" | Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer | 4:31 |
| 5. | "No Anchovies, Please" | 2:41 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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
- Peter Wolf - lead vocals
- J. Geils - guitar
- Magic Dick - harmonica
- Seth Justman - keyboards, backing vocals
- Danny Klein - bass
- Stephen Bladd - drums
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 - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1980 | Pop Albums | 18 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1980 | "Come Back" | Club Play Singles | 69 |
| 1980 | "Come Back | Pop Singles | 32 |
| 1980 | "Just Can't Wait" | Pop Singles | 78 |
| 1980 | "Love Stinks" | Pop Singles | 38 |
References
- John Franck. "Love Stinks - J. Geils Band". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- Christgau, Robert. "Love Stinks". Robert Christgau.
- Ed Levine (1980-04-03). "J. Geils Band: Love Stinks". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
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