Freeze Frame (The J. Geils Band album)

Freeze-Frame
Studio album by The J. Geils Band
Released	October 26, 1981 (1981-10-26)
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	link
Robert Christgau	B+
Rolling Stone	link
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Freeze-Frame is the 12th album by American rock band The J. Geils Band, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). This was the band's only #1 album and their biggest seller.^{[citation needed]} 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 was remastered in 2008 for the Japanese market, but has not been remastered in the U.S.

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.

Track listing

1. "Freeze-Frame" (Justman, Wolf) – 4:01
2. "Rage in the Cage" (Justman, Wolf) – 4:56
3. "Centerfold" (Justman) – 3:36
4. "Do You Remember When?" (Justman, Wolf) – 4:45
5. "Insane, Insane Again" (Justman) – 4:43
6. "Flamethrower" (Justman) – 4:58
7. "River Blindness" (Justman) – 6:06
8. "Angel in Blue" (Justman) – 4:51
9. "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 Foreigner

Billboard 200 number-one album February 6, 1982 - February 27, 1982

Succeeded by Beauty and the Beat by Go-Go's

In popular culture

• "Centerfold" is included on the disc of Rock Band 3.
• "Freeze-Frame" was released as downloadable content for the Guitar Hero series.
• "Freeze-Frame" is offered as a downloadable song for Rock Band 3.
• "Freeze-Frame" was featured in The Simpsons episode Homerazzi.