Love Stinks (album)

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AllMusic
Robert Christgau	C+
Rolling Stone	(mixed)

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.

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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
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
1980	Pop Albums	18

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
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