Hotline (The J. Geils Band album)

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

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.

Contents

The original record used novel packaging similar to a pop-up book, requiring owners to physically "pick up" the receiver from the printed telephone to remove the sleeve.

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Rolling Stone (unfavorable) [2]

Track listing

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

Personnel

Production

Charts

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

References

  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.
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