The Morning After (The J. Geils Band album)

The Morning After
Studio album by The J. Geils Band
Released	October 1971
Studio	Record Plant West, Los Angeles
Genre	Blues rock, boogie rock
Length	34:37
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Bill Szymczyk
The J. Geils Band chronology
The J. Geils Band (1970) The Morning After (1971) Live Full House (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B− [2]
Rolling Stone	(favorable) [3]

The Morning After is the second studio album by American rock band The J. Geils Band. The album was released in October 1971, by Atlantic Records. The song "Cry One More Time" was later covered by Gram Parsons on his first solo album.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Don't Need You No More"	Peter Wolf, Seth Justman	2:36
2.	"Whammer Jammer" (Instrumental)	Juke Joint Jimmy	2:37
3.	"So Sharp"	Arlester Christian	3:10
4.	"The Usual Place"	Don Covay, Leroy Randolph	2:45
5.	"Gotta Have Your Love"	Wolf, Justman	4:32

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Looking for a Love"	J. W. Alexander, Zelda Samuels	3:47
7.	"Gonna Find Me a New Love"	Wolf, Justman	3:24
8.	"Cry One More Time"	Wolf, Justman	3:23
9.	"Floyd's Hotel"	Wolf, Justman	3:11
10.	"It Ain't What You Do (It's How You Do It!)"	Juke Joint Jimmy	5:12

Juke Joint Jimmy is a pseudonym used by The J. Geils Band for group compositions.

Personnel

The J. Geils Band

• Peter Wolf – lead vocals
• J. Geils – guitar
• Magic Dick – harmonica
• Seth Justman – keyboards
• Danny Klein – bass
• Stephen Jo Bladd – drums, vocals

Technical

• Seth Justman – producer
• Bill Szymczyk – producer, engineer
• George Marino – digital remastering
• Stephen Paley – photography
• Sam Cooperstein – design
• Fred Lewis – special assistance

Charts

Album

Chart (1971)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [4]	64

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1972	"Looking for a Love"	Billboard Pop Singles [5]	39

References

1. Tim Sendra. "The Morning After - J. Geils Band". AllMusic. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 24, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
3. Lenny Kaye (November 11, 1971). "J. Geils Band: The Morning After". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 7, 2008. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
4. "The J Geils Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
5. "The J. Geils Band Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard . Retrieved September 8, 2020.