Sanctuary (The J. Geils Band album)

Sanctuary
Studio album by the J. Geils Band
Released	November 1978
Recorded	Longview Farms, North Brookfield, Massachusetts Record Plant Studios, New York City
Genre	Rock
Length	36:52
Label	EMI
Producer	Joe Wissert
The J. Geils Band chronology
Monkey Island (1977) Sanctuary (1978) Best of The J. Geils Band (1979)

Sanctuary is the eighth studio album by American rock band the J. Geils Band. The album was released in November 1978 and is the first released by EMI Records.

A 1998 re-release on the Razor & Tie label added two bonus tracks, taken from the 1982 live album Showtime!

Critical reception

Professional ratings

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

Cash Box said that the single "Take It Back" is "good-time rock 'n' roll" with "a swinging handclap beat, pithy piano fills, [and] Magic Dick harmonica licks."[4] Record World praised the organ and harmonica playing.[5]

Track listing

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

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Could Hurt You"	3:53
2.	"One Last Kiss"	4:19
3.	"Take It Back"	3:18
4.	"Sanctuary"	3:50
5.	"Teresa"	3:46

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Wild Man"	5:22
7.	"I Can't Believe You"	4:11
8.	"I Don't Hang Around Much Anymore"	4:37
9.	"Jus' Can't Stop Me"	3:36

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"I Do (Live)"	Melvin Mason, Johnny Paden, Frank Paden, Jesse Smith, Willie Stephenson	3:22
11.	"Land of a Thousand Dances"	Chris Kenner	3:27

Personnel

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

Production

• Producer: Joseph Wissert
• Engineer: David Brown, David Hewitt, Jon Mathias, Kooster McAllister, Frank Pavlich, David Thoener
• Assistant engineers: Jesse Henderson, Jon Mathias
• Mixing: David Thoener
• Mastering: Joe Brescio, Elliot Federman
• Project director: Mike Ragogna
• Production coordination: David Richman
• Arranger: Seth Justman
• Layout design: Paula Bisacca
• Photography: Alen MacWeeney, Rob Van Petten
• Liner notes: John Tobler

Charts

Album

Chart (1979)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	49
Australian (Kent Music Report)[7]	82

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	"One Last Kiss"	Pop Singles[8]	35
1979	"Take It Back"	Pop Singles[8]	67

References

1. John Franck. "Sanctuary - J. Geils Band". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
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. Dave Marsh (1979-03-08). "J. Geils Band: Sanctuary". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
4. "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 10, 1979. p. 20. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
5. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. March 10, 1979. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
6. "The J Geils Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 122. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
8. "The J. Geils Band Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.