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Freeze-Frame
Studio album by the J. Geils Band
Released	October 26, 1981 (1981-10-26)
Recorded	1980–1981
Studio	Long View Farm, North Brookfield, Massachusetts
Genre	Rock new wave
Length	40:55
Label	EMI
Producer	Seth Justman
The J. Geils Band chronology
Love Stinks (1980) Freeze-Frame (1981) Showtime! (1982)
Singles from Freeze-Frame
"Centerfold/"Rage in the Cage" Released: September 13, 1981 "Freeze-Frame/"Flamethrower" Released: January 14, 1982 "Angel in Blue/"River Blindness" Released: May 26, 1982

Freeze-Frame is the tenth studio album by American rock band the J. Geils Band, and the last one to feature original vocalist Peter Wolf. The album was released on October 26, 1981, by EMI Records. It reached number one on the United States Billboard 200 album chart in February 1982, and remained at the top for four weeks. The album featured the hit singles "Centerfold" (No. 1 US; No. 3 UK) and "Freeze Frame" (No. 4 US). "Angel in Blue" also reached the US Top 40.

Keyboardist Seth Justman wrote or co-wrote all of the album as well as receiving credit as arranger and producer of the material.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	B+
Rock 82	(favorable)
Rolling Stone

A 2013 Spin article called "Flamethrower" the band's funkiest song and said: "With three avant-gardish anomalies that flirted with harmolodic punk-jazz funk ("Rage in the Cage," "Insane, Insane Again," and "River Blindness") balancing out three slick Top 10 pop hits, 1981's Freeze Frame holds the rare if not impossible distinction of being simultaneously both the J. Geils Band's most blatantly pop and mostly blatantly experimental album."

Track listing

All songs written by Seth Justman, except where noted.

Personnel

The J. Geils Band

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

Additional musicians

• Randy Brecker, Tom "Bones" Malone, Lou Marini, George Young, Ronnie Cuber, Alan Rubin – horns
• Tawatha Agee, Cissy Houston, Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross, Ken Williams – backing vocals
• Cengiz Yaltkaya – conductor

Production

• Seth Justman – producer, arrangements
• David Thoener – engineer, mixing at Record Plant, New York
• Jesse Henderson, Steve Marcantonio – assistant engineers
• Joe Brescio – mastering

Charts

Singles

Certifications

References

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• 1981 albums
• The J. Geils Band albums
• EMI Records albums
• Albums recorded at Long View Farm
• Albums produced by Seth Justman