Monkey Island
Geils
1977
Monkey Island is a Rock album by Geils, originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 31 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Blues Rock
- raw
- swaggering
- bluesy
About
There's never been a JGB record without some R&B flavor, and that bill is filled here by the hypnotically funky "Surrender," a cover of The Marvelows' '60s hit "I Do," and a barroom revamp of Louis Armstrong's "I'm Not Rough." But from the pure pop chorus of the mellow, devotional "You're the Only One" to the arena-rock guitar riffs of "Somebody," this is the sound of a band expanding beyond their roots. And the wild ride that is the album's inscrutable nine-minute title suite shows they had no qualms about challenging their audience, even if it took a couple more years for the world at large to catch up.
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Tracklist
- 1Surrender3:51
- 2You're the Only One3:05
- 3I Do3:08
- 4Somebody5:13
- 5I'm Falling5:48
- 6Monkey Island9:04
- 7I'm Not Rough3:03
- 8So Good3:18
- 9Wreckage5:21
Credits
Performers
- Luther VandrossBACKING VOCALS
- Daniel KleinBASS
- Arif MardinCONDUCTOR STRINGS
- J. GeilsGUITAR
- Magic DickHARMONICA TRUMPET HARP
- Seth JustmanKEYBOARDS VOCALS BACKING VOCALS
- Stephen BladdPERCUSSION VOCALS BACKING VOCALS
- Frank VicariSAXOPHONE
- Lew Del GattoSAXOPHONE
- Michael BreckerSAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Ronnie CuberSAXOPHONE
- Alan RubinTRUMPET
- Lew SoloffTRUMPET
- Randy BreckerTRUMPET
- Peter WolfVOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Diane SumlerBACKING VOCALS
- Michelle CobbsBACKING VOCALS
- Theresa V. ReedBACKING VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 31 pressings tracked on Gatefold