Hotline (The J. Geils Band album)

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.

Hotline
Studio album by The J. Geils Band
Released	September 9, 1975
Studio	Record Plant Studios, New York City
Genre	Rock, blues rock
Length	41:17
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Bill Szymczyk Allan Blazek Seth Justman
The J. Geils Band chronology
Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle (1974) Hotline (1975) Blow Your Face Out (1976)

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(unfavorable)[2]

Track listing

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

Personnel

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

Production

• Producers: Bill Szymczyk, Allan Blazek, Seth Justman
• Engineers: Allan Blazek, Bill Szymczyk, David Thoener
• Mastering: Alex Sadkin
• Digital mastering: Zal Schreiber
• Arranger: J. Geils Band
• Special assistance: Juke Joint Jimmy
• Design: Peter Corriston
• Cover design: Louis Brooks
• Cover art concept: Peter Corriston
• Photography: Juke Joint Jimmy

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.