Love Stinks (album)

Love Stinks is the ninth studio album by American rock band The J. Geils Band. The album was released on January 28, 1980, by EMI Records.

Love Stinks
Studio album by The J. Geils Band
Released	January 28, 1980
Recorded	1979
Studio	Long View Farm, North Brookfield, Massachusetts
Genre	Rock, new wave
Length	37:34
Label	EMI
Producer	Seth Justman
The J. Geils Band chronology
Best of the J. Geils Band (1979) Love Stinks (1980) Freeze Frame (1981)
Singles from Love Stinks
"Come Back" Released: 1980 "Love Stinks" Released: 1980 "Just Can't Wait" Released: 1980

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C+[2]
Rolling Stone	(mixed)[3]

The title song, "Love Stinks" is a rant against unrequited love. It has been covered by industrial metal band Bile, by Andru Branch in the film Love Stinks, Joan Jett in the film Mr. Wrong and Adam Sandler in the film The Wedding Singer.

Track listing

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

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Just Can't Wait"		3:24
2.	"Come Back"		5:11
3.	"Takin' You Down"		4:05
4.	"Night Time"	Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer	4:31
5.	"No Anchovies, Please"		2:41

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Love Stinks"	3:44
7.	"Tryin' Not to Think About It"	6:22
8.	"Desire (Please Don't Turn Away)"	3:35
9.	"Till the Walls Come Tumblin' Down"	4:01

Personnel

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

Production

• Producer: Seth Justman
• Engineer: David Thoener
• Mixing: David Thoener
• Mastering: Joe Brescio
• Studio assistant: Jesse Henderson
• Arranger: Seth Justman
• Art direction: Carin Goldberg
• Design: Carin Goldberg, Mark Handel
• Photography: Cadence Industries Corp.

Charts

Album

Chart (1980)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[4]	18
Australian (Kent Music Report)	43[5]

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1980	"Come Back	US Pop Singles[6]	32
1980	"Come Back"	US Club Play Singles[7]	69
1980	"Just Can't Wait"	US Pop Singles[6]	78
1980	"Love Stinks"	US Pop Singles[6]	38

References

1. John Franck. "Love Stinks - J. Geils Band". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Love Stinks". Robert Christgau.
3. Ed Levine (1980-04-03). "J. Geils Band: Love Stinks". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
4. "The J Geils Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
5. 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.
6. "The J. Geils Band Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
7. "The J. Geils Band Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.