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
ReleasedJanuary 28, 1980
Recorded1979
StudioLong View Farm, North Brookfield, Massachusetts
GenreRock, new wave
Length37:34
LabelEMI
ProducerSeth Justman
The J. Geils Band chronology
Best of the J. Geils Band
(1979)		 Love Stinks
(1980)		 Freeze Frame
(1981)
Singles from Love Stinks
  1. "Come Back"
    Released: 1980
  2. "Love Stinks"
    Released: 1980
  3. "Just Can't Wait"
    Released: 1980


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC+[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.TitleWriter(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 Gottehrer4:31
5."No Anchovies, Please" 2:41
Side two
No.TitleLength
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

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.
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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.
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