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You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd

1984 studio album by the J. Geils Band

You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd is the eleventh and final studio album by American rock band the J. Geils Band and the only one recorded without singer Peter Wolf. The band's keyboardist Seth Justman produced the album, did all the song and horn arrangements, wrote all the songs with lyrical help from Paul Justman, and provided the majority of the album's lead vocals, with drummer Stephen Jo Bladd singing lead on three tracks. Compared to the band's earlier works, which leaned towards a more live rock band sound, You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd emphasizes overdubbing and production.[2] The album was released on October 5, 1984, by EMI Records.

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The album contained one single, "Concealed Weapons", which peaked at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Cash Box said of "Concealed Weapons" that "J. Geils here rocks hard and with a contemporary feeling on a track that makes a statement of sorts against its title."[5] Billboard called it a "playful rock 'n' roll stomper."[6]

Track listing

All music written by Seth Justman, lyrics written by Seth and Paul Justman.

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Personnel

The J. Geils Band
  • Seth Justman – keyboards, lead (1, 3–8) and backing vocals, spoken word (5)
  • J. Geils – guitars
  • Danny Klein – bass guitar, "flex bass"
  • Magic Dick – harmonicas (7, 8), soprano saxophone, backing vocals
  • Stephen Jo Bladd – drums, lead (2, 4, 9) and backing vocals[1]
The Uptown Horns
  • Crispin Cioe – alto and baritone saxophones
  • Arno Hecht - tenor saxophone
  • Paul Litteral – trumpet
Additional personnel
  • Phoebe Snow – backing vocal (4)
  • Cookie Watkins, Fonda Rae, and Judith Spears - backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 9)
  • The Institutional Radio Choir (directed by Carl Williams, Jr.) – backing vocals (9)
  • Jim Donnelly - backing vocals

Charts

Album

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Singles

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References

  1. [1]
    You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd (liner notes). EMI Records. 1984.
  2. [2]
    Chrispell, James. "You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd - J. Geils Band". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  3. [3]
    "Album: The J. Geils Band: You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  4. [4]
    The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 275–276.
  5. [5]
    "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. November 3, 1984. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  6. [6]
    "Reviews". Billboard. November 3, 1984. p. 82. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  7. [7]
    "The J Geils Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. [8]
    "The J. Geils Band Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. [9]
    "The J. Geils Band Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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