You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd
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You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd is the 14th and final album
by American rock
band The J. Geils Band, released in 1984 after lead singer Peter Wolf
left the band. It has only been released on CD
in Japan (that edition being long out of print). A vinyl and cassette version of the album was issued in the U.S. in 1984 on the EMI label, but was deleted after a few months and never re-issued. This album does not appear on the band's web site discography.
The album contained one single, "Concealed Weapons", which peaked at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Singles
Album
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by American rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band The J. Geils Band, released in 1984 after lead singer Peter Wolf
Peter Wolf
Peter Wolf is an American Rhythm and Blues, Soul and Rock and Roll musician, best known as the lead vocalist for the J. Geils Band from 1967 to 1983; and for a successful musical solo career to date with writing partner Will Jennings.- Life and career :Wolf was born in the Bronx, New York...
left the band. It has only been released on CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
in Japan (that edition being long out of print). A vinyl and cassette version of the album was issued in the U.S. in 1984 on the EMI label, but was deleted after a few months and never re-issued. This album does not appear on the band's web site discography.
The album contained one single, "Concealed Weapons", which peaked at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Track listing
All songs written by Paul Justman and Seth Justman unless otherwise indicated.- "Concealed Weapons"
- "Heavy Petting"
- "Wasted Youth"
- "Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe"
- "Tell 'Em, Jonesy"
- "You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd" (Seth Justman)
- "The Bite from Inside"
- "Californicatin'"
- "I Will Carry You Home"
Personnel
- Stephen Jo Bladd – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - J. GeilsJ. GeilsJohn Geils popularly known as J. Geils, is an American blues-rock lead guitarist, singer and founder of The J. Geils Band; he has also recorded with several jazz musicians. Born in New York, he grew up in Far Hills, New Jersey where he graduated from Bernards High School.Since 1982, Geils has...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Seth JustmanSeth JustmanSeth Justman was the keyboard player for the U.S. rock band, The J. Geils Band. He co-wrote many of the band's songs with singer Peter Wolf, and took sole songwriting credits for the band's biggest international hit, "Centerfold" . Justman became the band's main vocalist once Wolf left the J...
– keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, vocals - Danny Klein – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Magic DickMagic DickRichard "Magic Dick" Salwitz was the harmonica player for The J. Geils Band. In addition to the harmonica, Salwitz plays the trumpet and saxophone. He attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he met John "J" Geils and Danny Klein and became a founding member of...
– harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
, trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
Charts
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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The Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
80 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1984 | "Concealed Weapons" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 63 |
Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 26 |