Best of the J. Geils Band is the first Best Of album by American rock band The J. Geils Band, released in 1979.

Track listing

  1. "Southside Shuffle" (from Bloodshot) (Justman, Wolf) – 3:43
  2. "Give It to Me" (from Bloodshot) (Justman, Wolf) – 6:27
  3. "Where Did Our Love Go" [live] (from Blow Your Face Out) (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland) – 3:55
  4. "Ain't Nothin' But a House Party" (from Bloodshot) (Del Sharh, Joseph Thomas) – 4:43
  5. "Detroit Breakdown" (from Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle) (Justman, Wolf) – 6:00
  6. "Whammer Jammer" [live] (from Live Full House) (Juke Joint Jimmy) – 2:44
  7. "I Do" (from Monkey Island) (Frank Paden, Johnny Paden, Jesse Smith, Willie Stephenson) – 3:09
  8. "Must<!-- OK here: don't correct it--> of Got Lost" (from Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle) (Justman, Wolf) – 2:53
  9. "Looking for a Love" [live] (from Live Full House) (James Alexander, Zelda Samuels) – 5:03

Personnel

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

Production

  • Producers: Allan Blazek, J. Geils, Geoffrey Haslam, Seth Justman, Bill Szymczyk
  • Digital mastering: Barry Diament
  • Arranger: J. Geils

Charts

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References