Bloodshot (The J. Geils Band album)

Bloodshot is the third studio album by American rock band The J. Geils Band. The album was released on April 12, 1973, by Atlantic Records. It was the breakthrough release for the band, reaching #10 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States, a peak that the band would not surpass until their 1981 multi-platinum album Freeze Frame. The single version of "Give it to Me", which had a very different ending from the album version, reached #30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #15 on the Cash Box Top 100.[4]

Bloodshot
Studio album by The J. Geils Band
Released	April 12, 1973
Studio	The Hit Factory, New York City
Genre	Blues rock
Length	36:45
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Bill Szymczyk
The J. Geils Band chronology
Live Full House (1972) Bloodshot (1973) Ladies Invited (1973)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[2]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[3]

Original US vinyl copies of Bloodshot were issued using red vinyl instead of the customary black, and utilized matching red 1950's style Atlantic Records labels. The band would continue to use these vintage-style Atlantic labels, in different colors with each album release, throughout their remaining tenure with the label.

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"(Ain't Nothin' But a) House Party"	Del Sharh, Joseph Thomas	4:43
2.	"Make up Your Mind"		3:31
3.	"Back to Get Ya"		5:22
4.	"Struttin' With My Baby"		3:16
5.	"Don't Try to Hide It"		2:45
6.	"Southside Shuffle"		3:43
7.	"Hold Your Loving"	Bernice Snelson, Titus Turner	2:30
8.	"Start All Over Again"		4:15
9.	"Give it to Me"		6:32

Personnel

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

Additional personnel

• Mike Hunt – saxophone

Production

• Bill Szymczyk – producer, engineer
• Allan Blazek – assistant producer
• George Marino – digital remastering
• Juke Joint Jimmy – special assistance
• J. Geils – arranger
• Richard Mantel – design
• David Gahr – photography

Charts

Album

Chart (1973)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[5]	10

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1973	"Give It to Me"	Pop Singles[6]	30
1973	"Make Up Your Mind"	Pop Singles[6]	98

References

1. Tim Sendra. "Bloodshot - J. Geils Band". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. Bud Scoppa (1973-06-21). "J. Geils Band: Bloodshot". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
4. "Cash Box Top 100 6/30/73". Archived from the original on 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
5. "The J Geils Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
6. "The J. Geils Band Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.