Houseparty: Anthology (1992)

About this title: The superb two-disc anthology Houseparty concentrates on the rousing, full-throttle blues-boogie of their heyday, including a full album's worth of live material (ten songs from their three live albums). The pop success of "Love Stinks" and "Freeze Frame" makes sense in the context of the set, but the songs that cut the deepest are the blues-rock numbers on the first disc and the live songs. Thankfully, the compilers (Trouser Press editor Ira Robbins and bandmembers Peter Wolf and Seth Justman) end Houseparty with three songs from Sanctuary, helping secure the image of the J. Geils Band as ... read more

Tracks:

1. Cruisin' for a Love [Juke Joint Jimmy]
2. Homework [Rush/Perkins/Clark]
3. Looking for a Love [Alexander/Samuels]
4. It Ain't What You Do (It's How You Do It!) [Juke Joint Jimmy]
5. The Usual Place [Covay/Randolph]
6. Cry One More Time [Wolf/Justman]
7. Dead Presidents [Dixon/Emerson]
8. Give It to Me [Single Mix-Edit][Edit][Mix] [Wolf/Justman]
9. Southside Shuffle [Wolf/Justman]
10. Make Up Your Mind [Wolf/Justman]
11. Gettin' Out [Single Edit] [Wolf/Justman]
12. Detroit Breakdown [Wolf/Justman]
13. Givin' It All Up [Wolf/Justman]
14. Must of Got Lost [Single Edit] [Wolf/Justman]
15. Believe in Me [Mayfield]
16. Love-Itis [Scales/Vance]
17. Where Did Our Love Go [Dozier/Holland/Holl]
18. Peanut Butter [Barnum/Cooper/Smith]
19. Surrender [Wolf/Justman]
20. Sno-Cone [Live] [Collins]
21. Wait [Live] [Justman/Wolf]
22. Hard Drivin' Man [Live] [Wolf/Geils]
23. First I Look at the Purse [Live] [Rodgers/Robinson]
24. Pack Fair and Square [Live] [Price]
25. Whammer Jammer [Live] [Juke Joint Jimmy]
26. Must of Got Lost [Live] [Wolf/Justman]
27. Start All Over Again [Live] [Wolf/Justman]
28. Ain't Nothin' But a House Party [Live] [Sharh/Thomas]
29. I Do [Live] [Paden/Paden/Smith]
30. Just Can't Wait [Wolf/Justman]
31. Love Stinks [Wolf/Justman]
32. Night Time [Feldman/Goldstein]
33. Flamethrower [Justman]
34. Centerfold [Justman]
35. Freeze-Frame [Wolf/Justman]
36. Sanctuary [Wolf/Justman]
37. One Last Kiss [Wolf/Justman]
38. Teresa [Wolf/Justman]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.