The J. Geils Band Was An American Music Group From Worcester Massachusetts USA That Had A Successful Blues-Rock/R&B-Influenced Sound In The 1970s Before Moving Towards A More Pop-Influenced Sound In The 1980s Which Brought Them MTV Airplay And Their 1982 International Hit Single "Centerfold". The Band Started As An Acoustic Blues Trio In The Mid 1960s With Singer And Guitarist J. Geils born February 20 1946 Died April 10 2017 Bassist Danny Klein Dr. Read More On Last.Fm
"Centerfold" Was A Single Released By The J. Geils Band From Their Album Freeze Frame. The Song Is About A Man Who Is Shocked To Discover That His High School Crush Appeared In A Centerfold Spread For A Male-Oriented Magazine. The Song Could Be A Reference To Actress Angel Tompkins' Relationship With Peter Wolf. It Was Released In Autumn 1981 And Eventually Went To Number One On The US Billboard Hot 100 In February 1982 And Stayed There For Six Weeks. It Was The First Single Released From The Album Freeze Frame And Was An Early Staple On MTV. The Band's Lead Singer Peter Wolf Revealed On In The Studio With Redbeard That "Angel In Blue" Was Going To Be The Album's First Single. Then During The "Angel In Blue" Video Shoot Peter Got A Call From The President Of EMI America Records Suggesting That The Band Change The Single's Title To "Centerfold". In February 1983 A Year After The Song Hit #1 In The US "Centerfold" Peaked At #3 In The UK Top 40 Earning The J. Geils Band Their Only Major Hit Single In The UK Although Follow-Up "Freeze-Frame" Was Also A Minor UK Hit. The Song Lists At #52 On Billboard's All Time Top Songs.
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