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 No. 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 No. 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 15 on the Cash Box Top 100.
Original US vinyl copies of Bloodshot were issued using red vinyl instead of the customary black, and utilized matching red 1950s 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
Personnel Peter Wolf – lead vocals J. Geils – guitar Magic Dick – harmonica Seth Justman – keyboards, backing vocals Danny Klein – bass Stephen Jo Bladd – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional personnel Mike Hunt – saxophone on "Don't Try to Hide It"
Production Bill Szymczyk – producer, engineer Allan Blazek – assistant producer George Marino – digital remastering Juke Joint Jimmy – special assistance The J. Geils Band – arranging Richard Mantel – design David Gahr – photography
Charts Album Chart (1973) Peakposition
Singles YearSingleChartPosition1973"Give It to Me"Pop Singles301973"Make Up Your Mind"Pop Singles98
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