Sanctuary (The J. Geils Band album)

Sanctuary is the eighth studio album by American rock band the J. Geils Band. The album was released in November 1978 and is the first released by EMI Records.

A 1998 re-release on the Razor & Tie label added two bonus tracks, taken from the 1982 live album Showtime!

Critical reception
Cash Box said that the single "Take It Back" is "good-time rock 'n' roll" with "a swinging handclap beat, pithy piano fills, [and] Magic Dick harmonica licks." Record World praised the organ and harmonica playing.

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

Personnel

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

Production

 * Producer: Joseph Wissert
 * Engineer: David Brown, David Hewitt, Jon Mathias, Kooster McAllister, Frank Pavlich, David Thoener
 * Assistant engineers: Jesse Henderson, Jon Mathias
 * Mixing: David Thoener
 * Mastering: Joe Brescio, Elliot Federman
 * Project director: Mike Ragogna
 * Production coordination: David Richman
 * Arranger: Seth Justman
 * Layout design: Paula Bisacca
 * Photography: Alen MacWeeney, Rob Van Petten
 * Liner notes: John Tobler

Charts
Album

Singles