| Sanctuary | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | the J. Geils Band |
| Cover: | J. Geils Band - Sanctuary.jpg |
| Released: | November 1978 |
| Recorded: | Longview Farms, North Brookfield, Massachusetts Record Plant Studios, New York City |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 36:52 |
| Label: | EMI |
| Producer: | Joe Wissert |
| Prev Title: | Monkey Island |
| Prev Year: | 1977 |
| Next Title: | Best of The J. Geils Band |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
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!
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."[1] Record World praised the organ and harmonica playing.[2]
All songs written by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf, except where noted.
Album
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "One Last Kiss" | Pop Singles[4] | 35 | |
| 1979 | "Take It Back" | Pop Singles | 67 |