Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Surrender | 3:49 |
| A2 | You're The Only One | 3:05 |
| A3 | I DoWritten-By – F. Paden*, Smith*, J. Paden*, Mason*, Stephenson* |
3:09 |
| A4 | Somebody | 5:13 |
| A5 | I'm Falling | 5:41 |
| B1 | Monkey Island | 9:02 |
| B2 | I'm Not RoughWritten-By – Louis Armstrong |
3:03 |
| B3 | So Good | 3:19 |
| B4 | Wreckage | 5:23 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Record Plant, N.Y.C.
- Mixed At – Record Plant, N.Y.C.
- Mastered At – Master Cutting Room
- Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Published By – Juke Joint Music
- Published By – Walden
- Published By – ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc.
- Published By – Yvonne Publishers
- Published By – MCA Music
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Copyright (c) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Credits
- Arranged By [Strings, Horns] – The J. Geils Band
- Backing Vocals – Barbara Ingram (tracks: B3), G. Diane Sumler* (tracks: A1, B1), Evette Benton (tracks: B3), Harriet Tharpe (tracks: B3), Luther Vandross (tracks: A1, B1), Michelle Cobbs (tracks: A1, B1), Theresa V. Reed (tracks: A1, B1)
- Bass – Danny Klein*
- Conductor [Strings] – Arif Mardin
- Design [Album] – Peter Corriston
- Engineer – Dave Thoener*
- Engineer [Assistant] – Corky Stasiak, Jay Krugman, Rod O'Brien
- Guitar – J. Geils
- Harmonica – Magic Dick
- Keyboards, Vocals – Seth Justman
- Lead Vocals – Cissy Houston (tracks: A1)
- Mastered By [Credits] – Joe Brescio
- Mastered By [Runout Etch] – Joe*
- Percussion, Vocals – Stephen Jo Bladd*
- Photography By – Alen MacWeeney
- Producer – The J. Geils Band
- Saxophone – Frank Vicari, Lew Del Gatto, Michael Brecker, Ron Cuber*
- Tenor Saxophone, Soloist – Michael Brecker (tracks: A5)
- Trumpet – Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff, Magic Dick (tracks: B1), Randy Brecker
- Vocals – Peter Wolf
- Written-By – Peter Wolf (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B1, B3, B4), Seth Justman (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B1, B3, B4)
Notes
℗© 1977 Atlantic Recording CorporationLyrics © 1977 Juke Joint/Walden
All songs published by Juke Joint/Walden, ASCAP except
"I Do" published by ABC/Dunhill Music Inc. - Yvonne Publishers, BMI
"I'm Not Rough" published by MCA Music, ASCAP
Gatefold includes custom inner sleeve containing lyrics.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Label): ST-A-773873-MO
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Label): ST-A-773874-MO
- Rights Society: BMI
- Rights Society: ASCAP
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD 19103 | Geils* | Monkey Island (LP, Album, Pre) | Atlantic | SD 19103 | US | 1977 |
| 19103-2 | Geils* | Monkey Island (CD, Album) | Atlantic | 19103-2 | US | 1990 |
| TP 19103 | Geils* | Monkey Island (8-Trk, Album) | Atlantic | TP 19103 | US | 1977 |
| KSD 19103 | Geils* | Monkey Island (LP, Album, Gat) | Atlantic | KSD 19103 | Canada | 1977 |
| SD 19103 | Geils* | Monkey Island (LP, Album, SP) | Atlantic | SD 19103 | US | 1977 |











