Love-Itis

Love-Itis is a song written by Harvey Scales and Albert Vance (with Rudy Jacobs also initially acknowledged as a co-writer), originally recorded by Harvey Scales and The Seven Sounds. The song was later recorded and popularized by The Sonics, Mandala and the J. Geils Band, among others.

History

The song was originally released in 1967 by Harvey Scales and The Seven Sounds, on Magic Touch Records, owned by Lenny LaCour. At the time, the songwriting credit was shared between Harvey Scales and guitarist Rudy Jacobs, with the song published by LaCour's L. LaCour Music Inc.^[1] The song was later re-released in 1967 on Atlantic Records^[2]

A version of the song was recorded in 1967 by The Sonics, but not officially released at that time.^[3] The version was included in a Jerden Records 1996 compilation of Sonics material, Fire and Ice II: The 'Lost' Tapes^[4]

In 1968, the song was popularized by Mandala, as a single release from the band's only album, Soul Crusade,^[5] in an arrangement similar to that of The Sonics.

The song was popularized in 1975 by the J. Geils Band, being included on their album Hotline. Their version was described by one reviewer as a "barn-burning cover of...(a) soul nugget".^[6] It was also included on the band's 1976 live album, Blow Your Face Out.^[7]

References

1. ↑ Magic Touch Label Credits for "Love-Itis" on YouTube. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
2. ↑ Atlantic Label version of "Love-Itis" on YouTube. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
3. ↑ Pete Hoppula, Details of singles by The Sonics; WangDangDula. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
4. ↑ Uncredited, Particulars of Fire and Ice II;Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-04-07. See also Allmusic, Particulars of Fire and Ice: Lost Tapes, where CD label credit is Quantum Sound. LP versions in 2003 and 2007 credited to Munster Records.
5. ↑ Allmusic, Particulars of Soul Crusade. Retrieved 2012-04-07. The single and album were released through Atlantic Records, which had also reissued the original version by Harvey Scales and The Seven Sounds, in 1967.
6. ↑ Tim Sendra, Review of Hotline; Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
7. ↑ Credits for Blow Your Face Out; Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

The J. Geils Band
Peter Wolf Seth Justman Danny Klein Magic Dick Stephen Jo Bladd J. Geils
Studio albums	The J. Geils Band (1970) The Morning After (1971) Bloodshot (1973) Ladies Invited (1973) Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle (1974) Hotline (1975) Monkey Island (1977) Sanctuary (1978) Love Stinks (1980) Freeze-Frame (1981) You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd (1984)
Live albums	Live Full House (1972) Blow Your Face Out (1976) Showtime! (1982)
Compilations	Best of The J. Geils Band (1979) Best of The J. Geils Band (2006)
Singles	"First I Look at the Purse" (Live) (1971) "Looking for a Love" (1971) "Must of Got Lost" (1974) "Love-Itis" (1975) "Where Did Our Love Go" (1976) "Come Back" (1980) "Love Stinks" (1980) "Centerfold" (1981) "Freeze-Frame" (1981) "Angel in Blue" (1982) "Land of a Thousand Dances" (1983)
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