Bad to the Bone (George Thorogood and the Destroyers album)
Appearance
Bad to the Bone | ||||
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Released | August 9, 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1981–1982 | |||
Studio | Dimension Sound Studios, Boston | |||
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Length | 40:17 | |||
Label | EMI America | |||
Producer | The Delaware Destroyers | |||
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology | ||||
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Singles from Bad to the Bone | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | B−[3] |
The Music Box | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [4] |
Bad to the Bone is the fifth studio album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was released in 1982 by the label EMI America Records and contains their best known song, "Bad to the Bone".[citation needed] The album features Rolling Stones side-man Ian Stewart on keyboards. A special edition was released in 2007 to mark the 25th anniversary of its original release.
Reception
AllMusic's Tim Sendra says the album is "Thorogood's finest work and established him as one of the unsung heroes of the age of AOR".[5]
Track listing
- "Back to Wentzville" (George Thorogood) – 3:30
- "Blue Highway" (Nick Gravenites, David Getz) – 4:44
- "Nobody but Me" (The Isley Brothers) – 3:28
- "I Know It's a Sin" (Jimmy Reed) – 3:32
- "New Boogie Chillun" (John Lee Hooker) – 5:03
- "Bad to the Bone" (Thorogood) – 4:52
- "Miss Luann" (Thorogood) – 4:13
- "As the Years Go Passing By" (Deadric Malone) – 5:03
- "No Particular Place to Go" (Chuck Berry) – 4:00
- "Wanted Man" (Bob Dylan) – 3:12
- "That Philly Thing" (George Thorogood) – 2:25
25th Anniversary edition bonus tracks
- "Blue Highway" (Nick Gravenites, David Getz) – 4:08
- "New Boogie Chillun" (John Lee Hooker) – 7:10
- "No Particular Place to Go" (Chuck Berry) – 4:26
- "As the Years Go Passing By" (Deadric Malone) – 4:44
- "Bad to the Bone" (Thorogood) – 7:05
- "Wanted Man" (Bob Dylan) – 3:57
Track 11 was an instrumental B-side of "Nobody But Me", and Tracks 12-17 are 2007 re-recordings.
Personnel
Musicians
- George Thorogood – vocals, guitar
- Billy Blough – bass guitar
- Jeff Simon – drums and percussion
- Hank Carter – saxophone
- Additional musicians
- Ian Stewart – piano
Technical
- The Delaware Destroyers – producers
- John Nagy – assistant producer and engineer
- Ken Irwin – assistant producer
- Paul Mufson – engineer
Charts
Chart (1982/83) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 50 |
United States (Billboard 200) | 43 |
References
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Music Box review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 652. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ "Tim Sendra - Bad to the Bone". AllMusic.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 309. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.