Bad to the Bone (George Thorogood & The Destroyers album)

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Bad to the Bone
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 9, 1982
Recorded1981–1982
StudioDimension Sound Studios, Boston MA
Genre Blues rock, boogie rock
Length40:17
Label EMI America
Producer The Delaware Destroyers
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology
More George Thorogood & The Destroyers
(1980)
Bad to the Bone
(1982)
Maverick
(1985)
Singles from Bad to the Bone
  1. "Nobody but Me"
    Released: July 1982
  2. "Bad to the Bone"
    Released: September 17, 1982
Professional ratings
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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". The album also features Rolling Stones side-man Ian Stewart on keyboards. A special edition of the album was released in 2007 to mark the 25th anniversary of the album's original release.

Contents

Reception

AllMusic's Tim Sendra calls the album "Thorogood's finest work and established him as one of the unsung heroes of the age of AOR". [5]

Track listing

  1. "Back to Wentzville" (George Thorogood) – 3:30
  2. "Blue Highway" (Nick Gravenites, David Getz) – 4:44
  3. "Nobody but Me" (The Isley Brothers) – 3:28
  4. "I Know It's a Sin" (Jimmy Reed) – 3:32
  5. "New Boogie Chillun" (John Lee Hooker) – 5:03
  6. "Bad to the Bone" (Thorogood) – 4:52
  7. "Miss Luann" (Thorogood) – 4:13
  8. "As the Years Go Passing By" (Deadric Malone) – 5:03
  9. "No Particular Place to Go" (Chuck Berry) – 4:00
  10. "Wanted Man" (Bob Dylan) – 3:12

25th Anniversary edition bonus tracks

  1. "That Philly Thing" (George Thorogood) – 2:25
  2. "Blue Highway" (Nick Gravenites, David Getz) – 4:08
  3. "New Boogie Chillun" (John Lee Hooker) – 7:10
  4. "No Particular Place to Go" (Chuck Berry) – 4:26
  5. "As the Years Go Passing By" (Deadric Malone) – 4:44
  6. "Bad to the Bone" (Thorogood) – 7:05
  7. "Wanted Man" (Bob Dylan) – 3:57

Track 11 was an instrumental B-side, and Tracks 12-17 are 2007 re-recordings.

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (1982/83)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [6] 50
United States (Billboard 200)43

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Music Box review
  3. Robert Christgau review
  4. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 652. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
  5. "Tim Sendra - Bad to the Bone".
  6. 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.