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Released | August 1986 | |||
Recorded | May 23, 1986 | |||
Venue | Cincinnati Gardens, Ohio | |||
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Length | 53:34 | |||
Label | EMI America Records | |||
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George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology | ||||
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Singles from Bad to the Bone | ||||
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Live is the first live album by American blues rock band George Thorogood & the Destroyers. It was released in 1986 by the label EMI America Records. [1] [2] The album was recorded on May 23, 1986 at the Cincinnati Gardens, Ohio. [3]
Live is one of the Destroyers' best-selling albums, selling more than one million copies. [4] The album is also one of the Destroyers' best performing, peaking at No. 33 on the Billboard 200 chart, [5] and spending 42 weeks on the chart. [6]
EMI America released Live in August 1986. [2] The album debuted at No. 81, [7] and peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200 chart. [5] The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on April 19, 1995. [8]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Billboard | (unrated) [10] |
The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
"Reelin' and Rockin'" was released as the only single from the album, [13] it peaked at No. 11 on the Mainstream Rock chart. [14]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Who Do You Love?" | Ellas McDaniel | 5:37 |
2. | "Bottom of the Sea" | McKinley Morganfield | 3:27 |
3. | "Night Time" | Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer | 5:29 |
4. | "I Drink Alone" | George Thorogood | 4:35 |
5. | "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" | John Lee Hooker | 6:06 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Alley Oop" | Dallas Frazier | 3:58 |
2. | "Madison Blues" | Elmore James | 5:38 |
3. | "Bad to the Bone" | George Thorogood | 5:35 |
4. | "The Sky Is Crying" | Elmore James | 8:28 |
5. | "Reelin' and Rockin'" | Chuck Berry | 5:10 |
Total length: | 53:34 |
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [15] | 21 |
Canada (RPM) [16] | 30 |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [17] | 5 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [18] | 43 |
US Billboard 200 [5] | 33 |
Region | Certification | Certified units /sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [19] | Gold | 40,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [8] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.