Maverick | ||||
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Released | January 25, 1985 [1] | |||
Recorded | July 1984 | |||
Studio | Dimension Sound, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts | |||
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Length | 43:34 | |||
Label | EMI America | |||
Producer | Terry Manning | |||
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Maverick is the sixth album by the band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was produced by Terry Manning and released in January 1985 by the label EMI America Records. Some of its songs are among Thorogood's best-known, including "I Drink Alone" and "Willie and the Hand Jive", the latter being his only single to reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Gear Jammer" | George Thorogood | 4:39 |
2. | "I Drink Alone" | George Thorogood | 4:36 |
3. | "Willie and the Hand Jive" | Johnny Otis | 4:09 |
4. | "What A Price" | Fats Domino, Murphy Maddux^, Jack Jessup | 2:48 |
5. | "Long Gone" | George Thorogood | 4:31 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Dixie Fried" | Carl Perkins, Howard Griffin | 3:47 |
2. | "Crawlin' King Snake" | John Lee Hooker | 4:03 |
3. | "Memphis/Little Marie" | Chuck Berry | 5:54 |
4. | "Woman with the Blues" | George Thorogood | 3:34 |
5. | "Go, Go, Go" | Chuck Berry | 3:32 |
6. | "The Ballad of Maverick" | David Buttolph, Paul Francis Webster | 2:06 |
Total length: | 43:34 |
^ Murphy Maddux is listed in the album credits as "M. Muddux"
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [5] | 32 |
United States (Billboard 200) | 31 |
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