More George Thorogood and the Destroyers

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More George Thorogood and The Destroyers
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Studio album by
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
ReleasedOctober 1980
Recorded1980
StudioBlue Jay Recording Studio, Carlisle, Massachusetts
Genre
Length33:40
Label Rounder
Producer John Nagy
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology
Better Than the Rest
(1979)		More George Thorogood and The Destroyers
(1980)		 Bad to the Bone
(1982)
Singles from More George Thorogood and The Destroyers
  1. "Bottom of the Sea"
    Released: October 1980
  2. "House of Blue Lights"
    Released: 1980
  3. "Night Time" / "Kids From Philly"
    Released: 1980 (UK)
  4. "I'm Wanted"
    Released: February 1981

More George Thorogood and the Destroyers is the fourth studio album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was released in 1980 by the label Rounder Records. [1] Most CD reissues refer to the album as I'm Wanted. [2]

Contents

More George Thorogood and the Destroyers was the first Destroyer's album to feature saxophonist Hank "Hurricane" Carter. [3] [4]

Release

Rounder Records released More George Thorogood and the Destroyers in October 1980. [5] [6] 200,000 copies of the album were pre-ordered by October 1980. [7] The album debuted at No. 179, [8] and peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard 200 chart. [9] [10]

"Bottom of the Sea" was the lead single from the album, [7] [11] [12] "I'm Wanted" was also released as a single. [13] "Night Time" was released as a single in the UK. [14] [15]

Critical reception

More George Thorogood and the Destroyers received generally positive reviews from critics.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Billboard (unrated) [17]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [18]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [19]

A Cashbox reviewer wrote "Thorogood, with his raunchy old blues master vocals and raw live guitar sound, treats classics by Elmore James and Willie Dixon as though they were meant for him." [20] AllMusic`s Ron Wynn said "While this wasn't quite as memorable as his earlier dates, George Thorogood still had the hunger that fueled his breakout sessions." [2]

Track listing

Original release

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Wanted" Willie Dixon 4:05
2."Kids from Philly" George Thorogood 2:30
3."One Way Ticket" John Lee Hooker 4:33
4."Bottom of the Sea" McKinley Morganfield 3:30
5."Night Time" Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer 3:03
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tip on In"James Moore3:01
2."Goodbye Baby" Elmore James 4:18
3."House of Blue Lights" Don Raye, Freddie Slack 3:03
4."Just Can't Make It" Hound Dog Taylor 3:25
5."Restless" Carl Perkins 3:14
Total length:33:40

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [21] 97
Canada (RPM) [22] 30
US Billboard 200 [9] 68

References

  1. ↑ "East Coastings" (PDF). Cash Box . March 22, 1980. p. 14 – via World Radio History.
  2. 1 2 "'I'm Wanted' - George Thorogood and the Destroyers". AllMusic.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Inside Track" (PDF). Billboard . March 22, 1980. p. 90 – via World Radio History.
  4. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "George Thorogood Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic .
  5. ↑ "Talent Talk" (PDF). Billboard . October 11, 1980. p. 40 – via World Radio History.
  6. ↑ "More Of A Good Thing" (PDF). RPM . October 25, 1980. p. 13 – via World Radio History.
  7. 1 2 "East Coastings" (PDF). Cash Box . October 25, 1980. pp. 7, 10 – via World Radio History.
  8. ↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard .
  9. 1 2 "Billboard 200". Billboard .
  10. ↑ "George Thorogood Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Billboard's Top Singles" (PDF). Billboard . October 25, 1980. p. 103 – via World Radio History.
  12. ↑ "Record World Single Picks" (PDF). Record World . October 25, 1980. p. 12 – via World Radio History.
  13. ↑ "Record World Single Picks" (PDF). Record World . February 28, 1981. p. 12 – via World Radio History.
  14. ↑ "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week . October 18, 1980. p. 30 – via World Radio History.
  15. ↑ "Releases" (PDF). Record Mirror . November 1, 1980. p. 4 – via World Radio History.
  16. ↑ AllMusic Review
  17. ↑ "Review: George Thorogood and the Destroyers – More" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 85, no. 44. November 1, 1980. p. 88. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved May 30, 2020– via American Radio History.
  18. ↑ The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. 1999. p. 654.
  19. ↑ The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues. Virgin. 1998. p. 346.
  20. ↑ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box . November 1, 1980. p. 14 – via World Radio History.
  21. ↑ 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.
  22. ↑ "Item: 260 - Library and Archives Canada". Library and Archives Canada.
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