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. "I'm Wanted"
    Released: 1980
  3. "House of Blue Lights"
    Released: 1980

More George Thorogood and the Destroyers is the fourth studio album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers, released in 1980 by the label Rounder Records. [1] An alternate name for the album is 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] 200,000 copies of the album were pre-ordered by October 1980. [6] The album debuted at No. 179, [7] and peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard 200 chart. [8] [9]

The lead single from the album was "Bottom of the Sea". [6] [10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
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Billboard (unrated) [11]

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

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." [12] 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) [13] 97
Canada (RPM) [14] 30
US Billboard 200 [8] 68

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [15] Gold20,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [15] Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [15] Gold7,500^
United States (RIAA) [15] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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