Nadine (album)

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Released1986
Recorded1974
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Length27:38
Label MCA
Producer Danny Lipman
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology
Maverick
(1985)
Nadine
(1986)
Born to Be Bad
(1988)
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Nadine is an album by George Thorogood and the Destroyers that was released in 1986. These songs are Thorogood's first recordings, made in 1974.

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Release

MCA Records released Nadine in 1986. Although it was marketed as a new release, it is a CD repackaging of "Better Than the Rest". [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nadine" Chuck Berry 4:04
2."My Way" Jerry Capehart, Eddie Cochran 1:59
3."You're Gonna Miss Me"Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones2:16
4."Worried About My Baby"Camps, J. Tolbert, A. Tucker3:31
5."In the Night Time"Michael Henderson, Sylvester Rivers3:11
6."I'm Ready" Willie Dixon 2:47
7."My Weakness"V. Smith, N. Wilson2:27
8."Goodbye Baby" Joe Josea, Sam Ling, Jules Taub 3:10
9."Huckle Up Baby" Bernard Besman, John Lee Hooker 2:26
10."Howlin' for My Darlin'"Dixon, Howlin' Wolf 3:24
Total length:27:38

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References

  1. Nadine at AllMusic
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Nadine Review". AllMusic.