Ride 'Til I Die

Ride 'Til I Die
Studio album by George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Released	March 25, 2003
Recorded	2002
Studio	Rumbo Recorders
Genre	Boogie rock, blues rock
Length	47:03
Label	Eagle
Producer	Jim Gaines, Delaware Destroyers
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology
Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999) Ride 'Til I Die (2003) The Hard Stuff (2006)
Singles from Ride 'Til I Die
"You Don't Love Me, You Don't Care" Released: 2003 "American Made" Released: 2003

Ride 'Til I Die is the twelfth studio album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was released on March 25, 2003 by the label Eagle Records. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Blues Album chart. Ride 'Til I Die is the final Destroyer's album to feature Hank "Hurricane" Carter, a 23-year member of the band. ^{[1] [2]}

The album was recorded in early 2002, ^[3] and produced by Jim Gaines. ^[4] The title track was recorded at a soundcheck before a show in Texas on April 26, 2002. ^[5]

Release

Eagle Records released Ride 'Til I Die on March 25, 2003. ^{[5] [6]} The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Blues Album chart, ^[7] and No. 49 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart. ^[8] "You Don't Love Me, You Don't Care," ^[9] and "American Made" were released as singles. ^[10]

Critical reception

Ride 'Til I Die received generally positive reviews from critics.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
Classic Rock	[12]

AllMusic's Tim Sendra says that "Thorogood's strength will always be good-time blooze 'n' boogie, he can do a credible job on acoustic blues too. The sound of the Ride 'Til I Die album is not a surprise; the surprise is that the record is as good as it is." ^[5]

George Thorogood considers Ride 'Til I Die the and Born to Be Bad the best albums he ever made. ^[13]

Track listing

Ride 'Til I Die Track Listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Greedy Man"	Eddie Shaw	3:21
2.	"American Made"	Charlie Midnight, Steve Hunter	4:06
3.	"Sweet Little Lady"	George Thorogood, Jim Suhler	3:50
4.	"Don't Let the Bossman Get You Down"	Elvin Bishop	2:50
5.	"Devil in Disguise"	J. J. Cale	3:10
6.	"She's Gone"	Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor	3:44
7.	"The Fixer"	Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge	3:19
8.	"You Don't Love Me, You Don't Care"	Ellas McDaniel	3:50
9.	"My Way"	Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart	2:53
10.	"That's It, I Quit"	Nick Lowe	2:37
11.	"I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water"	Joe Babcock	4:20
12.	"Move It"	Chuck Berry	4:47
13.	"Ride 'Til I Die"	John Lee Hooker, Jules Taub	4:07
Total length:			47:03

Personnel

Musicians

• George Thorogood – rhythm guitar, slide guitar, vocals
• Jim Suhler – lead guitar
• Bill Blough – bass
• Jeff Simon – drums
• Hank Carter – saxophone, vocals

Technical

• Delaware Destroyers – producers
• Jim Gaines – producer
• Mike Donahue – executive producer
• Jeremy Blair – engineer
• Shawn Berman – engineer
• Leon Zervos – mastering
• John Hampton – mixing

References

1. "Henry G. "Hank" Carter III - Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory". Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory.
2. uDiscover Team (March 8, 2020). "George Thorogood - Prodigiously-Talented Boogie Blues Guitarist". uDiscover Music.
3. Billboard Staff (February 13, 2002). "Billboard Bits: Daugherty, Kaukonen, Thorogood". Billboard .
4. "George Thorogood to Release First-Ever Solo Album, Party of One, August 4". Universal Music Canada. May 10, 2017.
5. Sendra, Tim. "Ride 'Til I Die Review by Tim Sendra". AllMusic .
6. "Billboard". Billboard. March 29, 2003. p. 1.
7. "Billboard". Billboard. April 12, 2003. p. 60.
8. "George Thorogood Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
9. "Going For Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records . March 14, 2003. p. 26 – via World Radio History.
10. "New & Active" (PDF). Radio & Records . June 27, 2003. p. 65 – via World Radio History.
11. Sendra, Tim. Ride 'Til I Die at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
12. Jeffries, Neil (January 2014). "George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Ride 'Til I Die/The Hard Stuff". Classic Rock (192): 122.
13. Goldmine (June 18, 2018). "George Thorogood discusses three essential albums in new vinyl editions". Goldmine Magazine .