Ride 'Til I Die

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Ride 'Til I Die
George Thorogood ride til i die.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 25, 2003
RecordedApril 26, 2002
StudioRumbo Recorders
Genre Boogie rock, blues rock
Length46:54
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)
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Ride 'Til I Die is the twelfth studio album by George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was released in 2003.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Greedy Man" (Eddie Shaw) – 3:21
  2. "American Made" (Charlie Midnight, Steve Hunter) – 4:06
  3. "Sweet Little Lady" (Thorogood, 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

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

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References

  1. Sendra, Tim. Ride 'Til I Die at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
  2. Jeffries, Neil (January 2014). "George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Ride 'Til I Die/The Hard Stuff". Classic Rock (192): 122.