Rockin' My Life Away

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Rockin' My Life Away
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Studio album by
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
ReleasedMarch 25, 1997
RecordedNovember–December 1996
Genre
Length44:33
Label EMI America
Producer Delaware Destroyers
Waddy Wachtel
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology
Live: Let's Work Together
(1995)		Rockin' My Life Away
(1997)		 Half a Boy/Half a Man
(1999)
Singles from Rockin' My Life Away
  1. "Rockin' My Life Away"
    Released: 1997
  2. "The Usual"
    Released: 1998

Rockin' My Life Away is the tenth studio album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was released March 25, 1997 by the label EMI America Records. [1] The album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Top Blues Album chart, [2] [3] and spent 9 weeks on the chart. [4]

Contents

Rockin' My Life Away was the first Destroyers album to not reach the Billboard 200 since their debut in 1977.

Release

EMI America released Rockin' My Life Away on March 25, 1997. [1] [5] Two tracks from the album were released as singles, "Rockin' My Life Away" [6] and "The Usual". The album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Top Blues Album chart. [2] Rockin' My Life Away is the only Destroyers studio album to chart in Finland, where it peaked at No. 37. [7]

Reception

Rockin' My Life Away received mixed reviews from critics.

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine says "and while he's losing energy as he ages, it actually adds some subtlety to his music. Still, if Rockin' My Life Away is anything, it's bloozy boogie and it's predictable, and for longtime fans, the lack of spark may cancel out the strength of the material." [10] A reviewer for RPM magazine wrote that the album "may not be entirely new material, but it is more than enough to keep many a Thorogood fan happy". [11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get Back Into Rockin'" Jerry Lynn Williams 4:16
2."Trouble Every Day" Frank Zappa 4:16
3."Night Rider" George Thorogood 3:43
4."The Usual" John Hiatt 3:51
5."Living With The Shades Pulled Down" Merle Haggard 3:26
6."Manhattan Slide" Elmore James 3:20
7."Rockin' My Life Away" Mack Vickery 3:32
8."Jail Bait" Andre Williams 3:42
9."My Dog Can't Bark" Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers 4:00
10."Blues Hang-Over" Slim Harpo, J. D. Miller 4:18
11."Stoop Down" Chick Willis 3:18
12."Rock & Roll Man"Thorogood2:51
Total length:44:33

Personnel

The following personnel are credited on the album: [10]

Musicians

Technical

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References

  1. 1 2 "ROCKIN' MY LIFE AWAY — GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS". Hartford Courant. 29 May 1997.
  2. 1 2 "Billboard". Billboard. April 12, 1997. p. 29.
  3. ↑ "George Thorogood Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Billboard - June 7, 1997" (PDF). Billboard . June 7, 1997. p. 55 – via World Radio History.
  5. ↑ "ROCKIN' MY LIFE AWAY". George Thorogood official website.
  6. ↑ "Radio & Records - April 4, 1997" (PDF). Radio & Records . April 4, 1997. p. 80 – via World Radio History.
  7. ↑ "finnishcharts.com - George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Rockin' My Life Away". finnishcharts.com.
  8. ↑ AllMusic review
  9. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues. Virgin. p. 346. ISBN   9780753502266.
  10. 1 2 Allmusic.com – Rockin' My Life Away – Overview
  11. ↑ "New Released" (PDF). RPM . April 7, 1997. pp. 8–9 – via World Radio History.
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