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| Released | July 28, 1992 | |||
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| Length | 55:53 | |||
| Label | EMI America | |||
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The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers is the second compilation album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was released in 1992 by the label EMI America Records. [1]
EMI America released The Baddest of George Thorogood on July 28, 1992. [1] [2] The album debuted at No. 122, [3] and peaked at No. 100 on the Billboard 200 chart. [4] [5] The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 8, 1995. [6]
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| AllMusic |   [7] |
Two singles were released from the album, "I'm a Steady Rollin' Man", which peaked at No. 18 on the Mainstream Rock chart, [8] [5] and "Louie to Frisco". [9]
The album is mostly a greatest hits compilation, but features the previously unreleased tracks "Louie to Frisco" and "I'm a Steady Rollin' Man". [10] The album also features a new remix of "Bad to the Bone". [11]
All tracks are written by George Thorogood, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
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| 1. | "Bad to the Bone (new remix)" | previously unreleased | 4:56 | |
| 2. | "Move It On Over" | Hank Williams | Move It On Over , 1978 | 4:18 |
| 3. | "I'm a Steady Rollin' Man" | Robert Johnson | previously unreleased | 3:43 |
| 4. | "You Talk Too Much" | Born to Be Bad , 1988 | 4:35 | |
| 5. | "Who Do You Love?" | Ellas McDaniel | Move It On Over, 1978 | 4:20 |
| 6. | "Gear Jammer" | Maverick , 1985 | 4:34 | |
| 7. | "I Drink Alone" | Maverick, 1985 | 4:32 | |
| 8. | "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" | John Lee Hooker | George Thorogood and the Destroyers , 1977 | 8:27 |
| 9. | "If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave)" | Boogie People , 1991 | 4:12 | |
| 10. | "Treat Her Right" | Roy Head, Gene Kurtz | Born to Be Bad,1988 | 3:31 |
| 11. | "Long Gone" | Maverick, 1985 | 4:30 | |
| 12. | "Louie to Frisco" | Chuck Berry | previously unreleased | 4:15 |
| Total length: | 55:53 | |||
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| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| Canada ( RPM ) [12] | 36 |
| US Billboard 200 [4] | 100 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units /sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada) [13] | Gold | 40,000^ |
| United States (RIAA) [6] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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