The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers

The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Compilation album by George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Released	July 28, 1992
Genre	Blues rock boogie rock hard rock
Length	55:53
Label	EMI America
Producer	Terry Manning The Delaware Destroyers
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology
Boogie People (1991) The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1992) Haircut (1993)
Singles from The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers
"I'm a Steady Rollin' Man" Released: 1992 "Bad to the Bone (remix)" Released: 1992 "Louie to Frisco" Released: 1992

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.

Songs

The album is mostly a greatest hits compilation, but features the previously unreleased tracks "Louie to Frisco" and "I'm a Steady Rollin' Man". ^{[1] [2]} The album also features a new remix of "Bad to the Bone". ^[3]

Release

EMI America released The Baddest of George Thorogood on July 28, 1992. ^{[4] [5]} The album debuted at No. 122, ^[6] and peaked at No. 100 on the Billboard 200 chart. ^{[7] [8]} The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 8, 1995. ^[9]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[10]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	() [11]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide	[12]

Three singles were released from the album, "I'm a Steady Rollin' Man", which peaked at No. 18 on the Mainstream Rock chart, ^{[8] [13]} the new remix of "Bad to the Bone", ^{[3] [14]} and "Louie to Frisco". ^[15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by George Thorogood, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Bad to the Bone (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

Personnel

Musicians

• George Thorogood – vocals, guitar
• Jeff Simon – drums
• Bill Blough – bass
• Hank Carter – saxophone, vocals
• Steve Chrismar – guitar
• Ian Stewart – piano
• Uncle Meat Pennington – maracas

Technical

• The Delaware Destroyers – producer
• Terry Manning – producer, engineering, mixing
• John Nagy – engineering
• Henry Marquez – art direction
• Lu Ann Graffeo – design

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [16]	176
Canada ( RPM ) [17]	36
US Billboard 200 [7]	100

Certifications

Certifications for The Baddest of George Thorogood

Region	Certification	Certified units /sales
Canada (Music Canada) [18]	Gold	40,000^
United States (RIAA) [9]	Platinum	1,000,000^

^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Zimmerman, Kent (August 7, 1992). "New Releases by Kent Zimmerman" (PDF). Gavin Report. p. 42 – via World Radio History.
2. Bosso, Joe (March 4, 2014). "George Thorogood runs down his 11 greatest hits". MusicRadar . p. 9.
3. "More Track Action" (PDF). The Hard Report. July 3, 1992. p. 8 – via World Radio History.
4. "The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers | AllMusic". AllMusic .
5. "The Baddest Of George Thorogood". George Thorogood official website.
6. "Billboard 200". Billboard . August 15, 1992.
7. "Billboard 200". Billboard . August 29, 1992.
8. "George Thorogood Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
9. "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA.
10. AllMusic Review
11. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 653. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
12. The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. 1999. p. 654.
13. "Billboard - October 3, 1992" (PDF). Billboard . October 3, 1992. p. 118 – via World Radio History.
14. Sholin, Dave (August 21, 1992). "Personal Picks" (PDF). The Gavin Report . p. 56 – via World Radio History.
15. "Billboard - Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard . November 28, 1992. p. 107 – via World Radio History.
16. "George Thorogood ARIA chart history (1989 to April 2025)". ARIA. Retrieved May 18, 2025– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
17. "Item: 1309 - Library and Archives Canada". Library and Archives Canada. July 17, 2013.
18. "Canadian album certifications – George Thorogood – The Baddest of George Thorogood". Music Canada.