Bad to the Bone (George Thorogood & The Destroyers album)

Bad to the Bone

Studio album by George Thorogood & The Destroyers

Released

August 9, 1982

Recorded

1981 - 1982

Genre

Blues rock
Boogie rock

Length

40:17

Label

EMI America

Producer

Jim Gaines

George Thorogood & The Destroyers chronology

More George Thorogood & The Destroyers
(1980)

Bad to the Bone
(1982)

Maverick
(1985)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Music Box	^[2]
Robert Christgau	B−^[3]

Bad to the Bone is the fifth studio album by the American Blues-Rock band George Thorogood & The Destroyers. It was released in 1982 by the label EMI America Records and contains their best known song, "Bad to the Bone". The album also features The Rolling Stones side-man Ian Stewart on keyboards and piano. A special edition of this album was released in 2007 to mark the 25th anniversary of the album's original release.

Track listing

"Back to Wentzville" (George Thorogood) – 3:30
"Blue Highway" (Nick Gravenites, David Getz) – 4:44
"Nobody but Me" (The Isley Brothers) – 3:28
"It's a Sin" (Jimmy Reed) – 3:32
"New Boogie Chillun" (John Lee Hooker) – 5:03
"Bad to the Bone" (George Thorogood) – 4:52
"Miss Luann" (George Thorogood) – 4:13
"As the Years Go Passing By" (Deadric Malone (a.k.a. Don Robey)) – 5:03
"No Particular Place to Go" (Chuck Berry) – 4:00
"Wanted Man" (Bob Dylan) – 3:12

25th Anniversary edition bonus tracks

"That Philly Thing" (George Thorogood) – 2:25
"Blue Highway" (Nick Gravenites, David Getz) – 4:08
"New Boogie Chillun" (John Lee Hooker) – 7:10
"No Particular Place to Go" (Chuck Berry) – 4:26
"As the Years Go Passing By" (Deadric Malone (a.k.a. Don Robey)) – 4:44
"Bad to the Bone" (George Thorogood) – 7:05
"Wanted Man" (Bob Dylan) – 3:57

Note: Track 11 is an instrumental B-Side, and Tracks 12-17 are 2007 re-recordings.

Personnel

George Thorogood - vocals, guitar
Billy Blough - bass
Jeff Simon - drums, percussion
Hank Carter - saxophones
Ian Stewart - keyboards, piano

Later samples

"Bad to the Bone"
- "Bridging the Gap" by Nas from the album Street's Disciple

References

External links

Official band website

George Thorogood and The Destroyers

Studio albums	1977: George Thorogood and the Destroyers 1978: Move It On Over 1979: Better Than the Rest 1980: More George Thorogood and the Destroyers 1982: Bad to the Bone 1985: Maverick 1986: Nadine 1988: Born to Be Bad 1991: Boogie People 1993: Haircut 1997: Rockin' My Life Away 1999: Half a Boy/Half a Man 2003: Ride 'Til I Die 2006: The Hard Stuff 2009: The Dirty Dozen 2011: 2120 South Michigan Ave.

Live albums	1995: Live: Let's Work Together 2004: 30th Anniversary Tour: Live

Singles	1982: "Bad to the Bone" 1985: "I Drink Alone" "Willie and the Hand Jive" 1988: "Treat Her Right"

Songs	1977: "Madison Blues" "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" "Kind Hearted Woman" "John Hardy" 1978: "Move It On Over" "Who Do You Love?" "The Sky Is Crying" "Cocaine Blues" 1979: "My Way" "I'm Ready" "Nadine" 1980: "Restless" 1982: "Nobody but Me" "New Boogie Chillun" "As the Years Go Passing By" "No Particular Place to Go" 1985: "Dixie Fried" "Crawlin' King Snake" "Memphis" 1988: "Shake Your Money Maker" "Smokestack Lightning" "I'm Moving On" 1991: "Six Days on the Road" 1993: "Down in the Bottom" 1995: "Bad Boy" "Let's Work Together" "St. Louis Blues" "Johnny B. Goode" 1997: "Trouble Every Day" 1999: "Double Shot" 2006: "Drifter's Escape" 2011: "Hi-Heel Sneakers" "Seventh Son" "Spoonful" "Let It Rock" "Two Trains Running (Still a Fool)" "Bo Diddley" "Help Me" "My Babe" "2120 South Michigan Ave."

Other articles	Discography

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