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

Bad to the Bone is the fifth studio album by American Blues-Rock band George Thorogood and 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. A special edition of this album was released in 2007 to mark the 25th anniversary of the album's original release.

Bad to the Bone
Studio album by
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
ReleasedAugust 9, 1982
Recorded1981–1982
StudioDimension Sound Studios, Boston MA
GenreBlues rock, boogie rock
Length40:17
LabelEMI America
ProducerThe Delaware Destroyers
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology
More George Thorogood & The Destroyers
(1980)		 Bad to the Bone
(1982)		 Maverick
(1985)
Singles from Bad to the Bone
  1. "Nobody but Me"
    Released: July, 1982
  2. "Bad to the Bone"
    Released: September 17, 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Music Box[2]
Robert ChristgauB−[3]

Reception

AllMusic's Tim Sendra calls the album "Thorogood's finest work and established him as one of the unsung heroes of the age of AOR".[4]

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

25th Anniversary edition bonus track

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

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

Personnel

Musicians

Technical
  • The Delaware Destroyers – producers
  • John Nagy – assistant producer, engineer
  • Ken Irwin – assistant producer
  • Paul Mufson – engineer

Charts
Chart (1982/83) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 50
United States (Billboard 200) 43

Later samples & Covers
  • "Bad to the Bone"
  • "Bad to the Bone"
    • "Covered by Z-Rock Hawaii which was a collaboration project by Ween and Boredoms"

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Music Box review
  3. Robert Christgau review
  4. "Tim Sendra - Bad to the Bone".
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 309. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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