George Thorogood and the Destroyers | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 1, 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1977 | |||
Studio | Dimension Sound Studios, Boston, Massachusetts | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 45:10 | |||
Label | Rounder | |||
Producer | Ken Irwin | |||
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from George Thorogood and the Destroyers | ||||
|
George Thorogood and the Destroyers is the self-titled debut studio album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers, released in 1977. Consisting mostly of covers of blues hits, it includes a medley of John Lee Hooker's "House Rent Boogie" and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer",[1] the latter a song written by Rudy Toombs for Amos Milburn, and later covered by Hooker.
In 2015 Rounder Records released a new remix of the original album was released under the name George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers.[2]
Rounder Records released George Thorogood and the Destroyers on July 1, 1977. The album eventually sold more than 600,000 copies.[3] Three tracks from the album were released as singles.
In 2015 Rounder released George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers,[2] a new remix of the album featuring the three-piece band as originally recorded and mixed. It omits the bass overdubs by Billy Blough, which were added after the original recording sessions. It also adds the previously unreleased Elmore James track "Goodbye Baby".[2]
George Thorogood and the Destroyers received positive reviews from critics. AllMusic`s Stephen Thomas Erlewine says "this album isn't about groove and it's certainly not about virtuosity -- it's about bashing out the blues at a punishing volume, and their lack of subtlety is why this 1977 debut still sounds powerful years after its release."[4]
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B[6] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [7] |
Daily Vault | B[8] |
PopMatters | 6/10[9] |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "You Got to Lose" | Earl Hooker | 3:15 |
2. | "Madison Blues" | Elmore James | 4:24 |
3. | "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer^" | John Lee Hooker | 8:20 |
4. | "Kind Hearted Woman" | Robert Johnson | 4:21 |
5. | "Can't Stop Lovin'" | Elmore James | 3:04 |
^The song is titled "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer", but is a medley of that song preceded by "House Rent Boogie", also called "John L's House Rent Boogie". The songwriter is credited as John Lee Hooker, who was indeed the author of "House Rent Boogie". John Lee Hooker's version of the "One Bourbon" half of the medley was used by Thorogood and Rudy Toombs, the writer of the original "One Bourbon" was not credited on the album.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Ride On Josephine" | Ellas McDaniel | 4:17 |
2. | "Homesick Boy" | George Thorogood | 3:02 |
3. | "John Hardy" | Traditional | 3:18 |
4. | "I'll Change My Style" | William Parker, Manuel Villa | 3:57 |
5. | "Delaware Slide" | George Thorogood | 7:45 |
Total length: | 45:10 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "You Got to Lose" | Earl Hooker | 3:25 |
2. | "Madison Blues" | Elmore James | 4:28 |
3. | "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" | John Lee Hooker | 8:30 |
4. | "Kind Hearted Woman^" | Robert Johnson | 4:23 |
5. | "Ride On Josephine" | Ellas McDaniel | 4:24 |
6. | "Can't Stop Lovin'" | Elmore James | 3:36 |
7. | "Homesick Boy" | George Thorogood | 3:16 |
8. | "John Hardy^" | Traditional | 3:33 |
9. | "I'll Change My Style" | William Parker, Manuel Villa | 4:09 |
10. | "Delaware Slide" | George Thorogood | 8:05 |
11. | "Goodbye Baby" | Elmore James | 3:27 |
Total length: | 51:16 |
^Tracks omitted from the vinyl release[10]
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australia (Kent Music Report)[11] | 52 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Australia (ARIA)[12] | Gold | 20,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[12] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United States (RIAA)[12] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |