George Thorogood and the Destroyers | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1977 | |||
Studio | Dimension Sound Studios, Boston, Massachusetts | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 45:10 | |||
Label | Rounder | |||
Producer | Ken Irwin | |||
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [3] |
George Thorogood and the Destroyers is the self-titled debut 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",[4] the latter a song written by Rudy Toombs for Amos Milburn, and later covered by Hooker.
In 2015 Rounder released George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers,[5] 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".
The track listing of the original release is as follows:
Additional track on the 2015 remix only:
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 52 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[8] | Gold | 20,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[8] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |