Better Than the Rest

Better Than the Rest is the third album (mini-album) of songs by George Thorogood and the Destroyers, recorded in 1974 and released in 1979. At the time the songs were recorded, Thorogood was an unknown artist who was not signed to a record label. In 1979, after Thorogood had released his first two official albums on Rounder Records, Better Than The Rest was released by MCA. In 1986, the songs from this album were released on compact disc with the title Nadine using a different track order.

Better Than the Rest
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1979
Recorded1974
GenreBlues rock
Boogie rock
Length27:38
LabelMCA
ProducerDanny Lipman
George Thorogood chronology
Move It on Over
(1978)
Better Than the Rest
(1979)
More George Thorogood & The Destroyers
(1980)
Singles from Better Than the Rest
  1. "My Way"
    Released: 1979
  2. "In the Night Time"
    Released: 1979
Professional ratings
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Track listing

  1. "In the Night Time" (Michael Henderson, Sylvester Rivers) – 3:08
  2. "I'm Ready" (Willie Dixon) – 2:46
  3. "Goodbye Baby" (Joe Josea, Jules Taub, Sam Ling) – 3:08
  4. "Howlin for My Darling" (Dixon, Howlin' Wolf) – 3:24
  5. "My Weakness" (Vetter Smith, Wilson) – 2:26
  6. "Nadine" (Chuck Berry) – 4:03
  7. "My Way" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart) – 1:56
  8. "You're Gonna Miss Me" (Eddie Jones) – 2:14
  9. "Worried About My Baby" (Wolf) – 3:29
  10. "Huckle Up Baby" (Bernard Besman, John Lee Hooker) – 2:24

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

  • Danny Lipman – producer
  • Joe Chicarrelli – engineer

Chart positions

Album

Album chart positions are taken from Billboard magazine.

Chart Peak
position
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