The Dirty Dozen (album)
The Dirty Dozen is the fourteenth studio album from blues rock artist George Thorogood and the Destroyers. The album was released on July 28, 2009.[2] The Dirty Dozen reached #1 on the Billboard Top Blues Albums and was on the chart for 11 weeks.[3]
| The Dirty Dozen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 28, 2009 | |||
| Studio | Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA | |||
| Genre | Blues rock Boogie rock | |||
| Length | 49:04 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Jim Gaines Delaware Destroyers | |||
| George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
The album includes six new songs (1-6) and six classic favorites (7-12), including three tracks that were previously out-of-print in the U.S.
Track listing
- "Tail Dragger" (Willie Dixon) – 3:41
- "Drop Down Mama" (John Adam Estes) – 4:20
- "Run Myself Out of Town" (Wendell Holmes) – 3:03
- "Born Lover" (McKinley Morganfield) – 4:12
- "Twenty Dollar Gig" (Mickey Bones) – 3:16
- "Let Me Pass" (Ellas McDaniel) – 3:40
- "Howlin' for My Baby" (Dixon, Howlin' Wolf) – 5:13
- "Highway 49" (Big Joe Williams) – 5:46
- "Six Days on The Road" (Earl Green, Carl Montgomery) – 4:27
- "Treat Her Right [Edit] (Roy Head, Gene Kurtz) – 3:32
- "Hello Little Girl" (Chuck Berry) – 3:46
- "Blue Highway" (Nick Gravenites, David Getz) – 4:44
- track 7 - from Haircut, 1993
- tracks 8 & 10 - from Born To Be Bad, 1988
- tracks 9 & 11 - from Boogie People, 1991
- track 12 - from Bad To The Bone, 1982
Personnel
Musicians
- George Thorogood – guitar, vocals
- Jim Suhler – guitar (tracks 1-6)
- Bill Blough – bass
- Jeff Simon – drums
- Buddy Leach – saxophone (tracks 1-6)
- Hank Carter – saxophone (tracks 7-12)
- Steve Chrismar – guitar (tracks 8-11)
- Ian Stewart – piano (track 12)
- Jake Vest – backing vocals (track 3)
Technical
Tracks 1-6 only, see album articles for other technical personnel.
- Mike Donahue – executive producer
- Delaware Destroyers – producer
- Jim Gaines – producer
- Shawn Berman – engineer
References
- Sendra, Tim. "Review: The Dirty Dozen". Allmusic. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
- GeorgeThorogood.com - The Dirty Dozen
- Billboard.com, Top Blues Albums, October 24, 2009
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.