Bad to the Bone | ||||
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Released | August 9, 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1981–1982 | |||
Studio | Dimension Sound Studios, Boston | |||
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Length | 40:17 | |||
Label | EMI America | |||
Producer | The Delaware Destroyers | |||
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology | ||||
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Singles from Bad to the Bone | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | B− [3] |
The Music Box | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [4] |
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".[ citation needed] The album features Rolling Stones side-man Ian Stewart on keyboards. A special edition was released in 2007 to mark the 25th anniversary of its original release.
AllMusic's Tim Sendra says the album is "Thorogood's finest work and established him as one of the unsung heroes of the age of AOR". [5]
25th Anniversary edition bonus tracks
Track 11 was an instrumental B-side, and Tracks 12-17 are 2007 re-recordings.
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Chart (1982/83) | Peak position |
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Australia ( Kent Music Report) [6] | 50 |
United States ( Billboard 200) | 43 |