Maverick
Studio album by George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Released	January 25, 1985 [1]
Recorded	July 1984
Studio	Dimension Sound, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Genre	Blues rock boogie rock
Length	43:34
Label	EMI America
Producer	Terry Manning
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology
Bad to the Bone (1982) Maverick (1985) Nadine (1986)
Singles from Maverick
" Willie and the Hand Jive" Released: June 1985

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[3]

Maverick is the sixth album by the band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was produced by Terry Manning and released in January 1985. Some of its songs are among Thorogood's best-known, including " I Drink Alone" and " Willie and the Hand Jive", the latter being his only single to reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart. ^[4]

Track listing

1. "Gear Jammer" ( George Thorogood) – 4:39
2. " I Drink Alone" (Thorogood) – 4:35
3. " Willie and the Hand Jive" ( Johnny Otis) – 4:09
4. "What a Price" ( Fats Domino, Murphy Maddux^, Jack Jessup) – 2:48
5. "Long Gone" (Thorogood) – 4:30
6. " Dixie Fried" ( Carl Perkins, Howard Griffin) – 3:46
7. " Crawlin' King Snake" ( John Lee Hooker) – 4:02
8. " Memphis/Little Marie" ( Chuck Berry) – 5:54
9. "Woman with the Blues" (Thorogood) – 3:34
10. "Go, Go, Go" (Berry) – 3:32
11. " The Ballad of Maverick" ( David Buttolph, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:05

^ Murphy Maddux is listed in the album credits as "M. Muddux"

Personnel

Musicians

• George Thorogood – guitar, vocals
• Hank Carter – saxophones, harmony vocals
• Billy Blough – bass
• Jeff Simon – drums, percussion

Technical

• Terry Manning – producer, engineer
• Ken Irwin – assistant producer
• Randy Ezratty – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Henry Marquez – art direction
• Art Sims – design
• Caroline Greyshock – photography
• David Gahr – photography

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