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Move It On Over
Studio album by
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
ReleasedNovember 1978
Recorded1978
StudioDimension Sound Studios, Boston, MA
Genre
Length38:07
Label Rounder
Producer George Thorogood, Ken Irwin, John Nagy
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology
George Thorogood & The Destroyers
(1977) 		Move It On Over
(1978) 		Better Than the Rest
(1979)
Singles from Move It On Over
  1. " Move It On Over"
    Released: 1979
  2. " Who Do You Love?"
    Released: March 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideB [2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings [3]

Move It On Over is the second album by George Thorogood and the Destroyers, released by Rounder Records in 1978. The album contains all cover material. Its title track, Hank Williams' " Move It On Over", received major FM radio airplay when released, as did the Bo Diddley cover, " Who Do You Love?"

Track listing

  1. " Move It On Over" ( Hank Williams) – 4:19
  2. " Who Do You Love?" ( Bo Diddley) – 4:17
  3. " The Sky Is Crying" ( Elmore James) – 5:09
  4. " Cocaine Blues" (T.J. Arnall) – 2:48
  5. "It Wasn't Me" ( Chuck Berry) – 3:54
  6. "That Same Thing" ( Willie Dixon) – 3:05
  7. "So Much Trouble" ( Brownie McGhee) – 3:15
  8. "I'm Just Your Good Thing" ( James Moore) – 3:29
  9. "Baby Please Set a Date" ( Homesick James Williamson) – 4:42
  10. "New Hawaiian Boogie" (E. James) – 4:34

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (1978/79) Peak
position
Australia ( Kent Music Report) [4] 51
Canada ( RPM Magazine) [5](3 weeks) 29
United States ( Billboard 200) 33

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia ( ARIA) [6] Gold 20,000^
Canada ( Music Canada) [6] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [6] Gold 7,500^
United States ( RIAA) [6] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Move It On Over at AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN  089919026X. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 652. ISBN  978-0-140-51384-4.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 309. ISBN  0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - April 28, 1979" (PDF).
  6. ^ a b c d "EMI Pact Gives Thorogood "Best Of Both Worlds"" (PDF). Cash Box. June 19, 1982. p. 8. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via World Radio History.


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