Maverick (George Thorogood and the Destroyers album)
For the album by Hank Williams, Jr., see Maverick (Hank Williams, Jr. album).
Maverick | ||||
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Studio album by George Thorogood & The Destroyers | ||||
Released | January 25, [1]1985 | |||
Recorded | July 1984, Dimension Sound, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts | |||
Genre | Blues rock, Boogie rock | |||
Length | 41:34 | |||
Label | EMI America | |||
Producer | Terry Manning | |||
George Thorogood & The Destroyers chronology | ||||
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Maverick is the fifth album by the band George Thorogood & The Destroyers. It was released in 1985, and was produced by Terry Manning.
The album included what have now become some of his best-known songs, including "I Drink Alone" and "Willie and the Hand Jive," the latter of which became Thorogood's only single to date to crack the Billboard Hot 100 charts.[2]
Track listing
- "Gear Jammer" (George Thorogood) – 4:39
- "I Drink Alone" (Thorogood) – 4:35
- "Willie and the Hand Jive" (Johnny Otis) – 4:09
- "What a Price" (Fats Domino, Murphy Maddux^, Jack Jessup) – 2:48
- "Long Gone" (Thorogood) – 4:30
- "Dixie Fried" (Carl Perkins, Howard Griffin) – 3:46
- "Crawlin' King Snake" (John Lee Hooker) – 4:02
- "Memphis/Little Marie" (Chuck Berry) – 5:54
- "Woman with the Blues" (Thorogood) – 3:34
- "Go, Go, Go" (Chuck Berry) – 3:32
- "The Ballad of Maverick" (David Buttolph, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:05
^ Murphy Maddux is listed in the album credits as "M. Muddux"
Personnel
- George Thorogood - guitar, vocals
- Hank Carter - saxophones, vocals
- Billy Blough - bass
- Jeff Simon - drums, percussion
External links
References
- ↑ EMI America. "George Thorogood "Maverick" (retailer Sales Stats Advertisement)." Billboard 1 June 1985: 1. Web.
- ↑ '80s Top 100 - T Retrieved 12-8-2013.
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