Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock

Compilation album by George Thorogood and the Destroyers

Released

2004

Genre

Rock, blues-rock

Length

1:17:28

Label

Capitol Records

Producer

George Thorogood (tracks: 3, 4, 16), George Thorogood & The Destroyers (tracks: 1, 2, 5 to 15)

George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology

Who Do You Love?
(2003)

Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock
(2004)

30th Anniversary Tour: Live
(2004)

Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock is the fourth compilation album by American musician and singer-songwriter George Thorogood, and his band The Destroyers released in 2004. The album celebrates 30 years of the band.^[1]

The album peaked at number 55 on the US Billboard 200. It also peaked at number one on the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Madison Blues"	Elmore James	4:28
2.	"One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer"	John Lee Hooker	8:26
3.	"Move It On Over"	Hank Williams	4:18
4.	"Who Do You Love?"	Ellas McDaniel	4:25
5.	"Bad To The Bone"	George Thorogood	4:49
6.	"I Drink Alone"	George Thorogood	4:31
7.	"Gear Jammer"	George Thorogood	4:33
8.	"Willie and the Hand Jive"	Johnny Otis	4:03
9.	"The Sky Is Crying" (live)	Clarence Lewis, Elmore James, Morris Levy	8:01
10.	"Reelin' & Rockin'" (live)	Chuck Berry	5:48
11.	"You Talk Too Much"	George Thorogood	4:34
12.	"If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave)"	George Thorogood	4:11
13.	"Get A Haircut"	Bill Birch, David Avery	4:07
14.	"Rockin' My Life Away" (alternate take)	Mack Vickery	3:27
15.	"American Made"	Monty Byrom, Charlie Midnight, Steve Hunter	4:06
16.	"Who Do You Love" (Rothrock remix)	Ellas McDaniel	3:34
Total length:			1:17:28

Personnel

George Thorogood – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Ron Smith – guitar
Billy Blough – bass guitar
Jeff Simon – drums
John Nagy – engineer
Artwork by Diana Barnes [art direction]
Artwork by Don Bailey [design]
Compilation producer – Kevin Flaherty
Executive producer – Mike Donahue
Mastered by Terry Manning
Producers – George Thorogood (tracks: 3, 4, 16), George Thorogood & The Destroyers (tracks: 1, 2, 5 to 15), Jim Gaines (tracks: 15), John Nagy (tracks: 3, 4, 16), Ken Irwin (tracks: 1 to 4, 16), Terry Manning (tracks: 6 to 14)
Producer [Production Assistance] – John Nagy (tracks: 5), Ken Irwin (tracks: 5, 11)

References

↑ Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock at AllMusic. Retrieved February 20, 2017.

External links

George Thorogood – Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock. Georgethorogood.com.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Greatest Hits. Amazon.com.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers – 30 Years Of Rock. Discogs.com.

George Thorogood and The Destroyers
Studio albums	1977: George Thorogood and the Destroyers 1978: Move It On Over 1979: Better Than the Rest 1980: More George Thorogood and the Destroyers 1982: Bad to the Bone 1985: Maverick 1986: Nadine 1988: Born to Be Bad 1991: Boogie People 1993: Haircut 1997: Rockin' My Life Away 1999: Half a Boy/Half a Man 2003: Ride 'Til I Die 2006: The Hard Stuff 2009: The Dirty Dozen 2011: 2120 South Michigan Ave. 2015: George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers
Live albums	1995: Live: Let's Work Together 2004: 30th Anniversary Tour: Live
Compilation albums	2004: Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock
Singles	1982: "Bad to the Bone" 1985: "I Drink Alone" "Willie and the Hand Jive" 1988: "Treat Her Right"
Songs	1977: "Madison Blues" "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" "Kind Hearted Woman" "John Hardy" 1978: "Move It On Over" "Who Do You Love?" "The Sky Is Crying" "Cocaine Blues" 1979: "My Way" "I'm Ready" "Nadine" 1980: "Restless" 1982: "Nobody but Me" "New Boogie Chillun" "As the Years Go Passing By" "No Particular Place to Go" 1985: "Dixie Fried" "Crawlin' King Snake" "Memphis" 1988: "Shake Your Money Maker" "Smokestack Lightning" "I'm Moving On" 1991: "Six Days on the Road" 1993: "Down in the Bottom" 1995: "Bad Boy" "Let's Work Together" "St. Louis Blues" "Johnny B. Goode" 1997: "Trouble Every Day" 1999: "Double Shot" 2006: "Drifter's Escape" 2011: "Hi-Heel Sneakers" "Seventh Son" "Spoonful" "Let It Rock" "Two Trains Running (Still a Fool)" "Bo Diddley" "Help Me" "My Babe" "2120 South Michigan Ave."
Other articles	Discography

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