The Dirty Dozen (album)
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| Released | July 28, 2009 | |||
| Studio | Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA | |||
| Genre | Blues rock Boogie rock | |||
| Length | 49:04 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Jim Gaines Delaware Destroyers | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
The Dirty Dozen is the fourteenth studio album from blues rock artist George Thorogood and the Destroyers. The album was released on July 28, 2009.[2] The Dirty Dozen reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Blues Albums and was on the chart for 11 weeks.[3]
The album includes six new songs (1–6) and six classic favorites (7–12), including three tracks that were previously out-of-print in the U.S.
Track listing[edit]
- "Tail Dragger" (Willie Dixon) – 3:41
- "Drop Down Mama" (John Adam Estes) – 4:20
- "Run Myself Out of Town" (Wendell Holmes) – 3:03
- "Born Lover" (Muddy Waters) – 4:12
- "Twenty Dollar Gig" (Mickey Bones) – 3:16
- "Let Me Pass" (Ellas McDaniel) – 3:40
- "Howlin' for My Baby" (Dixon, Howlin' Wolf) – 5:13
- "Highway 49" (Big Joe Williams) – 5:46
- "Six Days on The Road" (Earl Green, Carl Montgomery) – 4:27
- "Treat Her Right (Roy Head, Gene Kurtz) – 3:32
- "Hello Little Girl" (Chuck Berry) – 3:46
- "Blue Highway" (Nick Gravenites, David Getz) – 4:44
- track 7 – from Haircut, 1993
- tracks 8 & 10 – from Born To Be Bad, 1988
- tracks 9 & 11 – from Boogie People, 1991
- track 12 – from Bad to the Bone, 1982
Personnel[edit]
Musicians[edit]
- George Thorogood – guitar, vocals
- Jim Suhler – guitar (tracks 1–6)
- Bill Blough – bass
- Jeff Simon – drums
- Buddy Leach – saxophone (tracks 1–6)
- Hank Carter – saxophone (tracks 7–12)
- Steve Chrismar – guitar (tracks 8–11)
- Ian Stewart – piano (track 12)
- Jake Vest – backing vocals (track 3)
Technical[edit]
Tracks 1–6 only, see album articles for other technical personnel.
- Mike Donahue – executive producer
- Delaware Destroyers – producer
- Jim Gaines – producer
- Shawn Berman – engineer
References[edit]
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "Review: The Dirty Dozen". Allmusic. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
- ^ GeorgeThorogood.com – The Dirty Dozen
- ^ Billboard.com, Top Blues Albums, October 24, 2009
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