Ride 'Til I Die is the twelfth studio album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was released on March 25, 2003 by the label Eagle Records. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Blues Album chart. Ride 'Til I Die is the final Destroyer's album to feature Hank "Hurricane" Carter, a 23-year member of the band.
Recording The album was recorded in early 2002, and produced by Jim Gaines. The title track was recorded at a soundcheck before a show in Texas on April 26, 2002.
Release Eagle Records released Ride 'Til I Die on March 25, 2003. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Blues Album chart, and No. 49 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart. "You Don't Love Me, You Don't Care," and "American Made" were released as singles. The Destroyers toured the US and UK in support of the album.
Critical reception Ride 'Til I Die received generally positive reviews from critics.
AllMusic's Tim Sendra says that "Thorogood's strength will always be good-time blooze 'n' boogie, he can do a credible job on acoustic blues too. The sound of the Ride 'Til I Die album is not a surprise; the surprise is that the record is as good as it is."
George Thorogood considers Ride 'Til I Die the and Born to Be Bad the best albums he ever made.
Track listing
Personnel Musicians George Thorogood – rhythm guitar, slide guitar, vocals Jim Suhler – lead guitar Bill Blough – bass Jeff Simon – drums Hank Carter – saxophone, vocals
Technical Delaware Destroyers – producers Jim Gaines – producer Mike Donahue – executive producer Jeremy Blair – engineer Shawn Berman – engineer Leon Zervos – mastering John Hampton – mixing
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