The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers is the second compilation album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was released in 1992 by the label EMI America Records.
Songs The album is mostly a greatest hits compilation, but features the previously unreleased tracks "Louie to Frisco" and "I'm a Steady Rollin' Man". The album also features a new remix of "Bad to the Bone". Release EMI America released The Baddest of George Thorogood on July 28, 1992. The album debuted at No. 122, and peaked at No. 100 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 8, 1995.
Three singles were released from the album, "I'm a Steady Rollin' Man", which peaked at No. 18 on the Mainstream Rock chart, the new remix of "Bad to the Bone", and "Louie to Frisco".
Track listing
Personnel Musicians
George Thorogood – vocals, guitar Jeff Simon – drums Bill Blough – bass Hank Carter – saxophone, vocals Steve Chrismar – guitar Ian Stewart – piano Uncle Meat Pennington – maracas
Technical
The Delaware Destroyers – producer Terry Manning – producer, engineering, mixing John Nagy – engineering Henry Marquez – art direction Lu Ann Graffeo – design
Charts
Chart (1992)Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 176Canada (RPM) 36US Billboard 200 100
Certifications +Certifications for The Baddest of George ThorogoodRegionCertificationCertified units/salesCanada (Music Canada)Gold40,000^United States (RIAA)Platinum1,000,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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