The_Dirty_Dozen_(album)

<i>The Dirty Dozen</i> (album)

The Dirty Dozen (album)

2009 album by George Thorogood

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]

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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

  1. "Tail Dragger" (Willie Dixon) – 3:41
  2. "Drop Down Mama" (John Adam Estes) – 4:20
  3. "Run Myself Out of Town" (Wendell Holmes) – 3:03
  4. "Born Lover" (Muddy Waters) – 4:12
  5. "Twenty Dollar Gig" (Mickey Bones) – 3:16
  6. "Let Me Pass" (Ellas McDaniel) – 3:40
  7. "Howlin' for My Baby" (Dixon, Howlin' Wolf) – 5:13
  8. "Highway 49" (Big Joe Williams) – 5:46
  9. "Six Days on The Road" (Earl Green, Carl Montgomery) – 4:27
  10. "Treat Her Right (Roy Head, Gene Kurtz) – 3:32
  11. "Hello Little Girl" (Chuck Berry) – 3:46
  12. "Blue Highway" (Nick Gravenites, David Getz) – 4:44

Personnel

Musicians

  • 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

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

  1. [1]
    Sendra, Tim. "Review: The Dirty Dozen". Allmusic. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
  2. [2]
    GeorgeThorogood.com – The Dirty Dozen
  3. [3]
    Billboard.com, Top Blues Albums, October 24, 2009



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