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 | EMI America | |||
| Producer | Jim Gaines Delaware Destroyers | |||
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The Dirty Dozen is the fourteenth studio album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers, released on July 28, 2009,[1] by the label EMI America Records. The album contains all cover material. The Dirty Dozen reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Blues Albums and was on the chart for 11 weeks.[2]
Release and content
EMI America released The Dirty Dozen on July 28, 2009.[1]
The Dirty Dozen is split into 2 'sides'.[3] The album includes six new songs (1–6; 'side' one) and six classic favorites (7–12; 'side' two), including three tracks that were previously out-of-print in the U.S.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Total length: | 49:04 | ||
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
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
- ^ a b GeorgeThorogood.com – The Dirty Dozen
- ^ Billboard.com, Top Blues Albums, October 24, 2009
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "The Dirty Dozen Review". AllMusic.
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "Review: The Dirty Dozen". Allmusic. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
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