Born to Be Bad

by George Thorogood, George Thorogood & the Destroyers

Overview

Vintage Thorogood, which is to say a defiantly unsubtle, unabashedly party-hearty serving of Chicago blues (a convincing version of Howlin' Wolf' "Highway 49"), rockabilly (a smart revamp of Chuck Berry's "You Can't Catch Me"), '60s R&B (Roy Head's horn-driven "Treat Her Right"), country (Hank Snow's often covered "I'm Movin' On"), and self-mythologizing (the title tune, which is rather more overtly ironic than his earlier "Bad to the Bone"). Thorogood also offers a sharp take on Elmore James's "Shake Your Money Maker," which may or may not erase memories of the Butterfield Band's version but which smokes nonetheless. And his guitar work rises to the occasion and then some on a scorching recreation of Wolf's perennial "Smokestack Lighting."

Product Details

Release Date:	06/21/2019
Label:	Capitol
UPC:	0602567252788

Album Credits

Performance Credits

George Thorogood & the Destroyers   Primary Artist
George Thorogood   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Bradford   Primary Artist
Lewis   Primary Artist
Destroyers   Primary Artist
Howlin' Wolf   Primary Artist
Jeff Simon   Drums
Billy Blough   Bass
Hank Carter   Vocals,Saxophone
Bill Plough   Bass
Steve Chrismar   Guitar

Technical Credits

The Destroyers   Producer
Howlin' Wolf   Composer,Performer
Al Lewis   Composer
George Thorogood   Composer
Delaware Destroyers   Producer
Hank Snow   Composer
Ken Irwin   Production Assistant
Terry Manning   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Sylvester Bradford   Composer
Big Joe Williams   Composer
Roy Head   Composer
Willie Dixon   Composer
Bradford   Performer
Gene Kurtz   Composer
Elmore James   Composer
Fats Domino   Composer
Chuck Berry   Composer
John Tobler   Liner Notes
Chester Burnett   Composer
Henry Marquez   Art Direction
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Moshe Brakha   Photography