"I Drink Alone" is a

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George Thorogood and the Destroyers George Lawrence Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is an American musician, singer and songwriter from Wilmington, Delaware. His "high-energy boogie-blues" sound became a staple of 1980s rock radio, with hits like his original songs " Bad to th ...

. It was released as a single from the 1985 album ''

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''. The song describes a man who, as the name of the song suggests, spends most of his time alone drinking. It name-checks various alcoholic beverages -

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(or alternately

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(Black and Red Labels), and

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- in the verses. (In some live versions, the

verse is replaced with a verse referencing

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.) It peaked at number 13 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks.

Personnel

*George Thorogoodguitar, vocals *Hank Cartersaxophone *Billy Bloughbass *Jeff Simondrums

Chart performance

Notes

{{authority control 1985 singles EMI America Records singles George Thorogood songs Songs about loneliness Songs about alcohol 1985 songs