''Rockin' My Life Away'' is the tenth studio album released by
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 in
1997
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on
Capitol Records
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.
[ Allmusic.com – Rockin' My Life Away – Overview/ref> The album peaked at No. 5 on the '']Billboard
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'' Top Blues Album chart.[ – Rockin' My Life Away – Charts & Awards/ref>
]
Track listing
# "Get Back into Rockin'" ( Jerry Lynn Williams) – 4:16
# " Trouble Every Day" (Frank Zappa
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) – 4:16
# "Night Rider" (Thorogood) – 3:43
# "The Usual" (John Hiatt
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) – 3:51
# "Living With the Shades Pulled Down" (Merle Haggard
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Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled af ...
) – 3:26
# "Manhattan Slide" (Elmore James
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) – 3:31
# "Rocking My Life Away" (Mack Vickery
Mack Vickery (June 8, 1938 – December 21, 2004), also known as Atlanta James and Vick Vickers, was an American musician, songwriter, and inductee in the Hillbilly Hall of Fame and Alabama Music Hall of Fame. His songs have been recorded by ...
) – 3:33
# "Jail Bait" (Andre Williams Andre Williams may refer to:
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) – 3:41
# "My Dog Can't Bark" (Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers
Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers (March 21, 1929 – July 23, 1993) was a Chicago blues guitarist and singer. He was a member of Howlin' Wolf's backing band and worked with Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Bo Diddley, Ike Turner, J. T. Brown, Freddie ...
) – 4:00
# "Blues Hangover" (Slim Harpo
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, West) – 4:18
# "Stoop Down Baby" (Chick Willis
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Biography
He was born in Cabaniss, Monroe County, Georgia, the cousin of Ch ...
) – 3:18
# "Rock & Roll Man" (Thorogood) – 2:50
Personnel
The following personnel are credited on the album:[
]
Musicians
* George Thorogood – guitar, vocals
* Waddy Wachtel
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– guitar, producer
* Billy Blough – bass
* Jeff Simon – drums
* Hank Carter – guitar, keyboards, saxophone, vocals
* Tony Berg – tambourine
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, tamboura
Technical
* Delaware Destroyers – producer
* Brian Scheuble – engineer
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* Jim Liberato – guitar technician
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* Henry Marquez – art direction
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* Robert Laverdiere – package design
* Chris Cuffaro – photography
References
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George Thorogood and the Destroyers albums
1997 albums
Albums produced by Waddy Wachtel
Capitol Records albums