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The Dirty Dozen (album)

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The Dirty Dozen
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 28, 2009
StudioGlenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA
GenreBlues rock
Boogie rock
Length49:04
LabelEMI America
ProducerJim Gaines
Delaware Destroyers
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology
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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

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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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Track listing

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"Side one"
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tail Dragger"Willie Dixon3:41
2."Drop Down Mama"John Adam Estes4:20
3."Run Myself Out of Town"Wendell Holmes3:03
4."Born Lover"Muddy Waters4:12
5."Twenty Dollar Gig"Mickey Bones3:16
6."Let Me Pass"Ellas McDaniel3:40
"Side two"
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Howlin' for My Baby"Dixon, Howlin' Wolf5:13
8."Highway 49"Big Joe Williams5:46
9."Six Days on The Road"Earl Green, Carl Montgomery4:27
10."Treat Her Right"Roy Head, Gene Kurtz3:32
11."Hello Little Girl"Chuck Berry3:46
12."Blue Highway"Nick Gravenites, David Getz4:44
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

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Musicians

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  • 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b GeorgeThorogood.com – The Dirty Dozen
  2. ^ Billboard.com, Top Blues Albums, October 24, 2009
  3. ^ Sendra, Tim. "The Dirty Dozen Review". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Review: The Dirty Dozen". Allmusic. Retrieved November 2, 2009.