Ride 'Til I Die
| Ride 'Til I Die | ||||
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| Released | March 25, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | April 26, 2002 | |||
| Studio | Rumbo Recorders | |||
| Genre | Boogie rock, blues rock | |||
| Length | 47:03 | |||
| Label | Eagle | |||
| Producer | Jim Gaines, Delaware Destroyers | |||
| George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology | ||||
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Ride 'Til I Die is the twelfth studio album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was released on March 25, 2003 by the label Eagle Records.[1][2] The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Blues Album chart.[3][4] Ride 'Til I Die is the final Destroyer's album to feature Hank "Hurricane" Carter, a 23-year member of the band.[5][6]
The album was recorded at a soundcheck before a show in Texas in early 2002,[1] and was produced by Jim Gaines.[7]
Release
[edit]Eagle Records released Ride 'Til I Die on March 25, 2003.[1][2] The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Blues Album chart,[3] and No. 49 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]Ride 'Til I Die received generally positive reviews from critics. AllMusic's Tim Sendra says that "Thorogood's strength will always be good-time blooze 'n' boogie, he can do a credible job on acoustic blues too. The sound of the Ride 'Til I Die album is not a surprise; the surprise is that the record is as good as it is."[1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [8] |
| Classic Rock |   [9] |
George Thorogood considers Ride 'Til I Die the and Born to Be Bad the best albums he ever made.[10]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Greedy Man" | Eddie Shaw | 3:21 |
| 2. | "American Made" | Charlie Midnight, Steve Hunter | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Sweet Little Lady" | George Thorogood, Jim Suhler | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Don't Let the Bossman Get You Down" | Elvin Bishop | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Devil in Disguise" | J. J. Cale | 3:10 |
| 6. | "She's Gone" | Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor | 3:44 |
| 7. | "The Fixer" | Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge | 3:19 |
| 8. | "You Don't Love Me, You Don't Care" | Ellas McDaniel | 3:50 |
| 9. | "My Way" | Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart | 2:53 |
| 10. | "That's It, I Quit" | Nick Lowe | 2:37 |
| 11. | "I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water" | Joe Babcock | 4:20 |
| 12. | "Move It" | Chuck Berry | 4:47 |
| 13. | "Ride 'Til I Die" | John Lee Hooker, Jules Taub | 4:07 |
| Total length: | 47:03 | ||
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- George Thorogood – guitar, vocals
- Jim Suhler – guitar
- Bill Blough – bass
- Jeff Simon – drums
- Hank Carter – saxophone, vocals
Technical
[edit]- Delaware Destroyers – producers
- Jim Gaines – producer
- Mike Donahue – executive producer
- Jeremy Blair – engineer
- Shawn Berman – engineer
- Leon Zervos – mastering
- John Hampton – mixing
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Sendra, Tim. "Ride 'Til I Die Review by Tim Sendra". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "Billboard". Billboard. March 29, 2003. p. 1.
- ^ a b "Billboard". Billboard. April 12, 2003. p. 60.
- ^ a b "George Thorogood Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Henry G. "Hank" Carter III - Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory". Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory.
- ^ uDiscover Team (March 8, 2020). "George Thorogood - Prodigiously-Talented Boogie Blues Guitarist". uDiscover Music.
- ^ "George Thorogood to Release First-Ever Solo Album, Party of One, August 4". Universal Music Canada. May 10, 2017.
- ^ Sendra, Tim. Ride 'Til I Die at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ Jeffries, Neil (January 2014). "George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Ride 'Til I Die/The Hard Stuff". Classic Rock (192): 122.
- ^ Goldmine (June 18, 2018). "George Thorogood discusses three essential albums in new vinyl editions". Goldmine Magazine.