Born to Be Bad

by George Thorogood & The Destroyers

Born to Be Bad cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: EMI
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:27
  • Community rating: 3.2/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Jeff Simon, Terry Manning, Hank "Hurricane" Carter, Bill Blough

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing their reliable streak of high-energy, blues-based rock and roll, the Delaware outfit delivers a straightforward set of driving boogie rock. The record mixes spirited original tracks like the swaggering title cut with muscular covers of classic R&B staples. It sustained their massive popularity among a loyal fanbase dedicated to unpretentious, bar-band enthusiasm.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Shake Your Money Maker (3:31)
  2. You Talk Too Much (4:41)
  3. Highway 49 (5:50)
  4. Born To Be Bad (3:34)
  5. You Can't Catch Me (3:47)
  6. I'm Ready (3:20)
  7. Treat Her Right (3:33)
  8. I Really Like Girls (3:50)
  9. Smokestack Lightning (3:18)
  10. I'm Movin' On (3:59)

Credits

  • Elmore James - written-by
  • Chester Burnett - written-by
  • Chuck Berry - written-by
  • Al Lewis - written-by
  • Fats Domino - written-by
  • Sylvester Bradford - written-by
  • Gene Kurtz - written-by
  • Roy Head - written-by

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