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Better Than the Rest

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Better Than the Rest
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1979
RecordedSeptember 1974
Genre
Length27:38
LabelMCA
ProducerDanny Lipman
George Thorogood chronology
Move It on Over
(1978)
Better Than the Rest
(1979)
More George Thorogood & The Destroyers
(1980)
Singles from Better Than the Rest
  1. "My Way"
    Released: 1979
  2. "In the Night Time"
    Released: 1979

Better Than the Rest is the third album of songs by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers, recorded in 1974 and released in September 1979.[1] The album peaked at No. 78 on the Billboard 200 chart.[2][3][4]

Background and recording

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Better Than the Rest was recorded sometime in September 1974,[4] when Thorogood was in a production agreement with Danny Lipman.[5] At the time, Thorogood was an unknown artist and wasn't signed to any label.[6]

According to Thorogood, the band didn't have anything to do with Better Than the Rest, as they didn't own the masters to the album.[7]

Release

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MCA Records released Better Than the Rest in September 1979.[1][4][8] The album peaked at No. 78 on the Billboard 200 chart.[2][3][4]

CD Reissue

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In 1986, the songs from this album were released on compact disc with the title Nadine, in a different track order.[9] Better Than The Rest itself was never reissued on CD.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues[12]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In the Night Time"Michael Henderson, Sylvester Rivers3:08
2."I'm Ready"Willie Dixon2:46
3."Goodbye Baby"Joe Josea, Jules Taub, Sam Ling3:08
4."Howlin for My Darling"Dixon, Howlin' Wolf3:24
5."My Weakness"Vetter Smith, N. Wilson2:26
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nadine"Chuck Berry4:03
2."My Way"Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart1:56
3."You're Gonna Miss Me"Eddie Jones2:14
4."Worried About My Baby"Howlin' Wolf3:29
5."Huckle Up Baby"Bernard Besman, John Lee Hooker2:24
Total length:27:38

Personnel

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Musicians

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Technical

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Charts

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Chart Peak
position
United States (Billboard 200)[2] 78
New Zealand (RMNZ)[13] 43

References

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  1. ^ a b "BETTER THAN THE REST". George Thorogood official website.
  2. ^ a b c "Billboard 200". Billboard.
  3. ^ a b "George Thorogood Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d uDiscover Team (March 8, 2020). "George Thorogood - Prodigiously-Talented Boogie Blues Guitarist". uDiscover Music.
  5. ^ "Billboard". Billboard. March 31, 1979. p. 178.
  6. ^ Chrispell, James. "Better Than the Rest Review". AllMusic.
  7. ^ Moser, John J. "Interviewing George Thorogood: Rocker, coming to Allentown, says touring is what bluesmen do". The Morning Call.
  8. ^ Reader Staff. "George Thorogood & the Destroyers, Saturday, April 20, 2024, 8 - 11pm". River Cities' Reader.
  9. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Nadine Review".
  10. ^ "Better Than the Rest Review by James Chrispell". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  11. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 706.
  12. ^ The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues. Virgin. 1998. p. 346.
  13. ^ "charts.org.nz - George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Better Than The Rest". charts.org.nz.