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1979 studio album by George Thorogood
Better Than the Rest
Studio album by George Thorogood
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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues
DownBeat

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. The album peaked at No. 78 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.

Background and recording

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

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.

Release

MCA Records released Better Than the Rest in September 1979. The album peaked at No. 78 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart.

CD reissue

See also: Nadine (album)

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

Track listing

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

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) 78
New Zealand (RMNZ) 43

References

  1. "Better Than the Rest Review by James Chrispell". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 706.
  3. The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues. Virgin. 1998. p. 346.
  4. "Record Reviews" (PDF). DownBeat. March 1980. p. 51 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ "BETTER THAN THE REST". George Thorogood official website.
  6. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard.
  7. ^ "George Thorogood Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  8. ^ uDiscover Team (March 8, 2020). "George Thorogood - Prodigiously-Talented Boogie Blues Guitarist". uDiscover Music.
  9. "Billboard". Billboard. March 31, 1979. p. 178.
  10. Chrispell, James. "Better Than the Rest Review". AllMusic.
  11. Moser, John J. "Interviewing George Thorogood: Rocker, coming to Allentown, says touring is what bluesmen do". The Morning Call.
  12. Reader Staff. "George Thorogood & the Destroyers, Saturday, April 20, 2024, 8 - 11pm". River Cities' Reader.
  13. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Nadine Review".
  14. "charts.org.nz - George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Better Than The Rest". charts.org.nz.
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