Bad to the Bone
is the fifth
studio album
by American
blues rock band
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
It was released in 1982
by the label
EMI America Records.
The album contains
the Destroyers'
best known song,
"Bad to the Bone",
and also features
Rolling Stones
side-man
Ian Stewart
on piano.
The band promoted
the album
with a worldwide tour;
there was also
a large
marketing campaign
by their label.
A 25th anniversary edition
of the album
was announced
and released in 2007,
featuring a bonus track
and
new re-recordings.
Background
In 1975,
the Destroyers signed
a recording contract
with Rounder Records.
With them,
the Destroyers
recorded three albums.
In 1980,
rhythm guitarist
Ron Smith
left the band,
and was replaced by
saxophonist
Hank "Hurricane" Carter.
The next year
they toured as a
support act for
the Rolling Stones
on their 1981
U.S. Tour.
Also that year
the Destroyers
embarked on their
"50/50" tour,
during which
Thorogood wrote
"Bad to the Bone".
In 1982,
with their contract with
Rounder Records expiring,
the Destroyers signed
with EMI America,
who would help record
and promote the album.
Recording
Recording of the album
began at
the Dimension Sound Studios
in Jamaica Plains, Boston
in late 1981,
and finished in
early 1982.
The album was produced by
the Destroyers themselves,
although Thorogood said that
"whoever engineered the session
took credit for being the ‘producer’."
The Rolling Stones keyboardist
Ian Stewart
played on the album,
and helped record it
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