Better Than the Rest

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[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues[3]
DownBeat[4]

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.[5] The album peaked at No. 78 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.[6][7][8]

Background and recording

Better Than the Rest was recorded sometime in September 1974,[8] when Thorogood was in a production agreement with Danny Lipman.[9] At the time, Thorogood was an unknown artist and wasn't signed to any label.[10]

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.[11]

Release

MCA Records released Better Than the Rest in September 1979.[5][8][12] The album peaked at No. 78 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart.[6][7][8]

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.[13] 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)[6] 78
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] 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. ^ a b "BETTER THAN THE REST". George Thorogood official website.
  6. ^ a b c "Billboard 200". Billboard.
  7. ^ a b "George Thorogood Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d 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.