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Rockin' My Life Away
Studio album by
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
ReleasedMarch 25, 1997
RecordedNovember–December 1996
Genre
Length44:33
LabelEMI America
ProducerDelaware Destroyers
Waddy Wachtel
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology
Live: Let's Work Together
(1995) 		Rockin' My Life Away
(1997) 		Half a Boy/Half a Man
(1999)
Singles from Rockin' My Life Away
  1. "Rockin' My Life Away"
    Released: 1997
  2. "The Usual"
    Released: 1998

Rockin' My Life Away is the tenth studio album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was released March 25, 1997 by the label EMI America Records.[1] The album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Top Blues Album chart,[2][3] and spent 9 weeks on the chart.[4]

Rockin' My Life Away was the first Destroyers album to not reach the Billboard 200 since their debut in 1977.

Release

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EMI America released Rockin' My Life Away on March 25, 1997.[1][5] Two tracks from the album were released as singles, "Rockin' My Life Away"[6] and "The Usual". The album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Top Blues Album chart.[2] Rockin' My Life Away is the only Destroyers studio album to chart in Finland, where it peaked at No. 37.[7]

Reception

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Rockin' My Life Away received mixed reviews from critics.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues[9]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[10]

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine says "and while he's losing energy as he ages, it actually adds some subtlety to his music. Still, if Rockin' My Life Away is anything, it's bloozy boogie and it's predictable, and for longtime fans, the lack of spark may cancel out the strength of the material."[11] A reviewer for RPM magazine wrote that the album "may not be entirely new material, but it is more than enough to keep many a Thorogood fan happy".[12]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get Back Into Rockin'"Jerry Lynn Williams4:16
2."Trouble Every Day"Frank Zappa4:16
3."Night Rider"George Thorogood3:43
4."The Usual"John Hiatt3:51
5."Living With The Shades Pulled Down"Merle Haggard3:26
6."Manhattan Slide"Elmore James3:20
7."Rockin' My Life Away"Mack Vickery3:32
8."Jail Bait"Andre Williams3:42
9."My Dog Can't Bark"Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers4:00
10."Blues Hang-Over"Slim Harpo, J. D. Miller4:18
11."Stoop Down"Chick Willis3:18
12."Rock & Roll Man"Thorogood2:51
Total length:44:33

Personnel

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The following personnel are credited on the album:[11]

Musicians

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  • George Thorogood – guitar, vocals
  • Waddy Wachtel – guitar, producer
  • Billy Blough – bass
  • Jeff Simon – drums
  • Hank Carter – guitar, keyboards, saxophone, vocals
  • Tony Berg – tambourine, tamboura on "Night Rider"

Technical

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References

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  1. ^ a b "ROCKIN' MY LIFE AWAY — GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS". Hartford Courant. 29 May 1997.
  2. ^ a b "Billboard". Billboard. April 12, 1997. p. 29.
  3. ^ "George Thorogood Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "Billboard - June 7, 1997" (PDF). Billboard. June 7, 1997. p. 55 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ "ROCKIN' MY LIFE AWAY". George Thorogood official website.
  6. ^ "Radio & Records - April 4, 1997" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 4, 1997. p. 80 – via World Radio History.
  7. ^ "finnishcharts.com - George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Rockin' My Life Away". finnishcharts.com.
  8. ^ AllMusic review
  9. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues. Virgin. p. 346. ISBN 9780753502266.
  10. ^ The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. 1999. p. 654.
  11. ^ a b Allmusic.com – Rockin' My Life Away – Overview
  12. ^ "New Released" (PDF). RPM. April 7, 1997. pp. 8–9 – via World Radio History.
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