| Maverick | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | George Thorogood and the Destroyers |
| Cover: | George_Thorogood_Mavrick.jpg |
| Released: | January 25, 1985[1] |
| Recorded: | July 1984 |
| Studio: | Dimension Sound, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 43:34 |
| Label: | EMI America |
| Producer: | Terry Manning |
| Prev Title: | Bad to the Bone |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | Nadine |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
Maverick is the sixth studio album by the American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was produced by Terry Manning and released in January 1985 by the label EMI America Records. Some of its songs are among Thorogood's best-known, including "I Drink Alone" and "Willie and the Hand Jive".
EMI America released Maverick on January 25, 1985. The album eventually sold more than 550,000 copies, mostly in the United States.
Three tracks from the album were released as singles, "Gear Jammer" which peaked at number 26 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks.[2]
"I Drink Alone", released in February 1985, is one of the Destroyer`s best known songs and peaked at number 13 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks.[3]
"Willie and the Hand Jive" released in June 1985, is a cover of the Johnny Otis song of the same name. The single is also the only Destroyer`s single to reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Peaking at number 63.[4]
Maverick received positive reviews from critics. AllMusic's Joe Viglione says "George Thorogood is forever consistent and Maverick is more of the blues/rock driving sound the journeyman guitarist is known for."[5]
AllMusic critic James Christopher Monger called "Willie and the Hand Jive" and "I Drink Alone" one of Thorogood's "high points."[6]
^ "Go, Go, Go" is referred to as "(Let's) Go Go Go" on some versions of this album.
| Chart (1985) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 32 | |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) | 14 | |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 31 |
| Canada (Music Canada)[8] | Gold | 50,000^ | |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000^ |