| More George Thorogood and The Destroyers | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | George Thorogood and the Destroyers |
| Cover: | MoreGeorgeThorogood.jpg |
| Released: | October 1980 |
| Recorded: | 1980 |
| Studio: | Blue Jay Recording Studio, Carlisle, Massachusetts |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 33:40 |
| Label: | Rounder |
| Producer: | John Nagy |
| Prev Title: | Better Than the Rest |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | Bad to the Bone |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
More George Thorogood and the Destroyers is the fourth studio album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was released in 1980 by the label Rounder Records.[1] An alternate name for the album is I'm Wanted.[2]
More George Thorogood and the Destroyers was the first Destroyer's album to feature saxophonist Hank "Hurricane" Carter.[3] [4]
Rounder Records released More George Thorogood and the Destroyers in October 1980.[5] 200,000 copies of the album were pre-ordered by October 1980.[6] The album debuted at No. 179,[7] and peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard 200 chart.[8] [9]
"Bottom of the Sea" was the lead single from the album,[10] [11] "I'm Wanted" was also released as a single.[12]
More George Thorogood and the Destroyers received generally positive reviews from critics.A Cashbox reviewer wrote "Thorogood, with his raunchy old blues master vocals and raw live guitar sound, treats classics by Elmore James and Willie Dixon as though they were meant for him."[13] AllMusic`s Ron Wynn said "While this wasn't quite as memorable as his earlier dates, George Thorogood still had the hunger that fueled his breakout sessions."
| Chart (1980) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[14] | 97 | |
| Canada (RPM)[15] | 30 | |
| US Billboard 200 | 68 |