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The Dirty Dozen is the fourteenth studio album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. released in 2009 by the label EMI America Records.[1] The Dirty Dozen reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Blues Albums and was on the chart for 11 weeks.[2]
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| Released | July 28, 2009 | |||
| Studio | Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA | |||
| Genre | Blues rock Boogie rock | |||
| Length | 49:04 | |||
| Label | EMI America | |||
| Producer | Jim Gaines Delaware Destroyers | |||
| George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Dirty Dozen | ||||
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EMI America released The Dirty Dozen on July 28, 2009.[3][4] The album peaked at No. 169 on the Billboard 200 chart,[5] and No. 1 on the Billboard Top Blues Albums.[2][3] "Tail Dragger" was released as a single.[6]
The album contains all cover material. The album is split into 2 'sides'.[1] The album includes six new songs (1–6; 'side' one) and six classic favorites (7–12; 'side' two).[7][8]
The Dirty Dozen received mixed reviews from critics.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Ultimate Guitar | 6.5/10[10] |
AllMusic's Tim Sendra wrote "Just as they sound virtually unchanged from the first time they stepped into a recording studio. George still has the same ferocious slide technique, his growling vocals have barely aged, and the band still has the feel of skilled musicians who know how to play it simple. In other words, GT & the Destroyers still rock, and if you were ever a fan, you still should be. The only real problem with this record is that as cool as it is to hear the band's 1991 take on "Six Days on the Road" or their tumble through Howlin' Wolf's "Howlin' for My Baby," it'd be better to hear more of the new tracks."[1] A reviewer for Ultimate Guitar wrote "Although still a master musician on his new record The Dirty Dozen, George Thorogood fails to deliver the same magic as he did back in the 70s and 80s."[4] Shawn Perry of Vintage Rock wrote "George Thorogood & The Destroyers can’t fail in their earnest ability to lock in and lay it down. Old school rock and roll, without the pretense and posturing, even three decades later, is still alive and well as long as this band is around."[8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tail Dragger" | Willie Dixon | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Drop Down Mama" | John Adam Estes | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Run Myself Out of Town" | Wendell Holmes | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Born Lover" | Muddy Waters | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Twenty Dollar Gig" | Mickey Bones | 3:16 |
| 6. | "Let Me Pass" | Ellas McDaniel | 3:40 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Howlin' for My Baby" | Dixon, Howlin' Wolf | 5:13 |
| 8. | "Highway 49" | Big Joe Williams | 5:46 |
| 9. | "Six Days on The Road" | Earl Green, Carl Montgomery | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Treat Her Right" | Roy Head, Gene Kurtz | 3:32 |
| 11. | "Hello Little Girl" | Chuck Berry | 3:46 |
| 12. | "Blue Highway" | Nick Gravenites, David Getz | 4:44 |
| Total length: | 49:04 | ||
Track 7 – from Haircut (1993)
Tracks 8 & 10 – from Born To Be Bad (1988)
Tracks 9 & 11 – from Boogie People (1991)
Track 12 – from Bad To The Bone (1982)
Tracks 1–6 only, see album articles for other technical personnel.
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