Rockin' My Life Away Explained

Rockin' My Life Away
Type:studio
Artist:George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Cover:RockinMyLifeAway.jpg
Released:March 25, 1997
Recorded:November–December 1996
Genre:
Length:44:33
Label:EMI America
Producer:Delaware Destroyers
Waddy Wachtel
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:Half a Boy/Half a Man
Next Year:1999

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

EMI America released Rockin' My Life Away on March 25, 1997.[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. Rockin' My Life Away is the only Destroyers studio album to chart in Finland, where it peaked at No. 37.[7]

Reception

Rockin' My Life Away received mixed reviews from critics.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."[8] 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".[9]

Personnel

The following personnel are credited on the album:[8]

Musicians

Technical

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 29 May 1997 . ROCKIN' MY LIFE AWAY — GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS . Hartford Courant.
  2. April 12, 1997 . Billboard . Billboard . 29.
  3. Web site: George Thorogood Awards . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121203033725/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/george-thorogood-mn0000647834/awards . December 3, 2012 . January 16, 2021 . AllMusic.
  4. June 7, 1997 . Billboard - June 7, 1997 . . 55 . World Radio History.
  5. Web site: ROCKIN' MY LIFE AWAY . George Thorogood official website.
  6. April 4, 1997 . Radio & Records - April 4, 1997 . . 80 . World Radio History.
  7. Web site: finnishcharts.com - George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Rockin' My Life Away . finnishcharts.com.
  8. https://www.allmusic.com/album/rockin-my-life-away-mw0000619149 Allmusic.com – Rockin' My Life Away – Overview
  9. April 7, 1997 . New Released . . 8–9 . World Radio History.