Ride 'Til I Die is the twelfth studio album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was released on March 25, 2003 by the label Eagle Records.[1][2] The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Blues Album chart.[3] Ride 'Til I Die is the final Destroyer's album to feature Hank "Hurricane" Carter, a 23-year member of the band.[4]

Ride 'Til I Die
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 25, 2003
RecordedApril 26, 2002
StudioRumbo Recorders
GenreBoogie rock, blues rock
Length47:03
LabelEagle
ProducerJim Gaines, Delaware Destroyers
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology
Half a Boy/Half a Man
(1999)
Ride 'Til I Die
(2003)
The Hard Stuff
(2006)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
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SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
Classic Rock          [6]

Ride 'Til I Die received generally positive reviews from critics. AllMusic's Tim Sendra says that "The sound of the Ride 'Til I Die album is not a surprise; the surprise is that the record is as good as it is."[1]

Track listing

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Ride 'Til I Die Track Listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Greedy Man"Eddie Shaw3:21
2."American Made"Charlie Midnight, Steve Hunter4:06
3."Sweet Little Lady"George Thorogood, Jim Suhler3:50
4."Don't Let the Bossman Get You Down"Elvin Bishop2:50
5."Devil in Disguise"J. J. Cale3:10
6."She's Gone"Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor3:44
7."The Fixer"Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge3:19
8."You Don't Love Me, You Don't Care"Ellas McDaniel3:50
9."My Way"Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart2:53
10."That's It, I Quit"Nick Lowe2:37
11."I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water"Joe Babcock4:20
12."Move It"Chuck Berry4:47
13."Ride 'Til I Die"John Lee Hooker, Jules Taub4:07
Total length:47:03

Personnel

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Musicians

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References

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  1. ^ a b Sendra, Tim. "Ride 'Til I Die Review". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Billboard". Billboard. March 29, 2003. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Billboard". Billboard. April 12, 2003. p. 60.
  4. ^ "Henry G. "Hank" Carter III - Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory". Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory.
  5. ^ Sendra, Tim. Ride 'Til I Die at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
  6. ^ Jeffries, Neil (January 2014). "George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Ride 'Til I Die/The Hard Stuff". Classic Rock (192): 122.