Bad to the Bone (George Thorogood and the Destroyers album)

Bad to the Bone is the fifth studio album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was released in 1982 by the label EMI America Records. The album contains the Destroyers best known song, "Bad to the Bone". The album also features Rolling Stones side-man Ian Stewart on piano.

In August of 2007, a special edition of the album was released to mark the 25th anniversary of its original release, featuring new re-recordings of some of the songs from the album.

Reception
AllMusic's Tim Sendra says the album is "Thorogood's finest work and established him as one of the unsung heroes of the age of AOR".

Original Release
^ Musician James Pobiega (stage name "Little Howlin' Wolf"), has claimed that he wrote "Bad to the Bone" and that George Thorogood stole the song from him.

25th Anniversary Edition (2007)
Track 11 was an instrumental B-side of "Nobody but Me", Tracks 12-17 are 2007 re-recordings.

Personnel
Musicians
 * George Thorogood – vocals, guitar
 * Billy Blough – bass guitar
 * Jeff Simon – drums and percussion
 * Hank Carter – saxophone

Technical
 * Additional musicians
 * Ian Stewart – piano
 * The Delaware Destroyers – producers
 * John Nagy – assistant producer and engineer
 * Ken Irwin – assistant producer
 * Paul Mufson – engineer