2120 South Michigan Ave.

2120 South Michigan Ave.
Studio album by George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Released June 14, 2011
Recorded 2011
Genre Blues rock, boogie rock
Length 46:05
Label Capitol
Producer Tom Hambridge
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology
The Dirty Dozen
(2009)
2120 South Michigan Ave.
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
CD Universe[2]

2120 South Michigan Ave. is a studio album by George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was released on June 14, 2011 on the Capitol Records label. The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart. The title refers to the address of the offices and recording studios of Chess Records in Chicago.[3] The album contains ten covers of songs recorded on Chess Records by artists such as Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Willie Dixon, and Muddy Waters; plus a cover of The Rolling Stones' instrumental "2120 South Michigan Avenue" and two original songs about Chess Records artists. Capitol Records approached Thorogood with the idea for the album and selected most of the songs.[4] Buddy Guy and Charlie Musselwhite perform on the album, although their work was added after primary recording was complete.[4]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Going Back"  Tom Hambridge, George Thorogood 3:24
2. "Hi-Heel Sneakers" (featuring Buddy Guy)Robert Higginbotham 3:29
3. "Seventh Son"  Willie Dixon 3:07
4. "Spoonful"  Willie Dixon 4:13
5. "Let It Rock"  Chuck Berry 2:55
6. "Two Trains Running (Still a Fool)"  McKinley Morganfield 5:13
7. "Bo Diddley"  Ellas McDaniel 3:08
8. "Mama Talk to Your Daughter"  J. B. Lenoir, Alex Atkins 2:30
9. "Help Me"  Willie Dixon, Aleck "Rice" Miller, Ralph Bass 4:02
10. "My Babe" (featuring Charlie Musselwhite)Willie Dixon 3:20
11. "Willie Dixon's Gone"  Tom Hambridge, George Thorogood 3:12
12. "Chicago Bound"  James A. Lane 2:59
13. "2120 South Michigan Ave." (featuring Charlie Musselwhite)Nanker Phelge 4:38

Personnel

Additional musicians

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. 2120 South Michigan Ave. at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  2. "George Thorogood - 2120 South Michigan Ave. CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
  3. "Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation". Explore Chicago. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  4. 1 2 "Interview: George Thorogood Discusses His New Album, '2120 South Michigan Ave.'". Guitar World. 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2011-10-02.


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