Born to Be Bad
Studio album by George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Released	February 1988
Recorded	August 1987
Genre	Blues rock Boogie rock
Length	38:35
Label	EMI
Producer	Terry Manning
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology
Nadine (1986) Born to Be Bad (1988) Boogie People (1991)
Singles from Born to Be Bad
" Treat Her Right" Released: 1988

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Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[2]

Born to Be Bad is the seventh studio album by George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was released in February 1988 on the EMI label. ^[3] The album peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard 200, and was on the charts for 24 weeks. ^{[4] [5]}

Track listing

1. " Shake Your Money Maker" ( Elmore James) – 3:29
2. "You Talk Too Much" ( George Thorogood) – 4:35
3. "Highway 49" ( Big Joe Williams) – 5:46
4. "Born to Be Bad" (Thorogood) – 3:34
5. " You Can't Catch Me" ( Chuck Berry) – 3:45
6. "I'm Ready" (Sylvester Bradford, Fats Domino, Al Lewis) – 3:20
7. " Treat Her Right" ( Roy Head, Gene Kurtz) – 3:32
8. "I Really Like Girls" (Thorogood) – 3:49
9. " Smokestack Lightning" ( Howlin' Wolf) – 3:15
10. " I'm Movin' On" ( Hank Snow) – 3:58

Personnel

The following personnel are credited on the album: ^[3]

Musicians

• George Thorogood – vocals, guitar
• Billy Blough – bass guitar
• Jeff Simon – drums
• Hank Carter – saxophone, backing vocals
• Steve Chrismar – guitar

Technical

• Delaware Destroyers – producer
• Terry Manning – producer, engineer, mixing
• Ken Irwin – production assistant
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Henry Marquez – art direction
• Moshe Brakha – photography
• John Tobler – liner notes

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