Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock
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| Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | May 18, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Boogie rock, blues-rock | |||
| Length | 1:17:28 | |||
| Label | Capitol Records[1] | |||
| Producer | George Thorogood (tracks: 3, 4, 16), George Thorogood & The Destroyers (tracks: 1, 2, 5 to 15) | |||
| George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | ()[3] |
Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock is a compilation album by George Thorogood and the Destroyers, released in 2004.[4] The album celebrates 30 years of the band,[5] and includes two tracks which are new versions of previously released hits.
The album peaked at number 55 on the US Billboard 200 and reached number one on the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand chart.[6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
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| 1. | "Madison Blues" | Elmore James | George Thorogood and the Destroyers, 1977 | 4:28 |
| 2. | "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" | John Lee Hooker | George Thorogood and the Destroyers, 1977 | 8:26 |
| 3. | "Move It on Over" | Hank Williams | Move It on Over, 1978 | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Who Do You Love?" | Ellas McDaniel | Move It on Over, 1978 | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Bad to the Bone" | George Thorogood | Bad to the Bone, 1982 | 4:49 |
| 6. | "I Drink Alone" | George Thorogood | Maverick, 1985 | 4:31 |
| 7. | "Gear Jammer" | George Thorogood | Maverick, 1985 | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Willie and the Hand Jive" | Johnny Otis | Maverick, 1985 | 4:03 |
| 9. | "The Sky Is Crying" (live) | Clarence Lewis, Elmore James, Morris Levy | Live, 1986 | 8:01 |
| 10. | "Reelin' & Rockin'" (live) | Chuck Berry | Live, 1986 | 5:48 |
| 11. | "You Talk Too Much" | George Thorogood | Born to Be Bad, 1988 | 4:34 |
| 12. | "If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave)" | George Thorogood | Boogie People, 1991 | 4:11 |
| 13. | "Get a Haircut" | Bill Birch, David Avery | Haircut, 1993 | 4:07 |
| 14. | "Rockin' My Life Away" (alternate take) | Mack Vickery | previously unreleased | 3:27 |
| 15. | "American Made" | Monty Byrom, Charlie Midnight, Steve Hunter | Ride 'Til I Die, 2003 | 4:06 |
| 16. | "Who Do You Love?" (Rothrock remix) | Ellas McDaniel | previously unreleased | 3:34 |
| Total length: | 1:17:28 | |||
