Move It On Over (album)

Move It On Over
Studio album by
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Released1978 (US)
November 1978 (UK)[1]
RecordedFebruary 1978[2]
StudioDimension Sound Studios, Boston, MA
Genre
Length38:07
LabelRounder
ProducerGeorge Thorogood, Ken Irwin, John Nagy
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
(1977) 		Move It On Over
(1978) 		Better Than the Rest
(1979)
Singles from Move It On Over
  1. "Move It On Over"
    Released: 1978
  2. "It Wasn't Me"
    Released: 1978
  3. "Who Do You Love?"
    Released: 1979

Move It On Over is the second studio album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was released in 1978 by the label Rounder Records. The album peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200 chart, and was on the chart for 47 weeks.

The album contains all cover material. Its title track, Hank Williams' "Move It On Over", received major FM radio airplay when released, as did the Bo Diddley cover, "Who Do You Love?". The album features drummer Jeff Simon's uncle, Uncle Meat Pennington on tambourine and maracas.[3]

The album was recorded in February 1978, and released later that same year. Move It On Over ended up being the band's breakthrough album, receiving positive reviews from critics and being the band's first album to sell more than 500,000 copies.

Release

Rounder Records released Move It On Over in 1978.[4] The album debuted at No. 133,[5] and peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200 chart.[6] Initial orders of the album were 40,000.[7] The album sold around 75,000 copies in its first 2 weeks,[8] and eventually sold more than 500,000 copies.[9]

"Move It On Over" was the lead single from the album.[10] "It Wasn't Me",[11][12] and "Who Do You Love?" were also released as singles.[13][14]

Critical reception

Move It On Over received positive reviews from critics.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[15]
All Music Guide to the Blues[16]
Billboard(unrated)[17]
Christgau's Record GuideB[18]
DownBeat[19]
PopMatters6/10[20]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[21]
Rip It Up(unrated)[22]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[23]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues[24]

A reviewer for DownBeat magazine said the album "lacks by just a hair the ferocity and passion that made his debut album such a standout. Thorogood is the best new rockabilly performer to come along since the music’s golden age. It will be interesting to see how he develops."[25] A Cash Box magazine reviewer wrote "What apparently sets George Thorogood apart from the hackneyed is a sense of flair and individuality that permeates his work and makes the familiar so devastatingly entertaining that the end result is a follow-up album bristling with a basic rock 'n' roll joyfulness unavailable anywhere else currently."[26] A reviewer for Record World wrote that the album "should establish him as a top personality", and that "Hank Williams' title song and the old warhorse, "Who Do You Love" both suit his electric urban blues style."[27] Ron Fell of The Gavin Report calls the album a "classic", adding "George Thorogood is a treat for sore ears."[28]

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine says "Gold records and radio hits came later, but this is the album where everything fell into place for George Thorogood; it's the record that defined what came afterward, and it remains one of his best."[29] Robert Christgau writes that "It's impossible not to be charmed by Thorogood's enthusiasm, and instrumentally this band is as likable as, say, Hound Dog Taylor's HouseRockers."[30]

Track listing

Original release

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Move It On Over"Hank Williams4:19
2."Who Do You Love?"Bo Diddley4:17
3."The Sky Is Crying"Elmore James5:09
4."Cocaine Blues"T.J. Arnall2:48
5."It Wasn't Me"Chuck Berry3:54
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."That Same Thing"Willie Dixon3:05
2."So Much Trouble"Brownie McGhee3:15
3."I'm Just Your Good Thing"James Moore3:29
4."Baby Please Set a Date"Homesick James Williamson4:42
5."New Hawaiian Boogie"Elmore James4:34
Total length:38:07

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (1978–1979) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[31] 51
Canada (RPM Magazine)[32] 29
New Zealand (RMNZ)[33] 10
US Billboard 200[34] 33

Certifications

Certifications for Move It On Over
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[35] Platinum 80,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2002). The Great Rock Discography (6th ed.). Canongate. p. 1058. ISBN 978-1-84195-312-0.
  2. ^ "GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS". Hard Rock Cafe.
  3. ^ GTD Sound Check - Jeff Simon w/Uncle Meat on YouTube (uploaded May 4, 2015)
  4. ^ "Thorogood LP Released" (PDF). Cash Box. November 4, 1978. p. 46 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ "Billboard 200 - Week of December 9, 1978". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Billboard 200 - Week of October 27, 1979". Billboard.
  7. ^ Jannelo, Joseph (December 6, 1980). "George Thorogood Slides Home" (PDF). Record World. p. 41 – via World Radio History.
  8. ^ "Thorogood Nixes Majors For 3-LP Rounder Binder" (PDF). Billboard. December 2, 1978. p. 40 – via World Radio History.
  9. ^ a b "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA.
  10. ^ "Cash Box - Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. December 9, 1978. p. 20 – via World Radio History.
  11. ^ "Record World Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. December 2, 1978. p. 18 – via World Radio History.
  12. ^ Jasper, Tony (December 16, 1978). "Music Week Fact Sheets - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 54 – via World Radio History.
  13. ^ "Singles To Watch" (PDF). Cash Box. February 24, 1979. p. 20 – via World Radio History.
  14. ^ "Hits Of The Week" (PDF). Record World. February 24, 1979. p. 1 – via World Radio History.
  15. ^ Move It On Over at AllMusic
  16. ^ Wynn, Ron (2003). "George Thorogood". All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues. Backbeat Books. p. 555. ISBN 0-87930-736-6.
  17. ^ "Billboard's Top Album Picks" (PDF). Billboard. October 28, 1978. p. 92 – via World Radio History.
  18. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  19. ^ "Record Reviews" (PDF). DownBeat. January 11, 1979. p. 30 – via World Radio History.
  20. ^ PopMatters Review
  21. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 652. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  22. ^ Horrocks, Nigel (July 1979). "George Thorogood and the Destroyers – Move It On Over – Stockade" (PDF). Rip It Up. p. 12 – via World Radio History.
  23. ^ The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. 1999. p. 654.
  24. ^ The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues. Virgin. 1998. p. 346.
  25. ^ "Record Reviews" (PDF). DownBeat. January 11, 1979. p. 30 – via World Radio History.
  26. ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. November 18, 1978. p. 19 – via World Radio History.
  27. ^ "Record World Album Picks" (PDF). Record World. October 28, 1978. p. 32 – via World Radio History.
  28. ^ Fell, Ron (October 27, 1978). "Albums of the Week" (PDF). The Gavin Report. p. 29 – via World Radio History.
  29. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Move It on Over Review". AllMusic.
  30. ^ Christgau, Robert. "George Thorogood and the Destroyers: Move It on Over (Rounder, 1978)".
  31. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 309. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  32. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - April 28, 1979" (PDF).
  33. ^ "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. July 15, 1979.
  34. ^ "Billboard 200 - Week of October 27, 1979". Billboard.
  35. ^ "Canadian album certifications – George Thorogood – Move It On Over". Music Canada.
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