Haircut (album)

Haircut is the ninth studio album by American rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers, released on July 27, 1993.[2][3][4] The first single from the album was "Get a Haircut".[5] The album peaked at No. 120 on the Billboard 200.[6] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[7]

Haircut
Studio album by
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
ReleasedJuly 27, 1993 (1993-07-27)
StudioSounds Unreel Studios, Memphis, TN
Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
Genre
Length42:49
LabelEMI America[1]
ProducerTerry Manning, The Delaware Destroyers
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology
Boogie People
(1991)		 Haircut
(1993)		 Live: Let's Work Together
(1995)
Singles from Haircut
  1. "Get a Haircut"
    Released: 1993
  2. "Gone Dead Train"
    Released: 1993
  3. "Howlin' for My Baby"
    Released: 1993

Production

The album was produced by Terry Manning and the Delaware Destroyers.[8] "Want Ad Blues" is a cover of the John Lee Hooker song.[9] "Gone Dead Train" was written by Jack Nitzsche.[10] Thorogood wrote "Baby Don't Go".[11] The album cover art is by Peter Bagge.[12]

Critical reception

The Windsor Star wrote that "the guitar-slinging motor mouth offers another round of stinging and rocking blues, featuring that consistently fat sound with which his band has made its trademark style."[13] The Calgary Herald deemed Haircut "boogie blues and rock 'n' roll ... And, yep, he hasn`t changed a thing."[14] The Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph opined that "since shtick is exactly what Thorogood's become reduced to, the only phrase that comes to mind listening to this is, 'get a real job'."[15]

The Canadian Press called it "another slice of devil-may-care, comically anti-authoritarian riff rock."[16] The Boston Globe concluded that "Thorogood doesn't gain any dramatic ground, but his loyalty to his favorite idioms remains genuine."[11] The Indianapolis Star praised the "stark, deliberative" "Killer's Bluze".[17]

Track listing
Haircut Track Listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get a Haircut"David Avery, Bill Birch4:12
2."Howlin' for My Baby"Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf5:14
3."Killer's Bluze"Dex Rogers6:10
4."Down in the Bottom"Willie Dixon4:03
5."I'm Ready"Willie Dixon3:36
6."Cops and Robbers"Bo Diddley4:50
7."Gone Dead Train"Jack Nitzsche, Russ Titelman4:07
8."Want Ad Blues"John Lee Hooker5:06
9."My Friend Robert"Patrick Sky2:30
10."Baby Don't Go"George Thorogood3:24
Total length:42:49
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[18]
Calgary HeraldB[14]
The Indianapolis Star[17]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[19]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[10]
Windsor StarB+[13]

Personnel

The following personnel are credited on the album:

Musicians
  • George Thorogood – guitar, vocals
  • Billy Blough – bass guitar
  • Hank Carter – keyboards, saxophone, background vocals
  • Jeff Simon – drums

Technical

Charts
Chart performance for Haircut
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20]41
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21]37

References
  1. "MUSIC". PART II. Newsday. 16 Aug 1993. p. 36.
  2. "George Thorogood Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. "George Thorogood and the Destroyers, George Thorogood - Haircut". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  4. Krewen, Nick (29 Jan 1993). "A couple of true blues guys". Ego. The Hamilton Spectator. p. 14.
  5. "Yoakam, Thorogood coming to town". Ottawa Citizen. 7 July 1993. p. B8.
  6. "Billboard 200". Billboard. 105 (36): 88. Sep 4, 1993.
  7. Catlin, Roger (17 June 1993). "What's New". Calendar. Hartford Courant. p. 3.
  8. "Album reviews — Haircut by George Thorogood". Billboard. 105 (33): 52. Aug 14, 1993.
  9. Howell, Peter (10 July 1993). "George Thorogood and the Destroyers Haircut". Toronto Star. p. G10.
  10. Wood, Sam (24 Aug 1993). "POP". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E6.
  11. Morse, Steve (5 Aug 1993). "GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS HAIRCUT". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 11.
  12. Worcester, Kent (March 6, 2015). "Peter Bagge: Conversations". Univ. Press of Mississippi – via Google Books.
  13. Jones, Owen (24 July 1993). "Blues". Windsor Star. p. F2.
  14. Muretich, James (25 July 1993). "George Thorogood & The Destroyers: Haircut". Calgary Herald. p. B8.
  15. Asakawa, Gil (13 Aug 1993). "'HAIRCUT' George Thorogood and the Destroyers". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. p. E2.
  16. "Thorogood's touring with good reason this time". Edmonton Journal. 25 July 1993. p. C3.
  17. Konz, Joe (16 Aug 1993). "George Thorogood & the Destroyers 'Haircut'". The Indianapolis Star. p. C5.
  18. Haircut at AllMusic
  19. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 653. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  20. "Australiancharts.com – George Thorogood & the Destroyers – Haircut". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  21. "Charts.nz – George Thorogood & the Destroyers – Haircut". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.