2120 South Michigan Ave.

2120 South Michigan Ave. is the fifteenth 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.[2] 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.[3] Buddy Guy and Charlie Musselwhite perform on the album, although their work was added after primary recording was complete.[3]

2120 South Michigan Ave.
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 14, 2011
Recorded2011
StudioHouse of Blues Studio, Encino, CA
Rax Trax Studios, Chicago, IL
GenreBlues rock, boogie rock
Length46:05
LabelCapitol
ProducerTom Hambridge
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology
The Dirty Dozen
(2009)
2120 South Michigan Ave.
(2011)
George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Going Back"Tom Hambridge, George Thorogood3:24
2."Hi-Heel Sneakers" (featuring Buddy Guy)Robert Higginbotham3:29
3."Seventh Son"Willie Dixon3:07
4."Spoonful"Dixon4:13
5."Let It Rock"Chuck Berry2:55
6."Two Trains Running (Still a Fool)"McKinley Morganfield5:13
7."Bo Diddley"Ellas McDaniel3:08
8."Mama Talk to Your Daughter"J. B. Lenoir, Alex Atkins2:30
9."Help Me"Dixon, Aleck "Rice" Miller, Ralph Bass4:02
10."My Babe" (featuring Charlie Musselwhite)Dixon3:20
11."Willie Dixon's Gone"Hambridge, Thorogood3:12
12."Chicago Bound"James A. Lane2:59
13."2120 South Michigan Ave." (featuring Charlie Musselwhite)Nanker Phelge4:38

Personnel

Delaware Destroyers

Additional musicians

Technical

References

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