The Dirty Dozen is a scorching new blues-rock album pairing six new studio recordings with six classicfan favourites, including three popular tracks that were previously out-of-print.The Dirty Dozen features Thorogood's signature blues-rock vocals and guitar playing on 12 songs,many of which were written by a who's-who of American blues legends, including Muddy Waters, BoDiddley, "Sleepy" John Estes, Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, and Willie Dixon.Launching the new recordings on Side One of The Dirty Dozen is Willie Dixon's swaggering "Tail Dragger,"vividly illustrated by Thorogood's vocals and guitar, followed by his new take on John Hammond'sversion of "Sleepy" John Estes' "Drop Down Mama," a rocking jam that's driven by Thorogood's muscularguitar playing. Also on Side One are Thorogood's new recordings of Muddy Waters' "BornLover," Bo Diddley's "Let Me Pass," "Twenty Dollar Gig," by Mickey Bones, and The Holmes Brothers'"Run Myself Out Of Town."Side Two's fan favourites open with Thorogood's previously out-of-print guitar and sax-propelled takeon Willie Dixon and Howlin' Wolf's "Howlin' For My Baby," followed by Howlin' Wolf's "Highway 49," abona fide juke joint roof-raiser loaded with slide-laden guitar riffs. Side Two also features two otherpreviously out-of-print tracks: Chuck Berry's "Hello Little Girl" and country standard "Six Days On TheRoad." "Treat Her Right" and "Blue Highway" are also included.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Tail Dragger
2. Drop Down Mama
3. Run Myself Out Of Town
4. Born Lover
5. Twenty Dollar Gig
6. Let Me Pass
7. Howlin' For My Baby
8. Highway 49
9. Six Days On The Road
10. Treat Her Right (Edit)
11. Hello Little Girl
12. Blue Highway