Live: Let's Work Together
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| Released | April 1995 | |||
| Recorded | December 2–5, 1994 | |||
| Genres | Blues rock, boogie rock | |||
| Length | 66:15 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producers | Terry Manning The Delaware Destroyers | |||
| George Thorogood & the Destroyers chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Live: Let's Work Together | ||||
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Live: Let's Work Together is the second live album by American blues rock band George Thorogood & the Destroyers. It was recorded on December 2–3, 1994, at Mississippi Nights in St. Louis, Missouri, and December 5, 1994, at Center Stage in Atlanta,[1] and released in April 1995 by the label EMI Records.[2] "Let's Work Together" was released as a single.[3]
The album featured guest appearances by musicians Elvin Bishop and Johnnie Johnson.[4][5]
Critical reception
[edit]Live: Let's Work Together received generally mixed reviews from critics.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [8] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues | [9] |
| Ultimate Guitar | 8.4/10[10] |
AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote "George Thorogood hasn't changed his sound at all since his first live album, the aptly-titled Live. That's not necessarily a bad thing -- his beer-stained bare-bones boogie has always satisfied his fans and it is never lacking in energy, particularly when he is stoked by the enthusiasm of a live crowd. But that doesn't guarantee that Let's Work Together Live will be a successful, enjoyable record. Quite simply, that energy does not translate to tape very well, leaving Let's Work Together curiously unengaging and somewhat distant. There are good moments scattered throughout the record, but it never pulls together into a cohesive album."[1]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Particular Place to Go" | Chuck Berry | 5:14 |
| 2. | "Ride On Josephine" | Ellas McDaniel | 6:56 |
| 3. | "Bad Boy" | Larry Williams | 4:50 |
| 4. | "Cocaine Blues" | T. J. Amall | 3:33 |
| 5. | "If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave)" | George Thorogood | 4:26 |
| 6. | "I'm Ready" | Willie Dixon | 5:12 |
| 7. | "I'll Change My Style" | David Parker, Manuel Villa | 4:39 |
| 8. | "Get a Haircut" | David Avery, Bill Birch | 5:41 |
| 9. | "Gear Jammer" | George Thorogood | 6:11 |
| 10. | "Move It on Over" | Hank Williams | 6:08 |
| 11. | "You Talk Too Much" | George Thorogood | 6:17 |
| 12. | "Let's Work Together" (with Elvin Bishop and Johnnie Johnson) | Wilbert Harrison | 6:46 |
| 13. | "St. Louis Blues" (with Johnnie Johnson) | W. C. Handy | 7:03 |
| 14. | "Johnny B. Goode" (with Johnnie Johnson) | Chuck Berry | 5:55 |
Personnel
[edit]- George Thorogood - guitars, vocals
- Jeff Simon - drums
- Bill Blough - bass
- Hank Carter - saxophone, keyboards, backing vocals
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] | 139 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Let's Work Together Live Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic.
- ↑ "April New Music Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. March 31, 1995. p. 57 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ "Rock Tracks - New & Active" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 14, 1995. p. 58 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ "Thorogood Says It Was Time For Another Live Disc" (PDF). FMQB. April 28, 1995. p. 32 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ Johnson, Dave (May 5, 1995). "Blues Plate Special" (PDF). The Hard Report. p. 39 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Live: Let's Work Together at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ↑ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 653. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ↑ The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. 1999. p. 654.
- ↑ The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues. Virgin. 1998. p. 346.
- ↑ Ultimate Guitar Review
- ↑ "George Thorogood ARIA chart history (1989 to April 2025)". ARIA. Retrieved May 18, 2025 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
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