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. "Howlin' for My Baby"
    Released: 1993

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]

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[13]
Calgary HeraldB[14]
The Indianapolis Star[15]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[16]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[10]
Windsor StarB+[17]

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."[17] 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'."[18]

The Canadian Press called it "another slice of devil-may-care, comically anti-authoritarian riff rock."[19] 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".[15]

Track listing

  1. "Get a Haircut" (David Avery, Bill Birch) – 4:12
  2. "Howlin' for My Baby" (Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf) – 5:14
  3. "Killer's Bluze" (Dex Rogers) – 6:10
  4. "Down in the Bottom" (Dixon) – 4:03
  5. "I'm Ready" (Dixon) – 3:36
  6. "Cops and Robbers" (Bo Diddley) – 4:50
  7. "Gone Dead Train" (Jack Nitzsche, Russ Titelman) – 4:07
  8. "Want Ad Blues" (John Lee Hooker) – 5:06
  9. "My Friend Robert" (Patrick Sky) – 2:30
  10. "Baby Don't Go" (George Thorogood) – 3:24

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. 1 2 Wood, Sam (24 Aug 1993). "POP". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E6.
  11. 1 2 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. ↑ Haircut at AllMusic
  14. 1 2 Muretich, James (25 July 1993). "George Thorogood & The Destroyers: Haircut". Calgary Herald. p. B8.
  15. 1 2 Konz, Joe (16 Aug 1993). "George Thorogood & the Destroyers 'Haircut'". The Indianapolis Star. p. C5.
  16. ↑ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 653. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  17. 1 2 Jones, Owen (24 July 1993). "Blues". Windsor Star. p. F2.
  18. ↑ Asakawa, Gil (13 Aug 1993). "'HAIRCUT' George Thorogood and the Destroyers". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. p. E2.
  19. ↑ "Thorogood's touring with good reason this time". Edmonton Journal. 25 July 1993. p. C3.
  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.
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