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Move It On Over
Studio album by
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
ReleasedNovember 1978
Recorded1978
StudioDimension Sound Studios, Boston, MA
Genre
Length38:07
LabelRounder
ProducerGeorge Thorogood, Ken Irwin, John Nagy
George Thorogood and the Destroyers chronology
George Thorogood & The Destroyers
(1977) 		Move It On Over
(1978) 		Better Than the Rest
(1979)
Singles from Move It On Over
  1. "Move It On Over"
    Released: 1979
  2. "Who Do You Love?"
    Released: March 1979

Move It On Over is the second studio album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers, released by Rounder Records in November 1978. Move It On Over peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Release and content

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Rounder Records released Move It On Over in November 1978. The album eventually sold more than 600,000 copies, making it one of the Destroyer's best selling albums.

The album contains all cover material. Its title track, Hank Williams' "Move It On Over", received major FM radio airplay when released, as did the Bo Diddley cover, "Who Do You Love?".

Critical reception

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Move It On Over received positive reviews from critics. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine says "Gold records and radio hits came later, but this is the album where everything fell into place for George Thorogood; it's the record that defined what came afterward, and it remains one of his best."[1] Robert Christgau writes that "It's impossible not to be charmed by Thorogood's enthusiasm, and instrumentally this band is as likable as, say, Hound Dog Taylor's HouseRockers."[2]

Track listing

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Original release

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Move It On Over"Hank Williams4:19
2."Who Do You Love?"Bo Diddley4:17
3."The Sky Is Crying"Elmore James5:09
4."Cocaine Blues"T.J. Arnall2:48
5."It Wasn't Me"Chuck Berry3:54
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."That Same Thing"Willie Dixon3:05
2."So Much Trouble"Brownie McGhee3:15
3."I'm Just Your Good Thing"James Moore3:29
4."Baby Please Set a Date"Homesick James Williamson4:42
5."New Hawaiian Boogie"Elmore James4:34
Total length:38:07
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Record GuideB[4]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[5]

Personnel

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Musicians

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Technical

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Charts

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Chart (1978/79) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 51
Canada (RPM Magazine)[7](3 weeks) 29
United States (Billboard 200) 33

Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] Gold 20,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[8] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] Gold 7,500^
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Move It on Over Review". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "George Thorogood and the Destroyers: Move It on Over (Rounder, 1978)".
  3. ^ Move It On Over at AllMusic
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  5. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 652. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 309. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - April 28, 1979" (PDF).
  8. ^ a b c d "EMI Pact Gives Thorogood "Best Of Both Worlds"" (PDF). Cash Box. June 19, 1982. p. 8. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via World Radio History.


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