Better Than the Rest

Better Than the Rest is the third album (mini-album) of songs by George Thorogood and the Destroyers, recorded in 1974 and released in 1979. When the songs were recorded, Thorogood was an unknown artist who was not signed to a record label. After he had released his first two official albums on Rounder Records in 1977 and 1978, Better Than The Rest was released by MCA. In 1986, the songs from this album were released on compact disc with the title Nadine, in a different track order.

Better Than the Rest
Studio album by George Thorogood
Released	September 1979
Recorded	1974
Genre	Blues rock boogie rock
Length	27:38
Label	MCA
Producer	Danny Lipman
George Thorogood chronology
Move It on Over (1978) Better Than the Rest (1979) More George Thorogood & The Destroyers (1980)
Singles from Better Than the Rest
"My Way" Released: 1979 "In the Night Time" Released: 1979

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Track listing

1. "In the Night Time" (Michael Henderson, Sylvester Rivers) – 3:08
2. "I'm Ready" (Willie Dixon) – 2:46
3. "Goodbye Baby" (Joe Josea, Jules Taub, Sam Ling) – 3:08
4. "Howlin for My Darling" (Dixon, Howlin' Wolf) – 3:24
5. "My Weakness" (Vetter Smith, Wilson) – 2:26
6. "Nadine" (Chuck Berry) – 4:03
7. "My Way" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart) – 1:56
8. "You're Gonna Miss Me" (Eddie Jones) – 2:14
9. "Worried About My Baby" (Wolf) – 3:29
10. "Huckle Up Baby" (Bernard Besman, John Lee Hooker) – 2:24

Personnel

Musicians

• George Thorogood – guitar, vocals
• Michael Levine – bass
• Jeff Simon – drums, vocals

Technical

• Danny Lipman – producer
• Joe Chicarrelli – engineer

Charts

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Pop Albums	78