Better Than the Rest is the third album of songs by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers, recorded in 1974 and released in September 1979. The album peaked at No. 78 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.

Background and recording

Better Than the Rest was recorded sometime in September 1974, when Thorogood was in a production agreement with Danny Lipman. At the time, Thorogood was an unknown artist and wasn't signed to any label. According to Thorogood, the band didn't have anything to do with Better Than the Rest, as they didn't own the masters to the album.

Release

MCA Records released Better Than the Rest in September 1979. The album peaked at No. 78 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart.

CD reissue

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 itself was never reissued on CD.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts