Live: Let's Work Together

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{{Infobox album

| name = Live: Let's Work Together

| type = live

| artist = George Thorogood & the Destroyers

| cover = Live Let's Work Together.jpeg

| alt =

| released = April 1995

| recorded = December 2–5, 1994

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Blues rock, boogie rock

| length = 66:15

| label = EMI

| producer = Terry Manning
The Delaware Destroyers

| prev_title = Haircut

| prev_year = 1993

| next_title = Rockin' My Life Away

| next_year = 1997

}}

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,{{Cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |title=Let's Work Together Live Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lets-work-together-live-mw0000126625 |website=AllMusic}} and released in April 1995 by the label EMI Records.{{Cite web |title=Let's Work Together |url=https://www.georgethorogood.com/let-s-work-together.html |website=George Thorogood Official website}}

The album featured guest appearances by musicians Elvin Bishop and Johnnie Johnson.

Critical reception

Live: Let's Work Together received generally mixed reviews from critics.

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r216767|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|accessdate=2011-10-01}}

| rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings

| rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Russell |first1=Tony |last2=Smith |first2=Chris |title=The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |year=2006 |edition=|publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-140-51384-4|page=653}}

| rev3 = Ultimate Guitar

| rev3score = 8.4/10[https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/george/lets_work_together_live/ Ultimate Guitar Review]

| rev4 = The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues

| rev4score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite book |title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues |date=1998 |publisher=Virgin |page=346}}

| rev5 = The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide

| rev5score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide |date=1999 |publisher=Random House |page=654}}

}}

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."

Track listing

{{Track listing

| title1 = No Particular Place to Go

| length1 = 5:14

| writer1 = Chuck Berry

| title2 = Ride On Josephine

| length2 = 6:56

| writer2 = Ellas McDaniel

| title3 = Bad Boy

| length3 = 4:50

| writer3 = Larry Williams

| title4 = Cocaine Blues

| length4 = 3:33

| writer4 = T. J. Amall

| title5 = If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave)

| length5 = 4:26

| writer5 = George Thorogood

| title6 = I'm Ready

| length6 = 5:12

| writer6 = Willie Dixon

| title7 = I'll Change My Style

| length7 = 4:39

| writer7 = David Parker, Manuel Villa

| title8 = Get a Haircut

| length8 = 5:41

| writer8 = David Avery, Bill Birch

| title9 = Gear Jammer

| length9 = 6:11

| writer9 = George Thorogood

| title10 = Move It on Over

| length10 = 6:08

| writer10 = Hank Williams

| title11 = You Talk Too Much

| length11 = 6:17

| writer11 = George Thorogood

| title12 = Let's Work Together

| note12 = with Elvin Bishop and Johnnie Johnson

| length12 = 6:46

| writer12 = Wilbert Harrison

| title13 = St. Louis Blues

| note13 = with Johnnie Johnson

| length13 = 7:03

| writer13 = W. C. Handy

| title14 = Johnny B. Goode

| note14 = with Johnnie Johnson

| length14 = 5:55

| writer14 = Chuck Berry

}}

Personnel

  • George Thorogood - guitars, vocals
  • Jeff Simon - drums
  • Bill Blough - bass
  • Hank Carter - saxophone, keyboards, backing vocals

Charts

class="wikitable"

!Chart (1995)

!Peak
position

Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/YNBrDM7 |title= George Thorogood ARIA chart history (1989 to April 2025) |publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=May 18, 2025}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

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