Ride 'Til I Die

{{Infobox album

| name = Ride 'Til I Die

| type = studio

| artist = George Thorogood and the Destroyers

| cover = George Thorogood ride til i die.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 25, 2003

| recorded = 2002

| venue =

| studio = Rumbo Recorders

| genre = Boogie rock, blues rock

| length = 47:03

| label = Eagle

| producer = Jim Gaines, Delaware Destroyers

| prev_title = Half a Boy/Half a Man

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = The Hard Stuff

| next_year = 2006

}}

Ride 'Til I Die is the twelfth studio album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was released on March 25, 2003 by the label Eagle Records.{{Cite web |last=Sendra |first=Tim |title=Ride 'Til I Die Review by Tim Sendra |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ride-til-i-die-mw0000022364 |website=AllMusic}}{{cite magazine |author= |date=March 29, 2003 |title=Billboard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qw8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA1 |access-date= |magazine=Billboard |publisher= |location= |page=1}} The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Blues Album chart.{{cite magazine |author= |date=April 12, 2003 |title=Billboard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60 |access-date= |magazine=Billboard |publisher= |location= |page=60}}{{cite web |title=George Thorogood Awards |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/george-thorogood-mn0000647834/awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203033725/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/george-thorogood-mn0000647834/awards |archive-date=December 3, 2012 |access-date=January 16, 2021 |publisher=AllMusic}} Ride 'Til I Die is the final Destroyer's album to feature Hank "Hurricane" Carter, a 23-year member of the band.{{Cite web |title=Henry G. "Hank" Carter III - Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory |url=https://spicermullikin.com/henry-g-hank-carter-iii/ |website=Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory}}{{Cite web |last=uDiscover Team |date=March 8, 2020 |title=George Thorogood - Prodigiously-Talented Boogie Blues Guitarist |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/artist/george-thorogood/ |website=uDiscover Music}}

The album was recorded in early 2002,{{Cite web |last=Billboard Staff |date=February 13, 2002 |title=Billboard Bits: Daugherty, Kaukonen, Thorogood |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/billboard-bits-daugherty-kaukonen-thorogood-76808/ |website=Billboard}} and produced by Jim Gaines.{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2017 |title=George Thorogood to Release First-Ever Solo Album, Party of One, August 4 |url=https://www.universalmusic.ca/press-releases/george-thorogood-release-first-ever-solo-album-party-one-august-4/ |website=Universal Music Canada}} The title track was recorded at a soundcheck before a show in Texas on April 26, 2002.

Release

Eagle Records released Ride 'Til I Die on March 25, 2003. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Blues Album chart, and No. 49 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart.

Critical reception

Ride 'Til I Die received generally positive reviews from critics. AllMusic's Tim Sendra says that "Thorogood's strength will always be good-time blooze 'n' boogie, he can do a credible job on acoustic blues too. The sound of the Ride 'Til I Die album is not a surprise; the surprise is that the record is as good as it is."

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r629211|last=Sendra|first=Tim|accessdate=2011-09-20}}

|rev2 = Classic Rock

|rev2score = {{Rating|7|10}}{{cite journal |title=George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Ride 'Til I Die/The Hard Stuff |journal=Classic Rock |date=January 2014 |last=Jeffries |first=Neil |issue=192 |page=122}}

| noprose=yes

}}

George Thorogood considers Ride 'Til I Die the and Born to Be Bad the best albums he ever made.{{Cite web |last=Goldmine |date=June 18, 2018 |title=George Thorogood discusses three essential albums in new vinyl editions |url=https://www.goldminemag.com/articles/george-thorogood-discusses-three-essential-albums-in-new-vinyl-editions |website=Goldmine Magazine}}