I Drink Alone

"I Drink Alone" is a rock song by George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was released as a single on the 1985 album Maverick. The song describes a man who, as the name of the song implies, spends most of his time alone drinking. It name-checks various alcoholic beverages (Wiser's, Jack Daniel's, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker (Black and Red Labels), and Old Grand-Dad) in the verses. It peaked at number 13 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks.^[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1985)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks^[1]	13

Notes

1 2 "George Thorogood Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved September 19, 2012.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

George Thorogood and The Destroyers

Studio albums	1977: George Thorogood and the Destroyers 1978: Move It On Over 1979: Better Than the Rest 1980: More George Thorogood and the Destroyers 1982: Bad to the Bone 1985: Maverick 1986: Nadine 1988: Born to Be Bad 1991: Boogie People 1993: Haircut 1997: Rockin' My Life Away 1999: Half a Boy/Half a Man 2003: Ride 'Til I Die 2006: The Hard Stuff 2009: The Dirty Dozen 2011: 2120 South Michigan Ave.

Live albums	1995: Live: Let's Work Together 2004: 30th Anniversary Tour: Live

Singles	1982: "Bad to the Bone" 1985: "I Drink Alone" "Willie and the Hand Jive" 1988: "Treat Her Right"

Songs	1977: "Madison Blues" "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" "Kind Hearted Woman" "John Hardy" 1978: "Move It On Over" "Who Do You Love?" "The Sky Is Crying" "Cocaine Blues" 1979: "My Way" "I'm Ready" "Nadine" 1980: "Restless" 1982: "Nobody but Me" "New Boogie Chillun" "As the Years Go Passing By" "No Particular Place to Go" 1985: "Dixie Fried" "Crawlin' King Snake" "Memphis" 1988: "Shake Your Money Maker" "Smokestack Lightning" "I'm Moving On" 1991: "Six Days on the Road" 1993: "Down in the Bottom" 1995: "Bad Boy" "Let's Work Together" "St. Louis Blues" "Johnny B. Goode" 1997: "Trouble Every Day" 1999: "Double Shot" 2006: "Drifter's Escape" 2011: "Hi-Heel Sneakers" "Seventh Son" "Spoonful" "Let It Rock" "Two Trains Running (Still a Fool)" "Bo Diddley" "Help Me" "My Babe" "2120 South Michigan Ave."

Other articles	Discography

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