The album mostly consists of covers of old blues hits, but also contains two originals, written by Thorogood.
Side one "You Got To Lose" was written by
Earl Hooker, while "
Madison Blues" and "Can't Stop Lovin'", were written by
Elmore James. The song is titled "
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer", but is a medley of that song preceded by "House Rent Boogie", also called "John L's House Rent Boogie". The songwriter is credited as
John Lee Hooker, who was indeed the author of "House Rent Boogie". John Lee Hooker's version of the "One Bourbon" half of the medley was used by Thorogood and
Rudy Toombs, the writer of the original "One Bourbon" was not credited on the album. "
Kind Hearted Woman", written by
Robert Johnson, is a country-blues ballad with acoustic guitar and mournful vocals.
Side two Side two opens with "Ride On Josephine", written by Ellas McDaniel, better known as
Bo Diddley. "Homesick Boy" is one of the two originals, written by Thorogood. "
John Hardy" is a traditional song, based on the real-life killing of a man named Thomas Drews, after he got into an argument with a man named John Hardy. "I'll Change My Style" is a ballad written by William Parker and Manuel Villa. The album's closer is "Delaware Slide," the second original by Thorogood. == Release ==