Dust Bowl (album)
Appearance
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Released | March 22, 2011 | |||
Studio | Black Rock Studios (Santorini, Greece) Ben’s Studio (Nashville, TN) The Cave (Malibu, CA) The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, CA) [1] | |||
Genre | Blues rock | |||
Length | 63:00 | |||
Label | J&R Adventures | |||
Producer | Kevin Shirley | |||
Joe Bonamassa chronology | ||||
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Dust Bowl is the ninth studio album by blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa. It was released worldwide on March 22, 2011.[4] The cover art is based on a famous 1936 photograph by Arthur Rothstein.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Slow Train" | Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley | 6:49 |
2. | "Dust Bowl" | Bonamassa | 4:33 |
3. | "Tennessee Plates" (ft. John Hiatt; John Hiatt cover) | John Hiatt, John Porter | 4:18 |
4. | "The Meaning of the Blues" (Often mistakenly listed as a Bobby Troup cover, but this is an original JB song.) | Bonamassa | 5:44 |
5. | "Black Lung Heartache" | Bonamassa | 4:14 |
6. | "You Better Watch Yourself" (Little Walter cover) | Bonamassa, Walter Jacobs | 3:30 |
7. | "The Last Matador of Bayonne" | Bonamassa | 5:23 |
8. | "Heartbreaker" (ft. Glenn Hughes; Free cover) | Paul Rodgers | 5:49 |
9. | "No Love on the Street" (Tim Curry cover) | Tim Curry, Michael Kamen | 6:32 |
10. | "The Whale That Swallowed Jonah" | Bonamassa | 4:46 |
11. | "Sweet Rowena" (ft. Vince Gill) | Vince Gill, Pete Wasner | 4:34 |
12. | "Prisoner" (Barbra Streisand cover) | John Desautels, Karen Lawrence | 6:48 |
Total length: | 63:00 |
Personnel
- Joe Bonamassa – guitars, vocals (all tracks); tzouras, baglama and slide bouzouki (tracks 2, 5); mandolin (track 10)
- Carmine Rojas – bass (tracks 1-2, 4-9, 12)
- Anton Fig – drums (tracks 1-2, 4-9, 12); percussion (tracks 2, 5); Hammer guitar (track 5); shaker (track 9)
- Rick Melick – organ (tracks 1-2, 4-8, 12); piano, tambourine (tracks 2, 5-7, 12); synthesizers (track 4), accordion (track 5)
- Peter Van Weelden – spoken word (track 2)
- John Hiatt – vocals (track 3)
- Vince Gill – guitar (tracks 3, 11); vocals (track 11)
- Michael Rhodes – bass (tracks 3, 10-11)
- Chad Cromwell – drums (tracks 3, 10-11)
- Steve Nathan – Hammond organ (track 3); piano (tracks 3, 11)
- Tony Cedras – trumpet (track 7)
- Glenn Hughes – vocals (track 8)
- Arlan Schierbaum – Hammond organ (track 9)
- Blondie Chaplin – guitar (track 9)
- Beth Hart – vocals (track 9)
- Reese Wynans – Hammond organ, piano (track 10)
- Kevin Shirley – production
Charts
Charts (2011) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 32 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 39 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] | 53 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[8] | 31 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 12 |
French Albums (SNEP)[10] | 115 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 10 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] | 7 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 27 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 17 |
UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 12 |
US Billboard 200[16] | 37 |
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[17] | 1 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[18] | 7 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "guitarlifestyle.com".
- ^ "allmusic ((( Dust Bowl > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ Premier Guitar review
- ^ "allmusic.com". Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Officialcharts.de – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "British album certifications – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 13, 2022.