So, It's Like That

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So, It's Like That is the second studio album by American blues rock musician Joe Bonamassa. Produced largely by Bonamassa and Clif Magness, it was released on August 13, 2002 by J&R Adventures and topped the US Billboard Top Blues Albums chart. It is the first of two Bonamassa albums to consist entirely of original material, the second being 2014's Different Shades of Blue.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Music website Allmusic gave So, It's Like That 2.5 out of five stars.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Mistake"	Joe Bonamassa, Mark Lizotte	4:53
2.	"Lie #1"	Bonamassa, Mike Himelstein	4:22
3.	"No Slack"	Bonamassa, Lizotte	5:05
4.	"Unbroken"	Annie Roboff, Holly Lamar	3:48
5.	"So, It's Like That"	Bonamassa, Himelstein	2:49
6.	"Waiting for Me"	Bonamassa, Richard Feldman, Eric Pressly	3:53
7.	"Never Say Goodbye"	Bonamassa, Curt Schneider	3:32
8.	"Mountain Time"	Bonamassa, Will Jennings	3:41
9.	"Pain and Sorrow"	Bonamassa, Feldman, Pressly	10:36
10.	"Takin' the Hit"	Bonamassa, Himelstein	4:43
11.	"Under the Radar"	Bonamassa, Dave Bassett	3:20
12.	"Sick in Love"	Bonamassa, Himelstein	3:24
13.	"The Hard Way"	Bonamassa, Feldman, Bassett	7:48

Chart performance

Chart (2002)	Peak
US Billboard Top Blues Albums	1

Personnel

Musical performers

• Joe Bonamassa – guitars, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, vocals, production
• Eric Czar – bass, fretless bass
• Kenny Kramme – drums
• Matt Wilcox – keyboards

Additional personnel

• Bryan Rackleff – art direction, design

Additional personnel

• Clif Magness – production, engineering, mixing, Hammond organ, piano, percussion, programming
• Matt Chiaravalle – production, mixing
• Richard Feldman – production
• Dave Bassett – production, mixing, backing vocals
• Evan Magness – production assistance
• Dan Marnien – engineering
• Doug Messenger – engineering assistance
• Curt Schneider – mixing, backing vocals
• Emily Lazar – mastering
• Sarah Register – mastering assistance