Different Shades of Blue

Different Shades of Blue
Studio album by Joe Bonamassa
Released September 22, 2014
Recorded at The Palms, Las Vegas; NV and The Cave, CA
Genre Blues rock
Length 48:19
Label J&R Records
Producer Roy Weisman, Kevin Shirley
Joe Bonamassa chronology
Seesaw
(2013)		 Different Shades of Blue
(2014)		 Blues of Desperation
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
PopMatters(8/10)[2]

Different Shades of Blue is the eleventh studio album by blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa. It was released on September 22, 2014.

The album debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200, which makes this Bonamassa's highest charting album, and his first top 10 on the chart.[3] It was ranked No. 3 on Billboard's Year End Blues Album Chart of 2015.[4] It has sold 96,000 copies in the United States as of February 2016.[5]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)"  Jimi Hendrix 1:19
2. "Oh Beautiful!"  Bonamassa, James House 5:28
3. "Love Ain't a Love Song"  Bonamassa, Jerry Flowers 3:48
4. "Living on the Moon"  Bonamassa, House 3:21
5. "Heartache Follows Wherever I Go"  Bonamassa, House 4:33
6. "Never Give All Your Heart"  Bonamassa, Jonathan Cain 5:24
7. "I Gave Up Everything for You, 'Cept the Blues"  Bonamassa, Flowers, Jeffrey Steele 4:39
8. "Different Shades of Blue"  Bonamassa, House 4:39
9. "Get Back My Tomorrow"  Bonamassa, Flowers, Steele 4:46
10. "Trouble Town"  Bonamassa, Gary Nicholson 4:56
11. "So, What Would I Do"  Bonamassa 5:26
12. "Scarlet Town (Best Buy Exclusive)"  Bonamassa 7:57
13. "Better The Devil You Know (Best Buy Exclusive)"  Bonamassa 4:41
14. "Black Irish Eyes (Best Buy Exclusive)"  Bonamassa 4:33

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Rik Gould – photography
  • Mark Everton Gray – engineer
  • Erik Kabik – photography
  • Philippe Klose – photography
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Kevin Shirley – engineer, mixing, producer
  • Brent Spear – technician at The Palms
  • Dennis Friel – design, artwork

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 19
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[9] 12
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 11
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 3
Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] 63
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[14] 10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 18
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[16] 9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 9
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[20] 15
US Billboard 200[21] 8
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[22] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[24] 3
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[25] 8

References

  1. ↑ Leggett, Steve. "Different Shades of Blue - Joe Bonamassa | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Beaudoin, Jedd (1 October 2014). "Joe Bonamassa: Different Shades of Blue | PopMatters". popmatters.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Joe Bonamassa Debuts at #8 on Billboard's Top 200". INgrooves Music Group.
  4. ↑ "Blues Albums: Year End 2015". Billboard.
  5. ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Joe Bonamassa – Different Shades of Blue" (in German). Hung Medien.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Joe Bonamassa – Different Shades of Blue" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Joe Bonamassa – Different Shades of Blue" (in French). Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Different Shades of Blue". Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Joe Bonamassa: Different Shades of Blue" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  11. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Different Shades of Blue". Hung Medien.
  12. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  13. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Different Shades of Blue". Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Bonamassa – Different Shades of Blue" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  15. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Joe Bonamassa – Different Shades of Blue". Hung Medien.
  16. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Different Shades of Blue". Hung Medien.
  17. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Different Shades of Blue". Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Different Shades of Blue". Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "Joe Bonamassa | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
  20. ↑ "Joe Bonamassa – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Joe Bonamassa.
  21. ↑ "Joe Bonamassa – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Joe Bonamassa.
  22. ↑ "Joe Bonamassa – Chart history" Billboard Top Blues Albums for Joe Bonamassa.
  23. ↑ "Joe Bonamassa – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Joe Bonamassa.
  24. ↑ "Joe Bonamassa – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Joe Bonamassa.
  25. ↑ "Joe Bonamassa – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Joe Bonamassa.
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