Black Rock (Joe Bonamassa album)

Black Rock is an album by the American blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa. It was recorded at Black Rock Studios in the Greek island of Santorini and it was released worldwide on March 23, 2010.

Black Rock
Studio album by
Joe Bonamassa
ReleasedMarch 23, 2010
GenreBlues rock
Length52:51
LabelJ&R Adventures
ProducerKevin Shirley
Joe Bonamassa chronology
The Ballad Of John Henry
(2009)		 Black Rock
(2010)		 Dust Bowl
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track 8, "Night Life", features a duet between Bonamassa and his childhood hero B. B. King.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Steal Your Heart Away" (Bobby Parker cover)Bobby Parker3:48
2."I Know a Place" (John Hiatt cover)John Hiatt4:19
3."When the Fire Hits the Sea"Joe Bonamassa3:55
4."Quarryman's Lament"Joe Bonamassa5:22
5."Spanish Boots" (Jeff Beck cover)Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood4:38
6."Bird on a Wire" (Leonard Cohen cover)Leonard Cohen5:21
7."Three Times a Fool" (Otis Rush cover)Otis Rush2:02
8."Night Life" (ft. B. B. King; Willie Nelson cover)Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk, Willie Nelson3:26
9."Wandering Earth"Joe Bonamassa4:19
10."Look Over Yonder's Wall" (Freddie King cover)James Clark3:27
11."Athens to Athens"Joe Bonamassa2:26
12."Blue and Evil"Joe Bonamassa5:44
13."Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind" (Blind Boy Fuller cover)Blind Boy Fuller4:25

Personnel
  • Joe Bonamassa – guitars, vocals
  • Rick Melick – keyboards
  • Carmine Rojas – bass
  • Bogie Bowles – drums
  • Thanasis Vasilopoulos – clarinet
  • David Woodford – saxophone
  • Manolis Karadinis – bouzouki
  • Lee Thornburg – brass & brass Arranger
  • guests:
  • B.B. King – guitars, vocals
  • Anton Fig – drums

Chart performance
Charts (2010) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 98
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 28
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 108
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 22
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] 40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 60
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 24
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 14
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] 1
US Billboard 200[12] 39
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[13] 1
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References
  1. "allmusic ((( Black Rock > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  2. "Austriancharts.at – Joe Bonamassa – Black Rock" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  3. "Ultratop.be – Joe Bonamassa – Black Rock" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Bonamassa – Black Rock" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  5. "Lescharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Black Rock". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  6. "Officialcharts.de – Joe Bonamassa – Black Rock". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  7. "Norwegiancharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Black Rock". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Black Rock". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  9. "Swedishcharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Black Rock". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  11. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  12. "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  13. "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
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