Dust Bowl (album)

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.

For the Head of David album, see Dustbowl (album).
Dust Bowl
Studio album by
Joe Bonamassa
ReleasedMarch 22, 2011 (2011-03-22)
RecordedBlack Rock Studios - Santorini, Greece, Ben’s Studio - Nashville, TN, The Cave - Malibu, CA, and The Village - Los Angeles, CA [1]
GenreBlues rock
Length63:00
LabelJ&R Adventures
ProducerKevin Shirley
Joe Bonamassa chronology
Black Rock
(2010)		 Dust Bowl
(2011)		 Don't Explain
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Premier Guitar[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Slow Train"Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley6:49
2."Dust Bowl"Bonamassa4:33
3."Tennessee Plates" (ft. John Hiatt; John Hiatt cover)John Hiatt, John Porter4:18
4."The Meaning of the Blues" (Often mistakenly listed as a Bobby Troup cover, but this is an original JB song.)Bonamassa5:44
5."Black Lung Heartache"Bonamassa4:14
6."You Better Watch Yourself" (Little Walter cover)Bonamassa, Walter Jacobs3:30
7."The Last Matador of Bayonne"Bonamassa5:23
8."Heartbreaker" (ft. Glenn Hughes; Free cover)Paul Rodgers5:49
9."No Love on the Street" (Tim Curry cover)Tim Curry, Michael Kamen6:32
10."The Whale That Swallowed Jonah"Bonamassa4:46
11."Sweet Rowena" (ft. Vince Gill)Vince Gill, Pete Wasner4:34
12."Prisoner" (Barbra Streisand cover)John Desautels, Karen Lawrence6:48
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
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
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References
  1. "guitarlifestyle.com".
  2. "allmusic ((( Dust Bowl > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  3. Premier Guitar review
  4. "allmusic.com". Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  5. "Austriancharts.at – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
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  9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  10. "Lescharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  11. "Officialcharts.de – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  12. "Norwegiancharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  13. "Swedishcharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  16. "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  17. "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  18. "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
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