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Dust Bowl (album)

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Dust Bowl
Studio album by
Joe Bonamassa
ReleasedMarch 22, 2011 (2011-03-22)
Studio
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]

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

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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

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  • 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

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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

Certifications

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Certifications for Dust Bowl
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Silver 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  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.
  8. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  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.
  19. ^ "British album certifications – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
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