Different Shades of Blue

Different Shades of Blue
Studio album by
Joe Bonamassa
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2014
Studios
GenreBlues rock
Length48:19 (standard edition)
1:05:37 (Best Buy edition)
LabelsJ&R Records
ProducersRoy Weisman, Kevin Shirley
Joe Bonamassa chronology
Seesaw
(2013)		 Different Shades of Blue
(2014)		 Blues of Desperation
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star
PopMatters(8/10)

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. It was ranked No. 3 on Billboard's Year End Blues Album Chart of 2015. It has sold 96,000 copies in the United States as of February 2016.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)"Jimi Hendrix1:19
2."Oh Beautiful!"Bonamassa, James House5:28
3."Love Ain't a Love Song"Bonamassa, Jerry Flowers3:48
4."Living on the Moon"Bonamassa, House3:21
5."Heartache Follows Wherever I Go"Bonamassa, House4:33
6."Never Give All Your Heart"Bonamassa, Jonathan Cain5:24
7."I Gave Up Everything for You, 'Cept the Blues"Bonamassa, Flowers, Jeffrey Steele4:39
8."Different Shades of Blue"Bonamassa, House4:39
9."Get Back My Tomorrow"Bonamassa, Flowers, Steele4:46
10."Trouble Town"Bonamassa, Gary Nicholson4:56
11."So, What Would I Do"Bonamassa5:26
12."Scarlet Town (Best Buy Exclusive)"Bob Dylan7:57
13."Better The Devil You Know (Best Buy Exclusive)"Bonamassa4:41
14."Black Irish Eyes (Best Buy Exclusive)"Bonamassa4:33

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)19
Canadian Albums (Billboard)15
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)12
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)11
French Albums (SNEP)27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)3
Italian Albums (FIMI)63
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)18
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)5
UK Albums (Official Charts)9
US Billboard 2008
US Independent Albums (Billboard)1
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)3
US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard)8

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV) Gold 10,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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