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2016 studio album by Joe Bonamassa
Blues of Desperation is the twelfth studio album by American
blues rock guitarist
Joe Bonamassa . It was released on March 25, 2016 through J&R Records.
Reception
Blues of Desperation has been given a
Metacritic score of 73 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews.
[2]
The album debuted at No. 12 on Billboard 200,
[3] No. 2 on Top Rock Albums,
[4] and No. 1 on the Blues Albums chart,
[5] selling 25,000 copies in the first week. The album has sold 68,000 copies in the United States as of August 2016.
[6]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "This Train"
Joe Bonamassa ,
James House 4:20 2. "Mountain Climbing" Bonamassa,
Tom Hambridge 5:43 3. "Drive" Bonamassa, House 5:47 4. "No Good Place for the Lonely" Bonamassa,
Gary Nicholson 8:38 5. "Blues of Desperation" Bonamassa, House 6:27 6. "The Valley Runs Low" Bonamassa, House 4:03 7. "You Left Me Nothin' But the Bill and the Blues" Bonamassa, House 4:10 8. "Distant Lonesome Train" Bonamassa, Hambridge 5:53 9. "How Deep This River Runs" Bonamassa, House 6:30 10. "Livin' Easy" Bonamassa,
Jeffrey Steele , Jerry Flowers 4:37 11. "What I've Known for a Very Long Time" Bonamassa 5:33 Total length: 61:41
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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MAHASZ . Retrieved November 29, 2021.
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Billboard . Retrieved April 5, 2016.
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Billboard . Retrieved September 21, 2020.
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"Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku" (in Polish).
Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved May 26, 2021 .
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