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Sloe Gin (album)

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Sloe Gin
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 21, 2007 (2007-08-21)
GenreBlues rock
Length48:52
LabelJ&R Adventures
ProducerKevin Shirley
Joe Bonamassa chronology
You & Me
(2006)
Sloe Gin
(2007)
Live from Nowhere in Particular
(2008)

Sloe Gin is the sixth studio album by American blues rock musician Joe Bonamassa. Produced by Kevin Shirley, it was released on August 21, 2007 by J&R Adventures and topped the US Billboard Top Blues Albums chart.[1] The title of the album is a reference to the song of the same name by English musician Tim Curry from his 1978 debut album Read My Lips.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Music website Allmusic gave Sloe Gin four out of five stars, with reviewer Steve Leggett claiming that the album showed how Bonamassa had "stepped up his songwriting ... and cut way down on his clichés, delivering in the process his most varied and impressive album yet".[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ball Peen Hammer" (Chris Whitley cover)Chris Whitley3:27
2."One of These Days" (Ten Years After cover)Alvin Lee, Joe Bonamassa5:40
3."Seagull" (Bad Company cover)Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs3:49
4."Dirt in My Pocket"Bonamassa, James Huff4:54
5."Sloe Gin" (Tim Curry cover)Bob Ezrin, Michael Kamen8:13
6."Another Kind of Love" (John Mayall cover)John Mayall3:10
7."Around the Bend"Bonamassa, Will Jennings5:15
8."Black Night" (Charles Brown cover)Jessie Mae Robinson4:22
9."Jelly Roll" (John Martyn cover)John Martyn2:12
10."Richmond"Bonamassa, Mike Himelstein4:31
11."India"Bonamassa, Rick Melick3:19

Chart performance

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Chart (2007) Peak
US Billboard 200[3] 184
US Billboard Top Blues Albums[1] 1
Dutch Albums Chart[4] 27
Swedish Albums Chart[5] 39
UK Albums Chart[6] 50

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Blues Albums". Joe Bonamassa Album & Song Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Steve Leggett. "Review". Joe Bonamassa - Sloe Gin. Allmusic. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "Billboard 200". Joe Bonamassa Album & Song Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  4. ^ "Discografie Joe Bonamassa". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  5. ^ "Discography Joe Bonamassa". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  6. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Joe Bonamassa". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 9, 2012.