Breakthrough (Joe Bonamassa album)

Breakthrough
Studio album by
Joe Bonamassa
ReleasedJuly 18, 2025 [1]
Recorded2025
StudiosBlack Rock Studios (Santorini, Greece), Ocean Way Studio (Nashville, Tennessee), Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California)[2]
GenreBlues rock
Length45:39
Labels
ProducerKevin Shirley
Joe Bonamassa chronology
Blues Deluxe Vol. 2
(2023)		 Breakthrough
(2025)
Singles from Breakthrough
  1. "Shake This Ground [3]"
    Released: February 28, 2025
  2. "Still Walking With Me [4]"
    Released: March 28, 2025
  3. "Breakthrough [5]"
    Released: April 25, 2025
  4. "Drive By The Exit Sign [6]"
    Released: May 23, 2025
  5. "Trigger Finger [7]"
    Released: June 20, 2025

Breakthrough is the seventeenth solo studio album by American blues rock musician Joe Bonamassa. It was released on July 18, 2025, via J&R Adventures. It was recorded in early-mid 2025 at different studios and is produced by Kevin Shirley.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Breakthrough"
4:10
2."Trigger Finger"
  • Bonamassa
  • Hambridge
4:04
3."I'll Take the Blame"
3:34
4."Drive by the Exit Sign"
4:19
5."Broken Record"
  • Bonamassa
6:58
6."Shake This Ground"
  • Bonamassa
  • House
4:07
7."Still Walking with Me"
  • Bonamassa
  • Hambridge
3:40
8."Life After Dark"
  • Bonamassa
  • Shirley
4:55
9."You Don't Own Me"
  • Bonamassa
  • Shirley
4:03
10."Pain's on Me"
  • Bonamassa
  • Hambridge
5:46
Total length:45:39

Personnel

  • Joe Bonamassa – lead vocals, guitar, slide guitar
  • Jade MacRae – backing vocals
  • Danielle DeAndrea – backing vocals
  • Josh Smith – guitar
  • Reese Wynans – keyboards
  • Lemar Carter – drums, percussion (tracks: 1–4, 6–10)
  • Calvin Turner – bass (tracks: 1–4, 6–10)
  • Greg Morrow – drums (track: 5)
  • Stephen Mackey – bass (track: 5)
  • Kevin "Caveman" Shirley – producer, mixing, photography
  • Austin Atwood – engineering (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8–10)
  • Kostas Kalimeris – engineering (tracks: 2, 4, 8–10)
  • Nate Haessly – engineering (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7)
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Brian Lee – mastering
  • Bob Jackson – mastering
  • Roy Weisman – executive producer
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, design and illustrations

Charts

Chart (2025) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]41
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9]6
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[10]1

References

  1. ↑ "Spotify – Web Player". Spotify. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  2. 1 2 https://www.therockpit.net/2025/joe-bonamassa-releases-breakthrough-album-alongside-reflective-single-broken-record/#:~:text=Produced%20by%20longtime%20collaborator%20Kevin,over%20more%20than%2050%20releases.
  3. ↑ "Spotify – Web Player". Spotify. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Spotify – Web Player". Spotify. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Spotify – Web Player". Spotify. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Spotify – Web Player". Spotify. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Spotify – Web Player". Spotify. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Joe Bonamassa – Breakthrough" (in French). Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Bonamassa – Breakthrough" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard.
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