Dust Bowl (album)

Dust Bowl
Studio album by
Joe Bonamassa
ReleasedMarch 22, 2011 (2011-03-22)
Studios
GenreBlues rock
Length63:00
LabelsJ&R Adventures
ProducerKevin Shirley
Joe Bonamassa chronology
Black Rock
(2010)		 Dust Bowl
(2011)		 Don't Explain
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar[2]
Premier GuitarStarStarStarStarHalf star[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

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

  • 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

Chart (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
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[13]13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14]27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]17
UK Albums (Official Charts)[16]12
UK Album Downloads (Official Charts)[17]22
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (Official Charts)[18]1
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[19]5
US Billboard 200[20]37
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[21]1
US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard)[22]7

Certifications

Certifications for Dust Bowl
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Silver 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "guitarlifestyle.com".
  2. ↑ "allmusic ((( Dust Bowl > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ Premier Guitar review
  4. ↑ "allmusic.com". Retrieved March 23, 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. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 27/3/2011 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 2/4/2011 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart on 27/3/2011 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart on 27/3/2011 – Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 27/3/2011 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  23. ↑ "British album certifications – Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 13, 2022. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Dust Bowl Joe Bonamassa in the "Search:" field.
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