The Ballad of John Henry is the seventh studio album by the American blues rock musician Joe Bonamassa. Produced by Kevin Shirley, it was released on 24 February 2009 by J&R Adventures and topped the US Billboard Top Blues Albums chart.
Reception
The music website Allmusic gave The Ballad of John Henry four out of five stars, with its reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine claiming that "everything that [Bonamassa]'s dabbled with on previous albums is pulled together here, making for his most varied album and possibly his best, even if that heaviness means that it's not necessarily the easiest to enjoy".
Track listing
Personnel
Musical performers Joe Bonamassa – guitars, vocals, liner notes Rick Melick – keyboards, backing vocals Blondie Chaplin – rhythm guitar Carmine Rojas – bass guitar Anton Fig – drums Bogie Bowles – drums Lee Thornburg – brass instruments, brass arrangements David Woodford – saxophone
Production personnel Kevin Shirley – production, mixing Jared Kvitka – engineering Additional personnel Rob Shanahan – photography Dennis Friel – art direction, graphic design, illustrations Josh Smith – graphic design assistance Marcus Bird – photography and direction
Chart performance Chart (2009)PeakUS Billboard 200103US Billboard Top Blues Albums1US Billboard Independent Albums8Dutch Albums Chart23Swedish Albums Chart46Swiss Albums Chart97UK Albums Chart26
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