Redemption (Joe Bonamassa album)

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Redemption
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2018
Studio
  • Blackbird (Nashville)
  • The Cave Australia (Sydney)
  • Studio at the Palms (Las Vegas)
  • Hit Factory Criteria (Miami)
  • Addiction Sound (Nashville)
GenreBlues rock
Length69:11
LabelProvogue - Mascot Music Productions
ProducerKevin Shirley, Roy Weisman (executive producer)
Joe Bonamassa chronology
Blues of Desperation
(2016)
Redemption
(2018)
Royal Tea
(2020)

Redemption is the thirteenth studio album by American blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa. It was released on September 21, 2018 through Provogue / Mascot Music Productions.[1]

Reception[edit]

Redemption holds a Metacritic score of 69 out of 100 based on 4 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews.[2]

The album ranked No. 26 on the US Billboard 200,[3] No. 2 on Top Rock Albums,[4] and No. 1 on the Blues Albums chart.[5]

The album has also been released with extended artwork in a 56 page hardcover digibook.[6]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Evil Mama"5:29
2."King Bee Shakedown"4:22
3."Molly O'"6:06
4."Deep in the Blues Again"4:45
5."Self-Inflicted Wounds"6:35
6."Pick Up the Pieces"3:55
7."The Ghost of Macon Jones"5:24
8."Just 'Cos You Can Don't Mean You Should"6:40
9."Redemption"5:57
10."I've Got Some Mind Over What Matters"5:50
11."Stronger Now in Broken Places"4:33
12."Love Is a Gamble"5:13
Total length:69:11
Target exclusive bonus tracks[7][8]
No.TitleLength
13."Black Roses" 
14."Stronger Now in Broken Places" (band version) 
15."Somewhere Down the Road" 

Personnel[edit]

Musicians[edit]

Charts[edit]

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 21
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 9
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 20
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 55
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 3
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[16] 19
Italian Albums (FIMI)[17] 28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 11
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[19] 78
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 7
US Billboard 200[23] 26

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[24] Gold 10,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Redemption by Joe Bonamassa". Shop.jbonamassa.com.
  2. ^ "Redemption by Joe Bonamassa". Metacritic.
  3. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Top Rock Albums". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Top Blues Albums". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Joe Bonamassa - Redemption (2018, Digibook, CD) | Discogs". www.discogs.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ^ [1] [dead link]
  8. ^ "Joe Bonamassa : Redemption". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Joe Bonamassa – Redemption" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Joe Bonamassa – Redemption" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Joe Bonamassa – Redemption" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Bonamassa – Redemption" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  13. ^ "Joe Bonamassa: Redemption" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  14. ^ "Lescharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Redemption". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Bonamassa – Redemption" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  16. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2018. 39. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  17. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Redemption". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  18. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Redemption". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  19. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Redemption". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  20. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Redemption". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Redemption". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  22. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  23. ^ "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  24. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 26, 2021.