Different Shades of Blue

Different Shades of Blue is the eleventh studio album by blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa. It was released on September 22, 2014.

The album debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200, which makes this Bonamassa's highest charting album, and his first top 10 on the chart. It was ranked No. 3 on Billboard's Year End Blues Album Chart of 2015. It has sold 96,000 copies in the United States as of February 2016.

Musicians

 * Joe Bonamassa – guitar, vocals
 * Reese Wynans – organ, piano
 * Anton Fig – drums, percussion
 * Carmine Rojas – bass
 * Michael Rhodes – bass
 * Lenny Castro – percussion
 * Doug Henthorn – background vocals
 * Melanie Williams – background vocals
 * Lee Thornburg – horn arrangements, trombone, trumpet
 * Ron Dziubla – saxophone
 * The Bovaland Orchestra – strings
 * Jeff Bova – string arrangements

Production

 * Rik Gould – photography
 * Mark Everton Gray – engineer
 * Erik Kabik – photography
 * Philippe Klose – photography
 * Bob Ludwig – mastering
 * Kevin Shirley – engineer, mixing, producer
 * Brent Spear – technician at The Palms
 * Dennis Friel – design, artwork