Sloe Gin (album)

Sloe Gin is the sixth studio album by American blues rock musician Joe Bonamassa. Produced by Kevin Shirley, it was released on August 21, 2007 by J&R Adventures and topped the US Billboard Top Blues Albums chart. The title of the album is a reference to the song of the same name by English musician Tim Curry from his 1978 debut album Read My Lips.

Reception
Music website Allmusic gave Sloe Gin four out of five stars, with reviewer Steve Leggett claiming that the album showed how Bonamassa had "stepped up his songwriting ... and cut way down on his clichés, delivering in the process his most varied and impressive album yet".

Personnel

 * Musical performers
 * Joe Bonamassa – guitars, vocals
 * Carmine Rojas – bass
 * Anton Fig – drums, percussion
 * Rick Melick – keyboards, tabla
 * Bogie Bowles – hammered dulcimer, drums on "Seagull"


 * Additional personnel
 * Jeff Bova – orchestration
 * The Bovaland Symphonic Orchestra – strings
 * Kevin Shirley – production, mixing
 * Jared Kvitka – engineering
 * Ryan Smith – mastering