Black Rock (Joe Bonamassa album)

Black Rock
Studio album by Joe Bonamassa
Released	March 23, 2010
Genre	Blues rock
Length	52:51
Label	J&R Adventures
Producer	Kevin Shirley
Joe Bonamassa chronology
The Ballad Of John Henry (2009) Black Rock (2010) Dust Bowl (2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Black Rock is an album by the American blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa. It was recorded at Black Rock Studios in the Greek island of Santorini and it was released worldwide on March 23, 2010.

Track 8, "Night Life", features a duet between Bonamassa and his childhood hero B. B. King.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Steal Your Heart Away" (Bobby Parker cover)	Bobby Parker	3:48
2.	"I Know a Place" (John Hiatt cover)	John Hiatt	4:19
3.	"When the Fire Hits the Sea"	Joe Bonamassa	3:55
4.	"Quarryman's Lament"	Joe Bonamassa	5:22
5.	"Spanish Boots" (Jeff Beck cover)	Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood	4:38
6.	"Bird on a Wire" (Leonard Cohen cover)	Leonard Cohen	5:21
7.	"Three Times a Fool" (Otis Rush cover)	Otis Rush	2:02
8.	"Night Life" (ft. B. B. King; Willie Nelson cover)	Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk, Willie Nelson	3:26
9.	"Wandering Earth"	Joe Bonamassa	4:19
10.	"Look Over Yonder's Wall" (Freddie King cover)	James Clark	3:27
11.	"Athens to Athens"	Joe Bonamassa	2:26
12.	"Blue and Evil"	Joe Bonamassa	5:44
13.	"Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind" (Blind Boy Fuller cover)	Blind Boy Fuller	4:25

Personnel

• Joe Bonamassa – guitars, vocals
• Rick Melick – keyboards
• Carmine Rojas – bass
• Bogie Bowles – drums

• Thanasis Vasilopoulos - clarinet
• David Woodford - saxophone
• Manolis Karadinis - bouzouki
• Lee Thornburg - brass & brass Arranger

• guests:
• B.B. King – guitars, vocals
• Anton Fig – drums

Chart performance

Charts (2010)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2]	49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3]	98
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[4]	28
French Albums (SNEP)[5]	108
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]	22
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7]	40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8]	60
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9]	24
UK Albums (OCC)[10]	14
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11]	1
US Billboard 200[12]	39
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[13]	1

References

1. "allmusic ((( Black Rock > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Joe Bonamassa – Black Rock" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
3. "Ultratop.be – Joe Bonamassa – Black Rock" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Bonamassa – Black Rock" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
5. "Lescharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Black Rock". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
6. "Officialcharts.de – Joe Bonamassa – Black Rock". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
7. "Norwegiancharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Black Rock". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
8. "Swisscharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Black Rock". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
9. "Swedishcharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Black Rock". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
10. "2010-04-03 Top 40 UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
11. "2010-04-03 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved February 2, 2014.
12. "Joe Bonamassa – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Joe Bonamassa. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
13. "Joe Bonamassa – Chart history" Billboard Top Blues Albums for Joe Bonamassa. Retrieved February 2, 2014.