Don't Explain (Joe Bonamassa and Beth Hart album)

Don't Explain
Studio album by Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa
Released	September 27, 2011
Genre	Blues rock
Length	50:44
Label	J&R Adventures
Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa chronology
Don't Explain (2011) Seesaw (2013)
Joe Bonamassa chronology
Dust Bowl (2011) Don't Explain (2011) Driving Towards the Daylight (2012)
Beth Hart chronology
My California (2010) Don't Explain (2011) Bang Bang Boom Boom (2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Slant	[2]

Don't Explain is a 2011 cover album recorded by American singer Beth Hart and blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa.

Track listing

No.	Title	Original artist	Length
1.	"Sinner's Prayer"	Ray Charles	4:27
2.	"Chocolate Jesus"	Tom Waits	2:39
3.	"Your Heart Is as Black as Night"	Melody Gardot	5:00
4.	"For My Friend"	Bill Withers	4:11
5.	"Don't Explain"	Billie Holiday	4:34
6.	"I'd Rather Go Blind"	Etta James	8:06
7.	"Something's Got a Hold on Me"	Etta James	6:05
8.	"I'll Take Care of You"	Bobby Bland	5:13
9.	"Well, Well"	Delaney Bramlett & Bonnie Bramlett	3:42
10.	"Ain't No Way"	Aretha Franklin	6:47
Total length:			50:44

Chart performance

Weekly charts Charts (2011) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 32 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[4] 3 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[5] 9 French Albums (SNEP)[6] 90 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 17 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] 12 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 25 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 50 UK Albums (OCC)[11] 22 UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12] 4 US Billboard 200[13] 120 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] 22 US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[15] 3 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] 32

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position Danish Albums Chart[17] 84

Personnel

Musicians Joe Bonamassa – guitar, vocals Blondie Chaplin – guitar Anton Fig – drums, percussion Beth Hart – piano, vocals, liner notes Carmine Rojas – bass guitar Arlan Scheirbaum – keyboards

Production Laura Grover – liner notes Jared Kvitka – engineer George Marino – mastering James McCullagh – engineer Vanessa Parr – engineer Mike Prior – photography Kevin Shirley – mixing, producer Roy Weisman – executive producer Ghian Wright – engineer

References

1. Don't Explain (Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa album) at AllMusic
2. Keefe, Jonathan (27 September 2011). "Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa: Don't Explain | Music Review | Slant Magazine". slantmagazine.com. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa – Don't Explain" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
4. "Danishcharts.com – Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa – Don't Explain". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa – Don't Explain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
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7. "Officialcharts.de – Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa – Don't Explain". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
8. "Norwegiancharts.com – Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa – Don't Explain". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
9. "Swedishcharts.com – Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa – Don't Explain". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
10. "Swisscharts.com – Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa – Don't Explain". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
11. "2011-10-08 Top 40 UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
12. "2011-10-08 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved February 2, 2014.
13. "Beth Hart – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Beth Hart. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
14. "Beth Hart – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Beth Hart. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
15. "Beth Hart – Chart history" Billboard Top Blues Albums for Beth Hart. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
16. "Beth Hart – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Beth Hart. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
17. "Album-Top 100". Hitlisten. IFPI Danmark& Nielsen Music Control. Archived from the original on 2012-01-23.