Redemption (Joe Bonamassa album)

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]

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)

Reception

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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

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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

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Musicians

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Charts

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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

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

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  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.