''Redemption'' is the thirteenth studio album by American
blues rock
Blues rock is a fusion music genre that combines elements of blues and rock music. It is mostly an electric ensemble-style music with instrumentation similar to electric blues and rock (electric guitar, electric bass guitar, and drums, sometimes w ...
guitarist
Joe Bonamassa
Joseph Leonard Bonamassa ( ; born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He started his career at age twelve, when he opened for B.B. King. Since 2000, Bonamassa has released fifteen solo albums through his inde ...
. It was released on September 21, 2018 through Provogue / Mascot Music Productions.
Reception
''Redemption'' holds a
Metacritic
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score of 69 out of 100 based on 4 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews.
The album ranked No. 26 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, No. 2 on Top Rock Albums, and No. 1 on the Blues Albums chart.
The album has also been released with extended artwork in a 56 page hardcover digibook.
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
* Joe Bonamassa – guitar, vocals
*
Reese Wynans
Reese Wynans (born November 28, 1947) is an American keyboard player, who has done session work and has been a member of Double Trouble and progressive rock band Captain Beyond. In 2015, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a ...
– organ, piano
*
Anton Fig
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– drums, percussion
*
Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
* Lee Thornburg – horn
* Paulie Cerra – horn
* Kenny Grinberg – guitar
* Doug Lancio – guitar
*
Gary Pinto
Gary Pinto is an Australian singer, songwriter and musician and was the lead singer of dance group, CDB.
Early life
Gary Pinto is an Australian musician of Indian descent. His parents were from Chennai and members of a minority Christian Indi ...
– harmony vocals
*
Mahalia Barnes
Mahalia Violet Barnes (born 12 July 1982) is an Australian singer, songwriter and the daughter of Scottish-Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes and Jane Mahoney. She began performing as part of children's pop group The Tin Lids with siblings, ...
– background vocals
*
Jade MacRae
Jade Aurora Moana MacRae (born 4 June 1979) is an Australian soul singer and the daughter of professional musicians Joy Yates and Dave MacRae. MacRae is best known for her top 40 singles MacRae " So Hot Right Now" and " Superstar", both release ...
– background vocals
* Juanita Tippins – background vocals
*
Jamey Johnson
Jamey Johnson (born July 14, 1975) is an American country music singer and songwriter.
Signed to BNA Records in 2005, Johnson made his debut with his single " The Dollar", the title track to his 2006 album '' The Dollar''. He was dropped from ...
– background vocals
Charts
Certifications
References
2018 albums
Joe Bonamassa albums
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