''The Rhythm and the Blues'' is the thirteenth solo

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by Australian

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musician Jimmy Barnes, released through Liberation Music on 28 August 2009. The album was produced by

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in Los Angeles and peaked at number one on the Australian Albums Chart for two weeks. ''The Rhythm and the Blues'' was Barnes' ninth solo album (thirteenth including his Cold Chisel records) to reach number one on the ARIA Charts, an all-time record for an Australian artist. The album was touted as a sequel to Barnes' previous works '' Soul Deep'' and '' Soul Deeper... Songs From the Deep South''. It features cover versions of tracks from throughout the late 1940s to the 1960s, with songs by the likes of

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, Ike & Tina Turner, Bo Diddley,

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and Nina Simone.

Track listing

# "Red Hot" ( Billy Lee Riley cover) # "That's Right" # "

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cover) # "That's How It Is (When You're in Love)" ( Otis Clay cover) # " Keep a Knocking" (

cover) # "

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" # " Shake Rattle & Roll" # " Rockin' Pneumonia" # " A Fool in Love" ( Ike & Tina Turner cover) # " You Can't Judge a Book" ( Bo Diddley cover) # "

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cover) # " Young Blood" ( The Coasters cover) # " My Baby Just Cares for Me" ( Nina Simone cover)

Bonus tracks

# "Sea Cruise"

Chart performance

Weekly Performance

Year-end charts

Certifications

Personnel

*Jimmy Barnes —

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*Julie Delgardo — Vocals *

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*Darrell Leonard —

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* Reggie McBride —

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*Tom Peterson —

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*Joe Sublett -

*Kennard Ramsey — Vocals *Johnny Lee Schell — Guitar *Mike Thompson —

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*Don Gehman —

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References

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