| Don't Explain | ||||
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| Released | September 27, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 50:44 | |||
| Label | J&R Adventures | |||
| Producer | Kevin Shirley | |||
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| Slant |  [2] |
Don't Explain is a 2011 cover album recorded by American singer Beth Hart and blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Sinner's Prayer" | Lowell Fulson, Lloyd Glenn | Ray Charles | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Chocolate Jesus" | Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan | Tom Waits | 2:39 |
| 3. | "Your Heart Is As Black As Night" | Melody Gardot | Melody Gardot | 5:00 |
| 4. | "For My Friend" | Bill Withers | Bill Withers | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Don't Explain" | Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr. | Billie Holiday | 4:34 |
| 6. | "I'd Rather Go Blind" | Etta James, Ellington Jordan, Billy Foster | Etta James | 8:06 |
| 7. | "Something's Got a Hold on Me" | Etta James, Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods | Etta James | 6:05 |
| 8. | "I'll Take Care of You" | Brook Benton | Bobby Bland | 5:13 |
| 9. | "Well, Well" | Delaney Bramlett | Delaney & Bonnie | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Ain't No Way" | Carolyn Franklin | Aretha Franklin | 6:47 |
| Total length: | 50:44 | |||
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] | 32 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [4] | 3 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [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 |
| Chart (2011) | Position |
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| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [17] | 84 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18] | 97 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Netherlands (NVPI) [19] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| Poland (ZPAV) [20] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) [21] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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Beth Hart is an American musician from Los Angeles, California. She rose to fame with the release of her 1999 single "LA Song " from her second album Screamin' for My Supper. The single was a number one hit in New Zealand, as well as reaching the top 5 of the US Adult Contemporary and Top 10 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 charts.
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