Redemption (Joe Bonamassa album)

Redemption
Studio album by Joe Bonamassa
Released	September 21, 2018
Studio	Blackbird (Nashville) The Cave Australia (Sydney) Studio at the Palms (Las Vegas) Hit Factory Criteria (Miami) Addiction Sound (Nashville)
Genre	Blues rock
Length	69:11
Label	Provogue - Mascot Music Productions
Producer	Kevin Shirley, Roy Weisman (executive producer)
Joe Bonamassa chronology
Blues of Desperation (2016) Redemption (2018) Royal Tea (2020)

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]

Reception

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

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
13.	"Black Roses"
14.	"Stronger Now in Broken Places" (band version)
15.	"Somewhere Down the Road"

Personnel

Musicians

• Joe Bonamassa – guitar, vocals
• Reese Wynans – organ, piano
• Anton Fig – drums, percussion
• Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
• Lee Thornburg – horn
• Paulie Cerra – horn
• Kenny Grinberg – guitar
• Doug Lancio – guitar
• Gary Pinto – harmony vocals
• Mahalia Barnes – background vocals
• Jade MacRae – background vocals
• Juanita Tippins – background vocals
• Jamey Johnson – background vocals

Charts

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

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV) [24]	Gold	10,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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24. "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved May 26, 2021.