The Big Bad Blues

The Big Bad Blues
Studio album by Billy Gibbons
Released	September 21, 2018
Recorded	2018
Genre	Blues rock
Length	39:48
Label	Concord
Producer	Billy Gibbons, Joe Hardy
Billy Gibbons chronology
Perfectamundo (2015) The Big Bad Blues (2018) Hardware (2021)
Singles from The Big Bad Blues
"Rollin' And Tumblin'" Released: July 20, 2018 "Missin' Yo' Kissin'" Released: August 9, 2018 "Standing Around Crying" Released: September 4, 2018

The Big Bad Blues is the second studio album by American rock musician Billy Gibbons. The album was released on September 21, 2018, by Concord Records. ^{[1] [2]} At the 40th Blues Music Awards, the album was named as 'Blues Rock Album of the Year'. ^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100 [4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
American Songwriter	[6]

The Big Bad Blues received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 74, based on four reviews. ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Missin' Yo' Kissin'"	Gilly Stillwater	3:19
2.	"My Baby She Rocks"	Billy Gibbons	3:49
3.	"Second Line"	Gibbons	3:40
4.	"Standing Around Crying"	McKinley Morganfield	4:24
5.	"Let the Left Hand Know"	Gibbons	3:53
6.	"Bring It to Jerome"	Jerome Green	4:34
7.	"That's What She Said"	Gibbons	3:13
8.	"Mo' Slower Blues"	Gibbons	3:57
9.	"Hollywood 151"	Gibbons	3:21
10.	"Rollin' and Tumblin'"	Morganfield	2:56
11.	"Crackin' Up"	Ellas McDaniel	2:42
Total length:			39:48

Personnel

• Billy Gibbons: Guitar, Harmonica & Vox
• James Harman: Harmonica
• Joe Hardy: Fender Bass Guitar
• Elwood Francis: Guitar & Harmonica
• Greg Morrow: Drums
• Matt Sorum: Drums
• Mike Flanigin: Keyboards

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7]	19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8]	43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9]	19
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [10]	63
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [11]	109
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12]	8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13]	4
UK Albums (OCC) [14]	19
US Billboard 200 [15]	73

References

1. "The Big Bad Blues by Billy F. Gibbons on Apple Music". Apple Music . 21 September 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
2. Ryan Reed (July 20, 2018). "ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Releases Gritty Muddy Waters Cover". Rolling Stone . Retrieved October 2, 2018.
3. "2019 Blues Music Awards Winners Announced". Antimusic.com. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
4. "The Big Bad Blues by Billy Gibbons Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
5. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Big Bad Blues – Billy Gibbons". AllMusic . Retrieved October 2, 2018.
6. Horowitz, Hal (September 19, 2018). "Billy F. Gibbons: The Big Bad Blues". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
7. "Austriancharts.at – Billy F Gibbons – The Big Bad Blues" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
8. "Ultratop.be – Billy F Gibbons – The Big Bad Blues" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
9. "Ultratop.be – Billy F Gibbons – The Big Bad Blues" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
10. "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 44.Týden 2018 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Billy F Gibbons – The Big Bad Blues" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Billy F Gibbons – The Big Bad Blues" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Billy F Gibbons – The Big Bad Blues". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
15. "Billy Gibbons Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2018.