Different Shades of Blue
{{Infobox album
| name = Different Shades of Blue
| type = studio
| artist = Joe Bonamassa
| cover = Joe_Bonamassa_Different_Shades_of_Blue_album_cover.jpg
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| released = September 22, 2014
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = *Studio at the Palms (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- The Cave (Malibu, California)
| genre = Blues rock
| length = {{Duration|m=48|s=19}} (standard edition)
{{Duration|h=1|m=5|s=37}} (Best Buy edition)
| label = J&R Records
| producer = Roy Weisman, Kevin Shirley
| chronology = Joe Bonamassa
| prev_title = Seesaw
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Blues of Desperation
| next_year = 2016
}}
{{Album ratings
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Different Shades of Blue is the eleventh studio album by blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa. It was released on September 22, 2014.
The album debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200, which makes this Bonamassa's highest charting album, and his first top 10 on the chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.ingrooves.com/joe-bonamassas-highest-charting-album-and-first-top-10-debuts-at-8-on-billboards-top-200/|title=Joe Bonamassa Debuts at #8 on Billboard’s Top 200|work=INgrooves Music Group}} It was ranked No. 3 on Billboard's Year End Blues Album Chart of 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/blues-albums |title=Blues Albums: Year End 2015 |work=Billboard }} It has sold 96,000 copies in the United States as of February 2016.{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229094809/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archivedate= February 29, 2016 |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |work=Hits Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| title1 = Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)
| writer1 = Jimi Hendrix
| length1 = 1:19
| title2 = Oh Beautiful!
| writer2 = Bonamassa, James House
| length2 = 5:28
| title3 = Love Ain't a Love Song
| writer3 = Bonamassa, Jerry Flowers
| length3 = 3:48
| title4 = Living on the Moon
| writer4 = Bonamassa, House
| length4 = 3:21
| title5 = Heartache Follows Wherever I Go
| writer5 = Bonamassa, House
| length5 = 4:33
| title6 = Never Give All Your Heart
| writer6 = Bonamassa, Jonathan Cain
| length6 = 5:24
| title7 = I Gave Up Everything for You, 'Cept the Blues
| writer7 = Bonamassa, Flowers, Jeffrey Steele
| length7 = 4:39
| title8 = Different Shades of Blue
| writer8 = Bonamassa, House
| length8 = 4:39
| title9 = Get Back My Tomorrow
| writer9 = Bonamassa, Flowers, Steele
| length9 = 4:46
| title10 = Trouble Town
| writer10 = Bonamassa, Gary Nicholson
| length10 = 4:56
| title11 = So, What Would I Do
| writer11 = Bonamassa
| length11 = 5:26
| title12 = Scarlet Town (Best Buy Exclusive)
| writer12 = Bob Dylan
| length12 = 7:57
| title13 = Better The Devil You Know (Best Buy Exclusive)
| writer13 = Bonamassa
| length13 = 4:41
| title14 = Black Irish Eyes (Best Buy Exclusive)
| writer14 = Bonamassa
| length14 = 4:33
}}
Personnel
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=Musicians=
- Joe Bonamassa – guitar, vocals
- Reese Wynans – organ, piano
- Anton Fig – drums, percussion
- Carmine Rojas – bass
- Michael Rhodes – bass
- Lenny Castro – percussion
- Doug Henthorn – background vocals
- Melanie Williams – background vocals
- Lee Thornburg – horn arrangements, trombone, trumpet
- Ron Dziubla – saxophone
- The Bovaland Orchestra – strings
- Jeff Bova – string arrangements
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=Production=
Charts
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| {{album chart|Austria|8|artist=Joe Bonamassa |album=Different Shades of Blue|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|22|artist=Joe Bonamassa |album=Different Shades of Blue|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|19|artist=Joe Bonamassa |album=Different Shades of Blue|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|15|artist=Joe Bonamassa|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Denmark|12|artist=Joe Bonamassa |album=Different Shades of Blue|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Finland|11|artist=Joe Bonamassa |album=Different Shades of Blue|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|France|27|artist=Joe Bonamassa |album=Different Shades of Blue|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|3|artist=Joe Bonamassa|album=Different Shades of Blue|id=250375 |access-date=9 December 2021|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Italy|63|artist=Joe Bonamassa |album=Different Shades of Blue|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|10|artist=Joe Bonamassa |album=Different Shades of Blue|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|18|artist=Joe Bonamassa |album=Different Shades of Blue|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Norway|9|artist=Joe Bonamassa |album=Different Shades of Blue|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Sweden|22|artist=Joe Bonamassa |album=Different Shades of Blue|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|5|artist=Joe Bonamassa |album=Different Shades of Blue|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|UK|9|artist=Joe Bonamassa |album=Different Shades of Blue|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|8|artist=Joe Bonamassa|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|1|artist=Joe Bonamassa|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardBlues|1|artist=Joe Bonamassa|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|3|artist=Joe Bonamassa|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|8|artist=Joe Bonamassa|rowheader=true}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Joe Bonamassa|title=Different Shades of Blue|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2014|certyear=2021|accessdate=May 26, 2021}}
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