Royal Tea
{{Infobox album
| name = Royal Tea
| type = studio
| artist = Joe Bonamassa
| cover = Royal-Tea.jpg
| alt = A teapot and two teacups
| released = {{start date|2020|10|23}}
| recorded =
| studio = Abbey Road (London, UK)
| genre = Blues rock
| length = 53:12
| label = Provogue
| producer = Kevin Shirley
| prev_title = Redemption
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Time Clocks
| next_year = 2021
| misc =
}}
Royal Tea is the fourteenth solo studio album by American blues rock musician Joe Bonamassa released in 2020. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios.{{cite web |first=Mike |last=O'Cull |date=15 October 2020 |title=Review: 'Royal Tea' Joe Bonamassa |url=https://www.rockandbluesmuse.com/2020/10/15/review-royal-tea-joe-bonamassa/ |website=Rock and Blues Muse |access-date=21 December 2021}} The album was followed by a live release, Now Serving: Royal Tea Live from the Ryman, which includes all songs from Royal Tea except "Savannah".
Royal Tea was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022.{{cite web |author1=Joseph Hudak |title=2022 Grammy Awards: Country Music and Americana Nominees |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/2022-grammy-awards-country-nominees-1261820/ |website=Rolling Stone |access-date=22 December 2021 |date=23 November 2021}}{{cite web |first=Geoff |last=Herbert |date=23 November 2021 |url=https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2021/11/3rd-times-the-charm-cny-native-joe-bonamassa-nominated-for-2022-grammy-award.html |title=3rd Time's the Charm? CNY Native Joe Bonamassa Nominated for 2022 Grammy Award |work=Syracuse.com |access-date=8 April 2022}}
Track listing
All songs written by Joe Bonamassa and Bernie Marsden except where noted.
- "When One Door Opens" (Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley, Pete Brown) – 7:35
- "Royal Tea" (James Howe, Bonamassa, Shirley) – 4:29
- "Why Does It Take So Long to Say Goodbye" – 6:45
- "Lookout Man!" (Bonamassa, Shirley, Mike McCully, Brown) – 5:31
- "High Class Girl" – 4:54
- "A Conversation with Alice" – 4:19
- "I Didn't Think She Would Do It" (Marsden, Bonamassa, Brown) – 4:12
- "Beyond the Silence" (Bonamassa) – 6:46
- "Lonely Boy" (Dave Stewart, Bonamassa, Jools Holland) – 4:06
- "Savannah" – 4:38
:Target exclusive CD bonus tracks:
- "Don't You Do Me No Favours" – 5:38
- "Don't Hand Me Your Hangups" – 4:13
Personnel
- Joe Bonamassa - vocals and guitar (all tracks), mandolin (10)
- Kevin Shirley - acoustic guitar (3, 4), percussion (4)
- Rob McNelley - rhythm guitar (6, 7)
- Reese Wynans - organ (all tracks), piano (8), Wurlitzer (6, 10)
- Jools Holland - piano (9)
- Michael Rhodes - bass (all tracks)
- Anton Fig - drums (all tracks), percussion (4, 8)
- Greg Morrow - drums and percussion (4)
- Jeff Bova - orchestration (1), percussion (2)
- Lee Thornburg - trumpet and horn arrangement (9)
- Paulie Cerra - saxophone (9)
- Ron Dziubla - baritone saxophone (9)
- Errol Litton - harmonica (4)
- Juanita Tippins - backing vocals (1 to 5)
- Mahalia Barnes - backing vocals (6)
- Jade MacRae - backing vocals (1 to 6)
- Bernie Marsden - backing vocals (10)
- Orchestra - The Bovaland Symphonic Orchestra (1)