Seesaw (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Seesaw
| type = studio
| artist = Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa
| cover = Seesaw-album-cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = May 20, 2013
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Revolver Studios (Westlake, CA)
The Cave (Malibu, CA)
| genre = Blues rock
| length = 49:27
| label = J&R Adventures
| producer = Kevin Shirley
| prev_title = Don't Explain
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Live in Amsterdam
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Joe Bonamassa
| type = studio album
| prev_title = An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House
| prev_year = 2013
| title = Seesaw
| year = 2013
| next_title = Live in Amsterdam
| next_year = 2014
}}{{Extra chronology
| artist = Beth Hart
| type = studio album
| prev_title = Bang Bang Boom Boom
| prev_year = 2012
| title = Seesaw
| year = 2013
| next_title = Live in Amsterdam
| next_year = 2014
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/seesaw-mw0002515681 |title=Seesaw - Joe Bonamassa, Beth Hart |website=AllMusic |accessdate=November 8, 2014 |author=Campbell, Al}}
| rev2 = The Guardian
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/may/16/beth-hart-joe-bonamassa-seesaw-review |title=Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa: Seesaw – review |work=The Guardian |date=May 16, 2013 |accessdate=November 8, 2014 |author=Denselow, Robin}}
}}
Seesaw is a cover album of soul and blues{{cite book |title=Blues Rock Review |date=May 20, 2013 |publisher=Blues Rock Review |url= https://bluesrockreview.com/2013/05/beth-hartjoe-bonamassa-seesaw-review.html |access-date=August 6, 2021}} classics recorded by American singer Beth Hart and blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa in 2013. It follows up on the success of their initial collaboration for the Don't Explain cover album in 2011. Seesaw was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Blues Album of 2013.{{cite book |title= Grammy Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Blues Album |publisher=Grammy.com |url= https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/274 |access-date=August 7, 2021}}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Original artist
| total_length =
| title1 = Them There Eyes
| writer1 = Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey
| extra1 = Louis Armstrong
| length1 = 2:31
| title2 = Close to My Fire
| writer2 = Peter Hoppe, Stephanie Popp
| extra2 = Slackwax
| length2 = 5:12
| title3 = Nutbush City Limits
| writer3 = Tina Turner
| extra3 = Ike & Tina Turner
| length3 = 3:34
| title4 = I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
| writer4 = Al Kooper
| extra4 = Blood, Sweat & Tears
| length4 = 7:03
| title5 = Can't Let Go
| writer5 = Randy Weeks
| extra5 = Lucinda Williams
| length5 = 4:00
| title6 = Miss Lady
| writer6 = Buddy Miles
| extra6 = Buddy Miles Express
| length6 = 4:54
| title7 = If I Tell You I Love You
| writer7 = Melody Gardot
| extra7 = Melody Gardot
| length7 = 3:36
| title8 = Rhymes
| writer8 = Al Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges
| extra8 = Al Green
| length8 = 5:03
| title9 = A Sunday Kind of Love
| writer9 = Louis Prima, Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Stan Rhodes
| extra9 = Etta James
| length9 = 3:55
| title10 = Seesaw
| writer10 = Don Covay, Steve Cropper
| extra10 = Aretha Franklin
| length10 = 3:25
| title11 = Strange Fruit
| writer11 = Lewis Allen
| extra11 = Billie Holiday
| length11 = 5:45
}}
Personnel
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;Musicians
- Joe Bonamassa – guitar, vocals
- Blondie Chaplin – rhythm guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Ron Dziubla – saxophone
- Anton Fig – drums, percussion
- Beth Hart – vocals, liner notes
- Carmine Rojas – bass
- Arlan Schierbaum – piano, organ
- Lee Thornburg – trumpet, trombone
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;Production
- Jeff Bova – string arrangement
- Jeff Katz – photography
- Jared Kvitka – engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Kevin Shirley – engineer, mixing, producer
- Marcus Bird – photography and direction
- Lee Thornburg – brass arrangement
- Roy Weisman – executive producer
{{col-end}}
Chart positions
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!Chart (2013) !Peak |
{{Album chart|Austria|20|artist=Beth Hart / Joe Bonamassa|album=Seesaw |accessdate=November 8, 2014}} |
{{Album chart|Flanders|56|artist=Beth Hart / Joe Bonamassa|album=Seesaw |accessdate=November 8, 2014}} |
{{Album chart|Wallonia|81|artist=Beth Hart / Joe Bonamassa|album=Seesaw |accessdate=November 8, 2014}} |
{{Album chart|Germany3|19|artist=Beth Hart / Joe Bonamassa|album=Seesaw |accessdate=November 8, 2014}} |
{{Album chart|Denmark|22|artist=Beth Hart / Joe Bonamassa|album=Seesaw |accessdate=November 8, 2014}} |
{{Album chart|Netherlands|11|artist=Beth Hart / Joe Bonamassa|album=Seesaw |accessdate=November 8, 2014}} |
{{Album chart|Finland|44|artist=Beth Hart / Joe Bonamassa|album=Seesaw |accessdate=November 8, 2014}} |
{{Album chart|France|87|artist=Beth Hart / Joe Bonamassa|album=Seesaw |accessdate=November 8, 2014}} |
{{Album chart|Norway|4|artist=Beth Hart / Joe Bonamassa|album=Seesaw |accessdate=November 8, 2014}} |
{{album chart|Poland|37|id=808|accessdate=November 8, 2014}} |
{{Album chart|Sweden|25|artist=Beth Hart / Joe Bonamassa|album=Seesaw |accessdate=November 8, 2014}} |
{{Album chart|Switzerland|28|artist=Beth Hart / Joe Bonamassa|album=Seesaw |accessdate=November 8, 2014}} |
{{Album chart|UK|27|artist=BETH HART & JOE BONAMASSA|album=Seesaw |accessdate=November 8, 2014}} |
{{Album chart|Billboard200|47|artist=Beth Hart|id=281442|accessdate=November 2, 2014}} |
{{Album chart|BillboardBlues|1|artist=Beth Hart|id=281442|accessdate=November 2, 2014}} |
{{Album chart|BillboardIndependent|8|artist=Beth Hart|id=281442|accessdate=November 2, 2014}} |
{{Album chart|BillboardRock|15|artist=Beth Hart|id=281442|accessdate=November 2, 2014}} |
References
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{{Beth Hart}}
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