The Blues Album
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Blues Album
| type = compilation
| artist = Whitesnake
| cover = The Blues Album.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2021|02|19|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Hard rock, blues rock
| length = 78:16
| label = Rhino
| producer = {{hlist|Michael McIntyre|David Coverdale (exec.)}}
| prev_title = Love Songs
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Greatest Hits: Revisited, Remixed, Remastered
| next_year = 2022
| misc =
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Classic Rock
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/whitesnakes-blues-album-blurs-genres-but-remains-in-the-shadow-of-the-blues|title=Whitesnake's Blues Album blurs genres but remains in the shadow of the blues|work=Classic Rock|via=Loudersound|last=Jeffries|first=Neil|date=20 February 2021|access-date=15 November 2023}}
}}
The Blues Album is a compilation album by British hard rock band Whitesnake, released on 19 February 2021 by Rhino Records.{{cite web |title=Whitesnake's The Blues Album Available On February 19 From Rhino |url=https://www.rhino.com/article/whitesnakes-the-blues-album-available-on-february-19-from-rhino |publisher=Rhino Records |accessdate=7 January 2021 |date=15 November 2023}} It reached Top 10 in Switzerland and Top 15 in Germany album charts.
The album contains "revisited, remixed and remastered" versions of previously released blues-hard rock songs, and is the third in a series called Red, White and Blues Trilogy following white's The Rock Album and red's Love Songs (2020).{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/whitesnake-the-blues-album |title= Whitesnake - The Blues Album |date=29 March 2021 |website=Rock Hard |volume=406 |access-date=16 November 2023}}
Content
According to the album's executive producer David Coverdale, some songs "have been musically embellished where my co-producer Michael McIntyre, my new mixer Christopher Collier and I felt it appropriate or necessary to bring out the best in these songs".{{cite web |title=WHITESNAKE: THE ROCK ALBUM Available June 19th |url=https://www.rhino.com/article/whitesnake-the-rock-album-available-june-19th |publisher=Rhino Records |access-date=29 May 2020 |date=17 April 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/david-coverdale-on-whitesnakes-red-white-and-blues-trilogy-weve-given-everything-a-fresh-coat-of-paint|title=DAVID COVERDALE On WHITESNAKE's 'Red, White And Blues' Trilogy: 'We've Given Everything A Fresh Coat Of Paint'|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=16 June 2020|access-date=15 November 2023}}
According to Coverdale "it's hard to find the words to show how profoundly they connected with my soul. But 'blues' to me is a beautiful word that describes emotional expression... feelings, be it feelings of sadness, loneliness, emptiness... but, also those that express great joy, celebration and dance, sexiness and Love!".{{cite web |title=Whitesnake / The Blues Album |url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/whitesnake-the-blues-album/ |publisher=Rhino Records |access-date=9 January 2021 |date=15 November 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/whitesnake-blues-album/|title=Whitesnake Announce 'The Blues Album' Compulation|work=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=16 June 2020|access-date=15 November 2023}}
Release and promotion
The Blues Album includes a more blues version of "Too Many Tears" (originally from Restless Heart) compared to Love Songs (which has a remix of Into the Light version), a song "If You Want Me" which was released in 2006 as a bonus track on live album Live... in the Shadow of the Blues, and "The River Song" originally intended by Coverdale for Coverdale–Page (1993) and released for David Coverdale's 2000 solo album Into the Light.{{cite web |url=http://www.melodic-rock.com/interviews/davidcoverdale.html |title=David Coverdale - Into the Light Interview |first=Andrew J. |last=McNeice |website=MelodicRock |access-date=26 August 2021 |archive-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826113020/http://www.melodic-rock.com/interviews/davidcoverdale.html |url-status=live }}
On band's official YouTube channel were released music videos for "Give Me All Your Love", "Whipping Boy Blues", "Lay Down Your Love", "Steal Your Heart Away", and "Slow An's Easy".
Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
|extra_column = Original album
| title1 = Steal Your Heart Away (2020 Remix)
| note1 =
| writer1 =
|extra1 = Forevermore
| length1 = 5:19
| title2 = Good To Be Bad (2020 Remix)
| note2 =
| writer2 =
|extra2 = Good to Be Bad
| length2 = 5:14
| title3 = Give Me All Your Love (2020 Remix)
| note3 =
| writer3 =
|extra3 = Whitesnake
| length3 = 3:13
| title4 = Take Me Back Again (2020 Remix)
| note4 =
| writer4 =
|extra4 = Restless Heart
| length4 = 6:23
| title5 = Slow an' Easy (2020 Remix)
| note5 =
| writer5 =
|extra5 = Slide It In
| length5 = 6:09
| title6 = Too Many Tears (2020 Remix)
| note6 =
| writer6 =
|extra6 = Restless Heart
| length6 = 5:45
| title7 = Lay Down Your Love (2020 Remix)
| note7 =
| writer7 =
|extra7 = Good to Be Bad
| length7 = 6:11
| title8 = The River Song (2020 Remix)
| note8 =
| writer8 =
|extra8 = Into the Light
| length8 = 6:37
| title9 = Whipping Boy Blues (2020 Remix)
| note9 =
| writer9 =
|extra9 = Forevermore
| length9 = 5:39
| title10 = If You Want Me (2020 Remix)
| note10 =
| writer10 =
|extra10 = Live... in the Shadow of the Blues
| length10 = 4:07
| title11 = A Fool In Love (2020 Remix)
| note11 =
| writer11 =
|extra11 = Good to Be Bad
| length11 = 5:48
| title12 = Woman Trouble Blues (2020 Remix)
| note12 =
| writer12 =
|extra12 = Restless Heart
| length12 = 5:42
| title13 = Looking For Love (2020 Remix)
| note13 =
| writer13 =
|extra13 = Whitesnake
| length13 = 6:22
| title14 = Crying in the Rain (2020 Remix)
| note14 =
| writer14 =
|extra14 = Whitesnake
| length14 = 5:48
}}
Charts
The vinyl LP charted on the UK Official Vinyl Albums Chart at the 18th position.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/vinyl-albums-chart/20210226/9/|title=Official Vinyl Albums Chart on 26/02/2021|website=Official Charts Company|access-date=15 November 2023}}
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|+Chart performance for The Blues Album |
| scope="col"| Chart (2021)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Austria|56|year=2021|week=43|artist=Whitesnake|album=The Blues Album|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|65|artist=Whitesnake|album=The Blues Album|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|13|id=446735|artist=Whitesnake|album=The Blues Album|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Oricon|38|date=2021-03-01|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2023}} |
| scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2021&month=03&day=01|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of February 24, 2021|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=15 November 2023}}
| 48 |
| {{album chart|Scotland|4|date=20210304|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Spain|55|artist=Whitesnake|album=The Blues Album|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|10|artist=Whitesnake|album=The Blues Album|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2023}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|57|date=20210304|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2023}} |
| {{album chart|UKRock|2|date=20210226|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2023}} |
References
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External links
- [https://whitesnake.com/the-blues-album/ The Blues Album] on Whitesnake's official website
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Category:2021 compilation albums