Artist: JOE BONAMASSA
Album: THE BALLAD OF JOHN HENRY (CD)

Release date: 2009
EAN/UPS: 8712725726920
Media type: CD

The Ballad of John Henry is a 2009 studio album by blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa. It, and the title track, is named after the American folk hero.

The album features seven original songs and five covers. "Stop!" is a Sam Brown song from the album Stop!. "Jockey Full of Bourbon" is a Tom Waits song from the album Rain Dogs. "Feelin' Good" is a cover of the song from the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd that has been covered by a number of musicians; the Michael Buble version is specifically mentioned in the album notes. "Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter" is a cover of an Ike & Tina Turner from the compilation album of the same name. "As the Crow Flies" is a cover of a song by Tony Joe White from his album The Train I'm On.

TRACKLIST:

1. "The Ballad of John Henry" Joe Bonamassa, Mississippi John Hurt 6:26
2. "Stop!" (Original by Sam Brown) Greg Sutton, Bruce Brody 6:48
3. "Last Kiss" Joe Bonamassa 7:15
4. "Jockey Full of Bourbon" Tom Waits 5:22
5. "Story of a Quarryman" Joe Bonamassa 4:59
6. "Lonesome Road Blues" Joe Bonamassa 3:08
7. "Happier Times" Joe Bonamassa 6:40
8. "Feelin' Good" Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse 4:44
9. "Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter" (Original by Ike & Tina Turner) Aillene Bullock 5:00
10. "The Great Flood" Joe Bonamassa 7:39
11. "From the Valley" Joe Bonamassa 2:24
12. "As the Crow Flies" Tony Joe White, Tennessee Swamp Fox 3:58

LINE-UP:

Joe Bonamassa: Guitars, Vocals
Bogie Bowles: Drums
Blondie Chaplin: Guitars (Rhythm)
Anton Fig: Drums
Jared Kvitka: Engineer
Rick Melick: Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Carmine Rojas: Bass
Kevin Shirley: Producer, Mixer
Lee Thornburg: Brass, Arrangement
David Woodford: Saxophones