- Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa debut album “Don’t Explain” sold over 150.000 copies in Europe. Previous album charted in 10 European countries like UK, Germany, Benelux, Denmark, Sweden and more.. Don’t Explain is the best sold item out of the Joe Bonamassa catalogue.
After a successful collaboration on “Don’t Explain” this highly talented duo is back with Seesaw. Beth Hart, known for her raw and powerful blues-rock sound, wraps her expressive vocals around classic soul covers with Bonamassa on guitar and his ace band filling out the tracks. “Beth’s got a pretty heady voice, very reminiscent of Janis Joplin,” says Kevin Shirley “She’s also got a lot of Etta James in her. With this material, there is a gentleness to the way she delivers the most heartfelt tunes. It’s very cool, she’s done a fantastic job.”
Bonamassa and Hart had crossed paths on the road numerous times, and played many of the same festivals in Europe. In early 2010, he caught a show of hers in London -“It was killer,” says Bonamassa - and suggested they do a project together sometime. Don’t Explain took shape that summer. Now 2 years later there’s the follow-up record Seesaw that captures 11 new blistering tracks. The tracklist features covers from Billie Holiday (Them There Eyes), Melody Gardot (If I Tell You I Love You), Etta James (A Sunday Kind Of Love) and the title track Seesaw made popular by Aretha Franklin.