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.[1] 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 | ||||
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| Released | October 23, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 53:12 | |||
| Label | Provogue | |||
| Producer | Kevin Shirley | |||
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Royal Tea was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022.[2][3]
Track listing edit
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 edit
- 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)
References edit
- ^ O'Cull, Mike (15 October 2020). "Review: 'Royal Tea' Joe Bonamassa". Rock and Blues Muse. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ Joseph Hudak (23 November 2021). "2022 Grammy Awards: Country Music and Americana Nominees". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Herbert, Geoff (23 November 2021). "3rd Time's the Charm? CNY Native Joe Bonamassa Nominated for 2022 Grammy Award". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.