The Ballad of John Henry is the seventh studio album by
American blues rock musician Joe Bonamassa. Produced by Kevin Shirley, it was
released on February 24, 2009 by J&R Adventures and topped the US Billboard
Top Blues Albums chart.
Music website Allmusic gave The Ballad of John Henry
four out of five stars, with reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine claiming that
"everything that [Bonamassa]'s dabbled with on previous albums is pulled
together here, making for his most varied album and possibly his best, even if
that heaviness means that it's not necessarily the easiest to enjoy".
Track listing:
1. "The Ballad of John Henry" Joe Bonamassa, Mississippi John Hurt 6:26
2. "Stop!" (Sam Brown cover) Greg Sutton, Bruce
Brody 6:48
3. "Last Kiss"
Bonamassa 7:15
4. "Jockey Full of Bourbon" (Tom Waits cover) Tom
Waits 5:22
5. "Story of a Quarryman" Bonamassa 4:59
6. "Lonesome Road Blues" Bonamassa 3:08
7. "Happier Times" Bonamassa 6:40
8. "Feelin' Good" (Cy Grant cover) Leslie
Bricusse, Anthony Newley 4:44
9. "Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter" (Ike &
Tina Turner cover) Aillene Bullock 5:00
10. "The Great Flood" Bonamassa 7:39
11. "From the Valley" Bonamassa 2:24
12. "As the Crow Flies" (Tony Joe White cover)
Tony Joe White, Tennessee Swamp Fox
