A A New Day Now [20th Anniversary Edition]

by Joe Bonamassa

Overview

Named after the early Jethro Tull classic, which he expertly covers here in a jaw-dropping performance, A New Day Yesterday is a fine debut by guitar ace Joe Bonamassa. And though his record company tried to ride the coattails of teenage guitar prodigies like Kenny Wayne Shepard and Jonny Lang and position him (misguidedly and much too late) as a straight-up prodigal blues kid, Bonamassa is really much more than a traditional bluesman. Rather, as best exemplified by the Jethro Tull number cited above, his bluesy take on Free's "Walk in My Shadows," or his hard boogie romp through Al Kooper's "Nuthin' I Wouldn't Do (For a Woman Like You)," this excellent debut places the guitarist's influences as much in classic '70s hard rock as in the blues. Along with his deceptively age-wearied vocals (he was only 22 at the time of this recording), this unusual combination translates into the aggressive, soulful crunch heard on Bonamassa's many original compositions. Among these, the jolting double whammy of "Miss You, Hate You" and "Colour and the Shape" (note the Anglicized spelling) are the most obvious standouts, but the guitarist also makes the Warren Haynes-penned "If Heartaches Were Nickels" his own with a tense, riveting performance. All in all, a promising debut. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia

Product Details

Release Date:	08/07/2020
Label:	J&R Adventures
UPC:	0804879610786
Rank:	61577

Tracks

1. Cradle Rock
2. Walk in My Shadows
3. A New Day Yesterday
4. I Know Where I Belong
5. Miss You, Hate You
6. Nuthin' I Wouldn¿¿¿t Do (For a Woman Like You)
7. Colour and Shape
8. Headaches to Heartbreaks
9. Troubled Waiting
10. If Heartaches Were Nickels
11. Current Situation
12. Don¿¿¿t Burn Down That Bridge
13. Hey Mona
14. I Want You
15. Line of Denial

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Joe Bonamassa   Primary Artist
Annie Burns   Guest Artist
Jeannie Burns   Guest Artist
Len Bonamassa   Guest Artist
Leslie West   Guest Artist
Gregg Allman   Guest Artist
David Borden   Guest Artist
Rick Derringer   Guest Artist,Vocals,Soloist

Technical Credits

Tom Dowd   Producer
Alex Perialas   Engineer
Ian Anderson   Composer
Paul Rodgers   Composer
Joe Bonamassa   Composer
Fraser   Composer
Warren Haynes   Composer
Richard Feldman   Composer
Paul Kossoff   Composer
Stephanie Tyrell   Composer
Rory Gallagher   Composer
Al Kooper   Composer
J. Anderson   Composer
Allen Alvoid Jones Jr.   Composer
Steven Van Zandt   Composer
Carl Wells   Composer
Simon Kirke   Composer
Steve Tyrell   Composer
Kooper   Composer