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The Big Bad Blues

The Big Bad Blues is the second studio album by American rock musician Billy Gibbons. The album was released on September 21, 2018, by Concord Records.[1][2] At the 40th Blues Music Awards, the album was named as 'Blues Rock Album of the Year'.[3]

The Big Bad Blues
Studio album by
Billy Gibbons
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2018
Recorded2018
GenreBlues rock
Length39:48
LabelConcord
ProducerBilly Gibbons, Joe Hardy
Billy Gibbons chronology
Perfectamundo
(2015) 		The Big Bad Blues
(2018) 		Hardware
(2021)
Singles from The Big Bad Blues
  1. "Rollin' And Tumblin'"
    Released: July 20, 2018
  2. "Missin' Yo' Kissin'"
    Released: August 9, 2018
  3. "Standing Around Crying"
    Released: September 4, 2018

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
American Songwriter     [6]

The Big Bad Blues received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 74, based on four reviews.[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Missin' Yo' Kissin'"Gilly Stillwater3:19
2."My Baby She Rocks"Billy Gibbons3:49
3."Second Line"Gibbons3:40
4."Standing Around Crying"McKinley Morganfield4:24
5."Let the Left Hand Know"Gibbons3:53
6."Bring It to Jerome"Jerome Green4:34
7."That's What She Said"Gibbons3:13
8."Mo' Slower Blues"Gibbons3:57
9."Hollywood 151"Gibbons3:21
10."Rollin' and Tumblin'"Morganfield2:56
11."Crackin' Up"Ellas McDaniel2:42
Total length:39:48

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 19
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[10] 63
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 109
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 19
US Billboard 200[15] 73

References

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  1. ^ "The Big Bad Blues by Billy F. Gibbons on Apple Music". Apple Music. 21 September 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Ryan Reed (July 20, 2018). "ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Releases Gritty Muddy Waters Cover". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "2019 Blues Music Awards Winners Announced". Antimusic.com. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "The Big Bad Blues by Billy Gibbons Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  5. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Big Bad Blues – Billy Gibbons". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  6. ^ Horowitz, Hal (September 19, 2018). "Billy F. Gibbons: The Big Bad Blues". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Billy F Gibbons – The Big Bad Blues" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Billy F Gibbons – The Big Bad Blues" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Billy F Gibbons – The Big Bad Blues" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  10. ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 44.Týden 2018 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Billy F Gibbons – The Big Bad Blues" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Billy F Gibbons – The Big Bad Blues" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Billy F Gibbons – The Big Bad Blues". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  15. ^ "Billy Gibbons Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
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