Time Clocks

2021 studio album by Joe Bonamassa

Time Clocks

Studio album by

Joe Bonamassa

Released| October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)
Studio|

* Germano (New York)
* The Hit Factory (New York)
* The Cave (Sydney)[1]

Genre| Blues rock
Length| 56:46
Label|

* J&R Adventures
* Provogue

Producer| Kevin Shirley
Joe Bonamassa chronology
| Royal Tea
(2020)  | Time Clocks
(2021)  | Blues Deluxe Vol. 2
(2023)

|
|

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
American Songwriter| [2]
Classic Rock| [3]

Time Clocks is the fifteenth solo studio album by American blues rock musician Joe Bonamassa, released through J&R Adventures in North America and Provogue Records in Europe on October 29, 2021.[4] "Notches", "The Heart That Never Waits" and the title track were released as singles prior to the album.[4][5]

## Track listing

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Time Clocks track listingNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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|
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1.| "Pilgrimage"|

* Joe Bonamassa
* Kevin Shirley
* Bobby Summerfield

| 0:55
2.| "Notches"|

* Bonamassa
* Charlie Starr
* Shirley

| 7:03
3.| "The Heart That Never Waits"|

* Bonamassa
* James House

| 5:51
4.| "Time Clocks"|

* Bonamassa
* Shirley

| 7:07
5.| "Questions and Answers"|

* Bonamassa
* House
* Shirley

| 4:09
6.| "Mind's Eye"|

* Bonamassa
* House

| 6:17
7.| "Curtain Call"|

* Bonamassa
* House
* Shirley

| 7:31
8.| "The Loyal Kind"|

* Bonamassa
* Bernie Marsden

| 6:48
9.| "Hanging on a Loser"|

* Bonamassa
* Tom Hambridge

| 4:17
10.| "Known Unknowns"|

* Bonamassa
* Alyssa Bonagura

| 6:48
Total length:| 56:46

## Personnel

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]

* Joe Bonamassa – guitar (all tracks), vocals (tracks 2–10)
* Kevin Shirley – production, additional engineering (all tracks); piano, additional percussion (1); percussion (4, 9, 10)
* Steve Mackey – bass
* Bobby Summerfield – keyboards, percussion (1); "ear candy", additional percussion (2); whistle (8)
* Bunna Lawrie – digeridoo (1, 2)
* Anton Fig – drums (2–10), percussion (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10), bongos (9)
* Lachy Doley – piano (2–10), organ (3–10)
* Juanita Tippins – background vocals (2–10)
* Prinnie Stevens – background vocals (2–10)
* Mahalia Barnes – backing vocals (2, 3, 6–8)
* Rob McNelley – guitar (5)
* The Bovaland Orchestra – orchestra (5, 7)
* Jeff Bova – orchestration (5, 7)
* Greg Morrow – percussion (6)
* Bob Clearmountain – mixing
* Roy Weisman – executive production
* Jason Staniulis – engineering
* Nick Jones – engineering assistance
* Andrew Yanchyshyn – engineering assistance
* Pat Thrall – additional post-production
* Brandon Duncan – mixing assistance
* Adam Ayan – mastering
* Hugh Syme – art direction, design, illustrations

## Charts

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Chart performance for Time Clocks Chart (2021)  | Peak
position

|

Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] | 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] | 39
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 5
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] | 24
French Albums (SNEP)[11] | 54
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] | 32
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[14] | 13
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] | 8
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] | 56
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] | 4
UK Albums (OCC)[18] | 13
US Billboard 200[19] | 136
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] | 15
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[21] | 22

## References

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1. ^ a b Time Clocks (Media notes). Joe Bonamassa. J&R Adventures. October 29, 2021.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. ^ Horowitz, Hal (October 27, 2021). "Review: 'Time Clocks' Pushes Joe Bonamassa's Blues Rock Boundaries". American Songwriter. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
3. ^ Fielder, Hugh (October 29, 2021). "Time Clocks hastens Joe Bonamassa's journey into his own blues future". Classic Rock. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
4. ^ a b "JOE BONAMASSA Releases 'Time Clocks' Single And Music Video". Blabbermouth.net. September 29, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
5. ^ Maxwell, Jackson (August 26, 2021). "Joe Bonamassa announces new album, Time Clocks, premieres soulful new single, The Heart That Never Waits". Guitar World. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
10. ^ "Joe Bonamassa: Time Clocks" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
11. ^ "Top Albums (Week 44, 2021)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
13. ^ "Album 2021 uke 44". VG-lista. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
14. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
16. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 44". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
18. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
19. ^ "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
20. ^ "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
21. ^ "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

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Studio albums|

* A New Day Yesterday
* So, It's Like That
* Blues Deluxe
* Had to Cry Today
* You & Me
* Sloe Gin
* The Ballad of John Henry
* Black Rock
* Dust Bowl
* Don't Explain (with Beth Hart)
* Driving Towards the Daylight
* Seesaw (with Beth Hart)
* Different Shades of Blue
* Blues of Desperation
* Black Coffee (with Beth Hart)
* Redemption
* Royal Tea
* Time Clocks
* Blues Deluxe Vol. 2

Live albums|

* A New Day Yesterday Live
* Shepherds Bush Empire
* Live from Nowhere in Particular
* Live from the Royal Albert Hall
* Beacon Theatre: Live from New York
* Live in Amsterdam (with Beth Hart)
* Tour de Force: Live in London
* Live at the Greek Theatre
* Live at Carnegie Hall: An Acoustic Evening
* Live at the Hollywood Bowl with Orchestra

Video albums|

* A New Day Yesterday Live
* Live at Rockpalast
* Live from the Royal Albert Hall
* Beacon Theatre: Live from New York
* Tour de Force: Live in London
* Live in Amsterdam (with Beth Hart)
* Live at the Greek Theatre
* Live at Carnegie Hall: An Acoustic Evening

Former band
members|

| Bassists|

* Carmine Rojas

|

Drummers|

* Jason Bonham
* Chad Cromwell

Rhythm guitarists|

* Blondie Chaplin
* Brad Whitford

Backing vocalists|

* Melanie Williams
* Mahalia Barnes
* Jade MacRae
* Gary Pinto

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* Gerry O'Connor
* Mats Wester
* Mike Henderson
* Tina Guo
* Eric Bazilian
* Hossam Ramzy

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