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)

Critical reception
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 4 reviews.[4]

Track listing
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

Charts
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
  1. "The Big Bad Blues by Billy F. Gibbons on Apple Music". Apple Music. 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. "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 201844 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. 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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