Royal Tea

Royal Tea is the fourteenth solo studio album by American blues rock musician Joe Bonamassa released in 2020. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios.^[1] The album was followed by a live release, Now Serving: Royal Tea Live from the Ryman, which includes all songs from Royal Tea except "Savannah".

Royal Tea
Studio album by Joe Bonamassa
Released	October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)
Studio	Abbey Road (London, UK)
Genre	Blues rock
Length	53:12
Label	Provogue
Producer	Kevin Shirley
Joe Bonamassa chronology
Redemption (2018) Royal Tea (2020) Time Clocks (2021)

Royal Tea was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022.^[2][3]

Track listing

All songs written by Joe Bonamassa and Bernie Marsden except where noted.

1. "When One Door Opens" (Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley, Pete Brown) – 7:35
2. "Royal Tea" (James Howe, Bonamassa, Shirley) – 4:29
3. "Why Does It Take So Long to Say Goodbye" – 6:45
4. "Lookout Man!" (Bonamassa, Shirley, Mike McCully, Brown) – 5:31
5. "High Class Girl" – 4:54
6. "A Conversation with Alice" – 4:19
7. "I Didn't Think She Would Do It" (Marsden, Bonamassa, Brown) – 4:12
8. "Beyond the Silence" (Bonamassa) – 6:46
9. "Lonely Boy" (Dave Stewart, Bonamassa, Jools Holland) – 4:06
10. "Savannah" – 4:38

Target exclusive CD bonus tracks:

11. "Don't You Do Me No Favours" – 5:38
12. "Don't Hand Me Your Hangups" – 4:13

Personnel

• Joe Bonamassa - vocals and guitar (all tracks), mandolin (10)
• Kevin Shirley - acoustic guitar (3, 4), percussion (4)
• Rob McNelley - rhythm guitar (6, 7)
• Reese Wynans - organ (all tracks), piano (8), Wurlitzer (6, 10)
• Jools Holland - piano (9)
• Michael Rhodes - bass (all tracks)
• Anton Fig - drums (all tracks), percussion (4, 8)
• Greg Morrow - drums and percussion (4)
• Jeff Bova - orchestration (1), percussion (2)
• Lee Thornburg - trumpet and horn arrangement (9)
• Paulie Cerra - saxophone (9)
• Ron Dziubla - baritone saxophone (9)
• Errol Litton - harmonica (4)
• Juanita Tippins - backing vocals (1 to 5)
• Mahalia Barnes - backing vocals (6)
• Jade MacRae - backing vocals (1 to 6)
• Bernie Marsden - backing vocals (10)
• Orchestra - The Bovaland Symphonic Orchestra (1)

References

1. O'Cull, Mike (15 October 2020). "Review: 'Royal Tea' Joe Bonamassa". Rock and Blues Muse. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
2. Joseph Hudak (23 November 2021). "2022 Grammy Awards: Country Music and Americana Nominees". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
3. Herbert, Geoff (23 November 2021). "3rd Time's the Charm? CNY Native Joe Bonamassa Nominated for 2022 Grammy Award". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.