Time Clocks

Time Clocks
Time Clocks
Studio album by Joe Bonamassa
Released	October 29, 2021
Studio	Germano (New York); The Hit Factory (New York); The Cave (Sydney);
Genre	Blues rock
Length	56:46
Label	J&R Adventures; Provogue;
Producer	Kevin Shirley
Joe Bonamassa chronology

Professional ratings
Review 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

*Time Clocks* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

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

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

^ ^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)
^ Horowitz, Hal (October 27, 2021). "Review: 'Time Clocks' Pushes Joe Bonamassa's Blues Rock Boundaries". American Songwriter. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ Fielder, Hugh (October 29, 2021). "Time Clocks hastens Joe Bonamassa's journey into his own blues future". Classic Rock. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "JOE BONAMASSA Releases 'Time Clocks' Single And Music Video". Blabbermouth.net. September 29, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ 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.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ "Joe Bonamassa: Time Clocks" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
^ "Top Albums (Week 44, 2021)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ "Album 2021 uke 44". VG-lista. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 44". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[liner-1] 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.

[BM-4] "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.

[ac_Austria_Joe_Bonamassa-6] "Austriancharts.at – Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[ac_Flanders_Joe_Bonamassa-7] "Ultratop.be – Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

[ac_Wallonia_Joe_Bonamassa-8] "Ultratop.be – Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

[ac_Netherlands_Joe_Bonamassa-9] "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

[ac_Finland_Joe_Bonamassa-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.

[ac_Germany4_Joe_Bonamassa-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.

[ac_Poland_-14] "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 11, 2021.

[ac_Scotland_-15] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

[16] "Veckolista Album, vecka 44". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_Joe_Bonamassa-17] "Swisscharts.com – Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

[ac_UK2_-18] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Joe_Bonamassa-19] "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Joe_Bonamassa-20] "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[ac_BillboardRock_Joe_Bonamassa-21] "Joe Bonamassa Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

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