| The Ballad of John Henry | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Joe Bonamassa |
| Cover: | Theballadofjohnhenry.jpg |
| Genre: | Blues rock |
| Label: | J&R Adventures |
| Producer: | Kevin Shirley |
| Prev Title: | Live from Nowhere in Particular |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Live from the Royal Albert Hall |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
The Ballad of John Henry is the seventh studio album by the American blues rock musician Joe Bonamassa. Produced by Kevin Shirley, it was released on 24 February 2009 by J&R Adventures and topped the US Billboard Top Blues Albums chart.[1]
The music website Allmusic gave The Ballad of John Henry four out of five stars, with its reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine claiming that "everything that [Bonamassa]'s dabbled with on previous albums is pulled together here, making for his most varied album and possibly his best, even if that heaviness means that it's not necessarily the easiest to enjoy".
| Chart (2009) | Peak | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[2] | 103 | |
| US Billboard Top Blues Albums | 1 | |
| US Billboard Independent Albums[3] | 8 | |
| Dutch Albums Chart[4] | 23 | |
| Swedish Albums Chart[5] | 46 | |
| Swiss Albums Chart[6] | 97 | |
| UK Albums Chart[7] | 26 |