Heavy Load Blues

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Heavy Load Blues
File:Gov't Mule - Heavy Load Blues.png
Studio album by
Gov't Mule
ReleasedNovember 12, 2021 (2021-11-12)
Recorded2021 at the Power Station in Waterford, Connecticut (USA) [1]
GenreBlues rock, Electric blues[2][1]
Length77:50, 129:18 (Deluxe Edition)
LabelFantasy
ProducerWarren Haynes, John Paterno.[1]
Gov't Mule chronology
Bring On the Music: Live at the Capitol Theatre
(2019) 		Heavy Load Blues
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
PopMatters9/10[4]

Heavy Load Blues the twelfth studio album is by American band Gov't Mule. It was released on November 12, 2021 by Fantasy Records.[5][6]

Critical reception[edit]

Heavy Load Blues was received with very positive reviews by critics. This release has an score of 84 out of 100 at Metacritic, based on the weighted average of 4 reviews - ranging from 60 to 90 out of 100 - from mainstream publications.[3]

In a review for PopMatters, writer Michael Elliot wrote: "Gov't Mule's first strictly "all-blues" album, "Heavy Load Blues", is not-so-strictly that at all, but a soul-baring journey of the blues, mainly through the lens of soul and hard rock, in all its complexity, beauty, darkness, and glory."[4]

In the album's review at AllMusic, Thom Jurek said: "Heavy Load Blues is raw, heavy, and immediate, the sound of a band unfettered while pursuing a deep blue groove that never quits."[2]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Warren Haynes, except where noted.

Original Album
No.TitleLength
1."Blues Before Sunrise" (Elmore James, Joe Josea)3:44
2."Hole in My Soul"4:29
3."Wake Up Dead" (Daniel Louis Schliftman, Jorgen Carlsson, Matt Abts, Warren Haynes)5:54
4."Love Is a Mean Old World" (Ray Sisk, Rick Huckaby, Warren Haynes)4:55
5."Snatch It Back and Hold It" (Daniel Louis, Jorgen Carlsson, Matt Abts, Warren Haynes)7:55
6."Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City" (Dan Walsh, Michael Price)5:36
7."(Brother Bill) Last Clean Shirt" (Charles Otis, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)4:12
8."Make It Rain" (Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits)6:41
9."Heavy Load"7:18
10."Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home" (Al Jackson, Jr., Timothy Matthews)5:44
11."If Heartaches Were Nickels"7:28
12."I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)" (Chester Arthur Burnett)9:05
13."Black Horizon"4:49
Deluxe Edition Bonus CD
No.TitleLength
1."Hiding Place"7:23
2."You Know My Love" (Willie Dixon)4:18
3."Street Corner Talking" (Kim Simmonds)6:26
4."Have Mercy on the Criminal" (Bernie Taupin, Elton John)6:35
5."Long Distance Call" (McKinley Morganfield)4:52
6."Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home (Extended Version)" (Al Jackson, Jr., Timothy Matthews)8:36
7."Need Your Love So Bad (Live)" (William Edward John, Mertis John, Jr.)5:38
8."Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Live)" (Sonny Boy Williamson)7:27

Personnel[edit]

Band[edit]

Additional musicians[edit]

  • Hook Herrera – harmonica (tracks: 1.1, 2.5, 2.8)
  • Jenny Hill – saxophone (tracks: 1.2, 2.2)
  • Buford O'Sullivan – trombone (tracks: 1.2, 2.2)
  • Pam Fleming – trumpet (tracks: 1.2, 2.2)

Technical personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Heavy Load Blues
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 72
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 102
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 70
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 30
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 126
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 16
Italian Albums (FIMI)[14] 72
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 33
US Billboard 200[16] 106
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[17] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] 27

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Gov't Mule - Heavy Load Blues at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Jurek, Thom. "Gov't Mule - Heavy Load Blues, Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Heavy Load Blues by Gov't Mule Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Elliot, Michael (November 11, 2021). "Gov't Mule's Heavy Load Blues Wiil Lighten Your Burden". PopMatters. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  5. ^ Ehrencloud, Martine (September 8, 2021). "Gov't Mule Announces New Album Heavy Load Blues Shares New Single". Rockandbluesmuse.com. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  6. ^ Fu, Eddie (November 13, 2021). "Gov't Mule on the 5 Artists Who Inspired Their New Album Heavy Load Blues". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Gov't Mule – Heavy Load Blues" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gov't Mule – Heavy Load Blues" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gov't Mule – Heavy Load Blues" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gov't Mule – Heavy Load Blues" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  11. ^ "Gov't Mule: Heavy Load Blues" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  12. ^ "Lescharts.com – Gov't Mule – Heavy Load Blues". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gov't Mule – Heavy Load Blues" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  14. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Gov't Mule – Heavy Load Blues". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Gov't Mule – Heavy Load Blues". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  16. ^ "Gov't Mule Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  17. ^ "Gov't Mule Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  18. ^ "Gov't Mule Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2022.

External links[edit]

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