The Blues Album
, the third and final installment of the band's "Red, White and Blues" trilogy of themed retrospective albums.
The 14-track collection features remixed and remastered versions of blues-rock-flavored songs from Whitesnake's back catalog spanning from 1984 through 2011, as well as one tune from frontman
David Coverdale
's 2000 solo album,
Into the Light
.
The Blues Album
, like those on the trilogy's other two compilations,
The Rock Album
, have given "a really consistent sonic identity, at last, to the albums that I've made over decades with different musicians, different technology and different recording techniques."
The singer says he's thrilled with the updated mixes, noting that it's "like seeing an old living room redecorated. It's still the same beautiful living room, but it feels fresherâ¦It breathes."