Blak and Blu

Blak and Blu
Studio album by Gary Clark Jr.
Released	October 22, 2012
Recorded	2011–2012
Genre	Blues rock neo-soul R&B hard rock
Length	66:55
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Gary Clark Jr. Mike Elizondo Rob Cavallo Tim Kelley
Gary Clark Jr. chronology
Blak and Blu (2012) Gary Clark Jr. Live (2014)
Singles from Blak and Blu
"Ain't Messin 'Round" Released: September 18, 2012 "Numb" Released: October 2, 2012

Blak and Blu is the major-label debut studio album by American musician Gary Clark Jr., released on October 22, 2012.^[1] The album touches on a wide variety of traditionally black music genres, including soul ("Please Come Home"), hip-hop/R&B ("The Life"), Chuck Berry-esque rock and roll ("Travis County"), and Clark's trademark, blues ("When My Train Pulls In", "Numb", "Next Door Neighbor Blues").

Blak and Blu netted Clark his first two Grammy Award nominations, one for Best Rock Song ("Ain't Messin Round") and the other for Best Traditional R&B Performance ("Please Come Home") which won. This marked the first time that an artist was nominated in both categories in the same year.^[2] It peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 album chart, and number one on the Blues Albums chart.