Born to Play Guitar

Born to Play Guitar
Studio album by Buddy Guy
Released July 31, 2015
Genre Blues
Length 59:10
Label RCA Records
Producer Tom Hambridge
Buddy Guy chronology
Rhythm & Blues
(2013)		 Born to Play Guitar
(2015)		 The Blues Is Alive and Well
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Classic Rock[3]
Robert Christgau
Rolling Stone[4]

Born to Play Guitar is the 17th studio album by American blues musician Buddy Guy, released in 2015.[4] It peaked at No. 60 on the Billboard 200 and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart on August 22, 2015.[5]

The album won the Grammy Award for Best Blues Album in 2016.[6][7]

Musicians

  • Buddy Guy - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Tom Hambridge - Drums, Percussion, Tambourine, Triangle, Wind Chimes, Background Vocals
  • Doyle Bramhall II - 12 String Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
  • Rob McNelley - Electric Guitar, Resonator Guitar, Slide Guitar
  • Kenny Greenberg - Electric Guitar
  • Bob Britt - Electric Guitar, Resonator Guitar
  • Billy Cox - Electric Bass
  • Glenn Worf - Electric Bass, Upright Bass
  • Michael Rhodes - Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass
  • Tommy Macdonald - Electric Bass
  • Reese Wynans - Clavinet, Hammond B3, Grand Piano, Upright Piano, Wurlitzer
  • Kevin McKendree - African Piano, Hammond B3, Piano
  • Rob McKendree - Clavinet
  • The McCrary Sisters - Background Vocals

Guest Musicians

Personnel

  • Tom Hambridge - Producer, Composer, Mixing
  • Ducky Carlisle - Engineer, Mixing
  • Michael Saint-Leon - Engineer
  • Jonathan Joseph - Engineer
  • Nathan James - Engineer
  • Seth Morton - Assistant Engineer
  • Roger Seibel - Mastering
  • Erwin Gorostiza Creative Director
  • Tommy Macdonald - Production Assistant
  • Gilbert Garza - Guitar Technician
  • Josh Cheuse - Art Direction, Design, Photography
  • Bradley Cook - Cover Photo

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Born to Play Guitar"Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge4:56
2."Wear You Out" (featuring Billy Gibbons)Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson3:30
3."Back Up Mama"Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge4:42
4."Too Late" (featuring Kim Wilson)Charles Brown, Willie Dixon, John Phillips2:46
5."Whiskey, Beer & Wine"Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge4:30
6."Kiss Me Quick" (featuring Kim Wilson)Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge2:55
7."Crying Out of One Eye"Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge4:01
8."(Baby) You Got What It Takes" (featuring Joss Stone)Brook Benton, Clyde Otis, Murray Stein3:17
9."Turn Me Wild"Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge4:36
10."Crazy World"Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson5:15
11."Smarter Than I Was"Tom Hambridge5:27
12."Thick Like Mississippi Mud"Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge4:03
13."Flesh & Bone (Dedicated to B.B. King)" (featuring Van Morrison)Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson4:01
14."Come Back Muddy"Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge5:11

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 84
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 37
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 104
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 78
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[13] 30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 13
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 100
US Billboard 200[16] 60
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[17] 1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[18] 8

References

  1. ↑ "Born to Play Guitar by Buddy Guy Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Born to Play Guitar at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Stubbs, David (12 August 2015). "Buddy Guy: Born to Play Guitar". Classic Rock. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  4. 1 2 Fricke, David (31 July 2015). "Born to Play Guitar". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Buddy Guy chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Steffen, Chris. "2016 Grammy Winners, With AllMusic Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  7. ↑ "Jon Cleary, Buddy Guy win at Grammys". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  8. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar". Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar" (in French). Hung Medien.
  11. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar". Hung Medien.
  12. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar". Hung Medien.
  15. ↑ "Buddy Guy | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  16. ↑ "Buddy Guy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  17. ↑ "Buddy Guy Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard.
  18. ↑ "Buddy Guy Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
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