Born to Play Guitar

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Robert Christgau
Classic Rock	^[3]
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
Chris Carmichael - strings, string arrangement

Guest Musicians[]

Billy Gibbons - guitar, vocals
Kim Wilson - harmonica
Joss Stone - vocals
Van Morrison - vocals

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Born to Play Guitar"	Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge	4:56
2.	"Wear You Out" (featuring Billy Gibbons)	Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson	3:30
3.	"Back Up Mama"	Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge	4:42
4.	"Too Late" (featuring Kim Wilson)	Charles Brown, Willie Dixon, John Phillips	2:46
5.	"Whiskey, Beer & Wine"	Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge	4:30
6.	"Kiss Me Quick" (featuring Kim Wilson)	Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge	2:55
7.	"Crying Out of One Eye"	Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge	4:01
8.	"(Baby) You Got What It Takes" (featuring Joss Stone)	Brook Benton, Clyde Otis, Murray Stein	3:17
9.	"Turn Me Wild"	Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge	4:36
10.	"Crazy World"	Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson	5:15
11.	"Smarter Than I Was"	Tom Hambridge	5:27
12.	"Thick Like Mississippi Mud"	Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge	4:03
13.	"Flesh & Bone (Dedicated to B.B. King)" (featuring Van Morrison)	Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson	4:01
14.	"Come Back Muddy"	Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge	5:11

Charts[]

Chart (2015)	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 (Album Top 100)^[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[]

^ "Born to Play Guitar by Buddy Guy Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
^ Born to Play Guitar at AllMusic
^ Stubbs, David (12 August 2015). "Buddy Guy: Born to Play Guitar". Classic Rock. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Fricke, David (31 July 2015). "Born to Play Guitar". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
^ "Buddy Guy chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
^ Steffen, Chris. "2016 Grammy Winners, With AllMusic Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
^ "Jon Cleary, Buddy Guy win at Grammys". NOLA.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar". Hung Medien.
^ "Ultratop.be – Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
^ "Ultratop.be – Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar" (in French). Hung Medien.
^ "Lescharts.com – Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar". Hung Medien.
^ "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar". Hung Medien.
^ "Buddy Guy | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
^ "Buddy Guy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
^ "Buddy Guy Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard.
^ "Buddy Guy Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.

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[MC-1] "Born to Play Guitar by Buddy Guy Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

[AllMusic-2] Born to Play Guitar at AllMusic

[ClassicRock-3] Stubbs, David (12 August 2015). "Buddy Guy: Born to Play Guitar". Classic Rock. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

[RS-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Fricke, David (31 July 2015). "Born to Play Guitar". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

[5] "Buddy Guy chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. 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. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2016-02-16.

[ac_Australia_Buddy_Guy-8] "Australiancharts.com – Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar". Hung Medien.

[ac_Flanders_Buddy_Guy-9] "Ultratop.be – Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.

[ac_Wallonia_Buddy_Guy-10] "Ultratop.be – Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar" (in French). Hung Medien.

[ac_France_Buddy_Guy-11] "Lescharts.com – Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar". Hung Medien.

[ac_Germany2_Buddy_Guy-12] "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts.

[ac_Netherlands_Buddy_Guy-13] "Dutchcharts.nl – Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.

[ac_Switzerland_Buddy_Guy-14] "Swisscharts.com – Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar". Hung Medien.

[ac_UK_Buddy_Guy-15] "Buddy Guy | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.

[ac_Billboard200_Buddy_Guy-16] "Buddy Guy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardBlues_Buddy_Guy-17] "Buddy Guy Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardTastemaker_Buddy_Guy-18] "Buddy Guy Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.

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Studio albums	Left My Blues in San Francisco (1967) A Man and the Blues (1968) Hold That Plane! (1972) The Blues Giant (1979) Breaking Out (1980) DJ Play My Blues (1982) Damn Right, I've Got the Blues (1991) Feels Like Rain (1993) Slippin' In (1994) Heavy Love (1998) Sweet Tea (2001) Blues Singer (2003) Bring 'Em In (2005) Skin Deep (2008) Living Proof (2010) Rhythm & Blues (2013) Born to Play Guitar (2015) The Blues Is Alive and Well (2018)
Collaboration albums	Hoodoo Man Blues (1965) Pleading the Blues (1979) The Red Hot Blues of Phil Guy (1982) Bad Luck Boy (1983) All Star Chicago Blues Session (1994)
Live albums	Live Recording at Yuhbin-Chokin Hall (1975, with Junior Wells) The Dollar Done Fell (1980) Live at Legends (2012)
Compilation albums	Buddy's Baddest: The Best of Buddy Guy (1999)
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