From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born to Play Guitar
Studio album by
Buddy Guy
ReleasedJuly 31, 2015
Genre Blues
Length59:10
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]
Robert Christgau (2-star Honorable Mention) (2-star Honorable Mention)
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

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 (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

  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. ^ 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.
  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. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  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.


Stub icon

This blues album-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This 2010s rock album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Born_to_Play_Guitar&oldid=1161940099"