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
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

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2. Born to Play Guitar at AllMusic
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