Ain't Done with the Blues

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Ain't Done with the Blues
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 30, 2025 (2025-07-30)
Studio
Genre Blues
Length1:04:42
Label
Producer Tom Hambridge
Buddy Guy chronology
The Blues Don't Lie
(2022)
Ain't Done with the Blues
(2025)
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Ain't Done with the Blues is a studio album by American blues musician Buddy Guy. It was released on July 30, 2025 via Silvertone/RCA Records. Recording sessions took place at Blackbird Studio and The Switchyard in Nashville, at Esplanade Studios in New Orleans, at Solmonie Studio, and at Sunset Sound in Hollywood. Produced by Tom Hambridge, it features guest appearances from Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Walsh, Peter Frampton and The Blind Boys of Alabama.

Contents

The album is nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album, with the result to be revealed on February 1, 2026 at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hooker Thing"1:08
2."Been There Done That"3:48
3."Blues Chase the Blues Away"
  • Nicholson
  • Hambridge
4:49
4."Where U At?" (featuring Christone "Kingfish" Ingram)Hambridge4:02
5."Blues on Top"
  • Richard Fleming
  • Hambridge
4:57
6."I Got Sumpin' for You" Eddie Jones 2:32
7."How Blues Is That" (featuring Joe Walsh)
  • Fleming
  • Hambridge
4:23
8."Dry Stick" (featuring Joe Bonamassa)
4:42
9."It Keeps Me Young" (featuring Peter Frampton)
  • Fleming
  • Hambridge
2:56
10."Love on a Budget"
3:49
11."Jesus Loves the Sinner" (featuring the Blind Boys of Alabama)
  • Fleming
  • Hambridge
4:14
12."Upside Down"
  • Fleming
  • Hambridge
3:12
13."One From Lightnin'" Preston Foster 1:10
14."I Don't Forget"
  • Fleming
  • Hambridge
3:31
15."Trick Bag" Earl King 4:29
16."Swamp Poker"Hambridge5:01
17."Send Me Some Loving"
2:45
18."Talk to Your Daughter"
3:14
Total length:1:04:42

Charts

Chart (2025)Peak
position
Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA) [2] 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [3] 142
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 65
Scottish Albums (OCC) [5] 34
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [6] 14
UK Americana Albums (OCC) [7] 8
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC) [8] 1
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [9] 29
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) [10] 20
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) [11] 1

References

  1. Collar, Matt. "Ain't Done With the Blues - Buddy Guy | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  2. "ARIA Top 20 Jazz & Blues Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 1 September 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  3. "Ultratop.be – Buddy Guy – Ain't Done With The Blues" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Buddy Guy – Ain't Done With The Blues" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  5. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  6. "Swisscharts.com – Buddy Guy – Ain't Done With The Blues". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  7. "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  8. "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  9. "Buddy Guy Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  10. "Buddy Guy Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  11. "Buddy Guy Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2025.