Born to Play Guitar | ||||
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Released | July 31, 2015 | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 59:10 | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Producer | Tom Hambridge | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100 [1] |
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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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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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 Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard) [18] | 8 |