Born to Play Guitar
# Born to Play Guitar

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Robert Christgau | |
| Classic Rock | |
| Rolling Stone | |

Born to Play Guitar is the 17th studio album by American blues musician Buddy Guy, released in 2015. It peaked at No. 60 on the Billboard 200 and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart on August 22, 2015.

The album won the Grammy Award for Best Blues Album in 2016.

## 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

## Charts

| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 47 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 84 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 37 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 104 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 78 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 30 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 13 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 100 |
| US Billboard 200 | 60 |
| US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) | 8 |
