Rhythm & Blues (Buddy Guy album)
Rhythm & Blues is the 16th studio album by American blues musician Buddy Guy. It was released in July 2013 under RCA Records. Rhythm & Blues marked Guy's largest first week sales in the Soundscan Era, and was his fourth album to reach No. 1 on the Top Blues Albums Chart (following 2010's Living Proof, 2008's Skin Deep, and 2001's Sweet Tea).[4]
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| Released | July 30, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Blues, soul | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Tom Hambridge | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[2] |
| AllMusic |   |
Commercial performance
The album debuted at No. 27 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top Blues Albums chart.[4] selling 10,000 copies in its first week. The album has sold 55,000 copies in the United States as of July 2015.[5]
Musicians
- Buddy Guy - guitar, lead vocals
- Guitars
- BG '89 Fender Custom Strat
- '54 Fender Strat
- Gibson Custom 335
- Gibson Les Paul
- Tom Hambridge - drums, background vocals, tambourine, elephant bells
- Reese Wynans - piano, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer
- Kevin McKendree - piano, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer
- Michael Rhodes - bass
- Tommy McDonald - bass
- David Grissom - guitar
- Rob McNelley - guitar, slide guitar
- The McCrary Sisters - background Vocals
- Jessica Wagner-Cowan, Herschel Boone, Shannon Kurfmann - background vocals
- Wendy Moten - background vocals
- Muscle Shoals Horns
- Charles Rose - trombone, horn arrangements
- Steve Herrman - trumpet
- Jim Horn - baritone saxophone
- Harvey Thompson - tenor saxophone
Guest Musicians
- Kid Rock - vocals[note 1]
- Keith Urban - guitar, vocals[note 2]
- Beth Hart - vocals[note 3]
- Steven Tyler - vocals[note 4]
- Joe Perry - guitar[note 4]
- Brad Whitford - guitar[note 4]
- Gary Clark, Jr. - guitar, vocals[note 5]
Personnel
- Tom Hambridge - Producer
- Chris Carmichael - Strings and string arrangement
- Recorded by Ducky Carlisle at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee
- Mixed by Ducky Carlisle and Tom Hambridge at Ice Station Zebra in Boston, Massachusetts
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Best in Town" | Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming | 4:55 |
| 2. | "Justifyin'" | Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge | 3:23 |
| 3. | "I Go by Feel" | Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Messin' with the Kid" (featuring Kid Rock) | Mel London | 2:33 |
| 5. | "What's Up with That Woman" | Tom Hambridge | 4:02 |
| 6. | "One Day Away" (featuring Keith Urban) | Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming, Scott Holt | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Well I Done Got Over It" | Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones | 2:55 |
| 8. | "What You Gonna Do About Me" (featuring Beth Hart) | Tom Hambridge, Lee Roy Parnell, Gary Nicholson | 4:39 |
| 9. | "The Devil's Daughter" | Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge | 5:15 |
| 10. | "Whiskey Ghost" | Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson | 4:36 |
| 11. | "Rhythm Inner Groove" | Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge | 0:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Meet Me in Chicago" | Tom Hambridge, Robert Randolph | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Too Damn Bad" | Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Evil Twin" (featuring Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford) | Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming | 5:23 |
| 4. | "I Could Die Happy" | Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Never Gonna Change" | Tom Hambridge, David Gogo | 3:20 |
| 6. | "All That Makes Me Happy Is the Blues" | Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson | 4:36 |
| 7. | "My Mama Loved Me" | Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Blues Don't Care" (featuring Gary Clark, Jr.) | Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming | 3:26 |
| 9. | "I Came Up Hard" | Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming | 5:28 |
| 10. | "Poison Ivy" | Mel London | 2:50 |
Charts
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 106 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] | 86 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[8] | 93 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 41 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] | 69 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 46 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 12 |
| US Billboard 200[13] | 27 |
| US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[14] | 1 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[15] | 5 |
Notes
- Kid Rock appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Keith Urban appears courtesy Capitol Records Nashville
- Beth Hart appears courtesy Mascot Records
- Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Brad Whitford appears courtesy Columbia Records
- Gary Clark, Jr. appears courtesy Warner Bros. Records
References
- "Rhythm & Blues Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- Schneider, Jason (July 26, 2013). "Buddy Guy - Rhythm & Blues". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Rhythm & Blues - Buddy Guy". Allmusic.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- "Buddy Guy Breaks His Sales Record As Rhythm & Blues Debuts at #1 on Billboard's Top Blues Albums Chart". RCA Records. August 7, 2013.
- "Upcoming Releases". Web.archive.org. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015.
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- "Blues Album: August 17, 2013". Billboard.
- "Buddy Guy Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
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