1959 studio album by Chet Atkins
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic (4.25/5)[1]
Mister Guitar is the eleventh studio album recorded by guitarist Chet Atkins , released in 1959. That title, as well as "Country Gentleman", became names assigned to Chet.
"Country Gentleman", co-written with Boudleaux Bryant , was a minor hit for Atkins in 1953. That original version was recorded in a garage.[2] The liner notes are by David Halberstam , then writing for The Tennessean in Nashville, Tennessee .
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Track listing
Side one
"I Know That You Know" (Anne Caldwell , Vincent Youmans ) – 1:53
"Rainbow" (Alfred Bryan, Percy Wenrich) – 2:27
"Hello Bluebird" (Cliff Friend ) – 2:06
"Siesta" (Atkins, James Rich) – 2:10
"Country Style" (Johnny Burke , Jimmy Van Heusen ) – 2:02
"Show Me the Way to Go Home" (James Campbell, Reginald Connelly) – 2:06
Side two
"I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles " (John Kellette , James Kendis, James Brockman , Nat Vincent) – 1:30
"Backwoods" (James Rich) – 2:09
"Country Gentleman" (Atkins, Boudleaux Bryant ) – 1:53
"Slinkey" (Atkins) – 1:59
"Jessie" (Traditional) – 1:44
"Piano Concerto in B-Flat Minor" (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ) – 2:27
Personnel
Production notes
References
^ Allmusic review
^ Atkins, Chet and Neely, Bill. (1974). "Country Gentleman". Chicago. Harry Regnery Company. ISBN 0-8092-9051-0.
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