Chet Atkins in Hollywood

by Chet Atkins

Chet Atkins in Hollywood cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: July 1959
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 34:12
  • Community rating: 3.36/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Relocating his meticulous fingerstyle playing to a West Coast studio, the guitarist is backed by the sweeping, cinematic orchestrations of Dennis Farnon. The complete absence of standard country instrumentation places his virtuosic acoustic playing squarely in the realm of sophisticated, easy-listening pop. The project demonstrates his immense ambition to transcend the limitations of the Nashville market.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, melodic, instrumental, virtuosic, guitar-led

Tracklist

  1. Armen's Theme (2:07)
  2. Let It Be Me (3:12)
  3. Theme From "Picnic" (3:20)
  4. Theme From A Dream (3:55)
  5. Estrellita (2:47)
  6. Jitterbug Waltz (2:56)
  7. Little Old Lady (2:15)
  8. Limelight (2:39)
  9. The Three Bells (2:56)
  10. Santa Lucia (2:43)
  11. Greensleeves (3:01)
  12. Meet Mr. Callaghan (2:21)

Credits

  • Chet Atkins - primary artist
  • Dennis Farnon - conductor
  • Ross Bagdasarian - written-by
  • Gilbert B茅caud - written-by
  • Mann Curtis - written-by
  • George Duning - written-by
  • Boudleaux Bryant - written-by
  • Manuel Mar铆a Ponce Cu茅llar - written-by
  • Dick Peirce - producer

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