Mister Guitar

by Chet Atkins

Mister Guitar cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1959
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 24:26
  • Community rating: 3.43/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Living up to the album's definitive title, the legendary instrumentalist provides a flawless showcase of his intricate, highly influential fingerpicking style. The repertoire moves effortlessly between polite country-pop and sophisticated jazz standards, backed by the incredibly smooth, reverb-heavy production that defined his studio ethos. The record solidified his reputation as one of the most commercially successful guitarists of his era.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, medley, instrumental, rhythmic, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. I Know That You Know (1:53)
  2. Rainbow (2:27)
  3. Hello Bluebird (2:06)
  4. Siesta (2:10)
  5. Country Style (2:02)
  6. Show Me The Way To Go Home (2:06)
  7. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (1:30)
  8. Backwoods (2:09)
  9. Country Gentleman (1:53)
  10. Slinkey (1:59)
  11. Jessie (1:44)
  12. Concerto In C Minor (2:27)

Credits

  • Anne Caldwell - written-by
  • Vincent Youmans - written-by
  • Alfred Bryan - written-by
  • Percy Wenrich - written-by
  • Cliff Friend - written-by
  • James Rich - written-by
  • Jimmy Van Heusen And Johnny Burke - written-by
  • Irving King - written-by

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