| Mister Guitar | ||||
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 The original LP album cover | ||||
| Studio album by Chet Atkins | ||||
| Released | October 1959 | |||
| Recorded | Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country, pop | |||
| Length | 24:43 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor LSP-2103 (Stereo) | |||
| Producer | Chet Atkins | |||
| Chet Atkins chronology | ||||
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| Alternative Cover | ||||
 The LP re-issue of Mister Guitar | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | (4.25/5) |
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. The liner notes are by David Halberstam, then writing for The Tennessean in Nashville, Tennessee.
Reissues
- Mister Guitar was packaged with Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions and released on CD in 1998 by One Way Records.
- In 2002, Mister Guitar was reissued with Chet Atkins' Workshop by Classic Compact Disc (Disc 2103).
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
- Chet Atkins – guitar
Production notes
- Engineered by Bob Farris and Bill Porter
References
- Allmusic review
- Atkins, Chet and Neely, Bill. (1974). "Country Gentleman". Chicago. Harry Regnery Company. ISBN 0-8092-9051-0.