Chet Atkins C.G.P. - Read My Licks (1994)

Tracklist

01. Young Thing (Album Version)
02. Mountains Of Illinois (Album Version)
03. After You've Gone (Album Version)
04. Every Now And Then (Album Version)
05. Somebody Loves Me Know (Album Version)
06. Norway (Norwegain Mountain Song) (Album Version)
07. Read My Lips (Album Version)
08. Take a Look At Her Now (Album Version)
09. Around The Bend (Album Version)
10. Dream (Album Version)
11. Vincent

Chet Atkins is one of the most influential personalities to ever come out Nashville. Credited with creating the commercial middle-of-the-road "Nashville Sound," Atkins-a guitar virtuoso as well as a keen-eared record executive-remains at the forefront of the country music scene. READ MY LICKS won him a Grammy in 1995.

Tackling such diverse fare as pop standards and folk rock, Atkins is equally adept at capturing the breezy jazz feel of Johnny Mercer's string-accented "Dream" as he is with a spare, solo interpretation of Don McLean's "Vincent." Incorporating vocal assistance from sweet-voiced Suzy Bogguss and meaty instrumental backing from guitarist Mark Knopfler, fiddler Stuart Duncan and country piano legend Floyd Cramer, Atkins constructs a full spectrum of sound. But it is Atkins' own nimble and intricate fingerpicking that is the true centerpiece here. Country-based, with jazz, blues, pop and classical inflections, Atkins gracefully glides through styles as if he were skating on smooth ice. There is a constant motion when he plays, utilizing the three-finger-style Travis technique, with the melody floating above the booming lower notes. This method makes the solo "Vincent" as full-sounding as any of the more orchestrated tracks.

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