This is an enjoyable reissue from the RCA Chet Atkins catalog, combining two adjoining albums -- The Guitar Genius and Chet Atkins and His Guitar -- from the mid-'60s onto one very clean if spare CD, with no annotation or session information. Guitar instrumental fans will probably find more to like in the 12 songs off of Chet Atkins and His Guitar than the ten from The Guitar Genius -- which are weighted down with vocals a bit too frequently -- but it's all a serious sonic pleasure, very clean and bright, if at times a bit too languid for rock & roll, though the version of "Heartbreak Hotel" here will even impress fans on the latter level. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide
TRACKS
1. The Bells of St. Mary's 2. Centipede Boogie 3. Darling, Je Vois Aime Beaucoup 4. Rubber Doll Rag 5. Peek-A-Boo Moon 6. Barber Shop Rag 7. Kentucky Derby 8. Mountain Melody 9. High Rockin' Swing 10. Dill Pickles Rag 11. Stephen Foster Medley 12. Walkin' on Strings 13. Heartbreak Hotel 14. Swanee River 15. Blackjack 16. I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time 17. Daar's 'N Wind Wat Waat 18. It's Now or Never 19. Out of Nowhere 20. Hidden Charm 21. Even Tho' 22. When Day Is Done
Released July 27, 2004
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