Finger Style Guitar

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Finger Style Guitar
Cover of the original release of the LP
Studio album by Chet Atkins
Released	1956
Recorded	Oct 22, 1956 - Nov 29, 1956, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country, pop, classical
Length	27:16
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Chet Atkins
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Chet Atkins chronology
Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions (1955) Finger Style Guitar (1956) Chet Atkins at Home (1957)
Alternate Cover
Cover of the second release of the LP

Finger Style Guitar is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. The original LP consisted of a light rhythm section on the first side and Chet solo on side two. Some references to it spell the title Finger–Style. It was re-released in 2006 as Finger Style Guitar.. Plus on the Universe label with an additional 10 tracks. The four Frank Loesser tunes on the re-release are from the 1956 musical The Most Happy Fella.

"Blue Echo" was co-written with Boudleaux Bryant, who also co-wrote "How's the World Treating You" and others with Chet. "Blue Echo" was later covered by Lenny Breau on his album Boy Wonder.

Finger Style Guitar was recorded in one day.^[1]

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

1. "Swedish Rhapsody" (Alfven) – 2:30
2. "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (Gershwin, Gershwin, Kahn) – 2:45
3. "In the Mood" (Garland, Razaf) – 2:15
4. "Heartaches" (Hoffman, Klenner) – 2:05
5. "The Glow Worm" (Lincke, Mercer) – 2:14
6. "Dance of the Golden Rod" (Travis) – 1:58

[edit] Side two

1. "Petite Walz" (Traditional) – 2:48
2. "La Adelita" (Tarrega) – 1:35
3. "Gavotte in D" (Gossec) – 1:39
4. "Unchained Melody" (North, Zaret) – 2:55
5. "Waltz in A Flat" (Brahms) – 1:47
6. "Malaguena" (Lecuona) – 2:45

Additional tracks:

1. "The Lady Loves Me" (Giese, Heather, Long, Moesser)
2. "New Spanish Two Step" (Wills)
3. "Reminiscing" (Snow)
4. "Warm All Over" (Loesser)
5. "Big D" (Loesser)
6. "Don't Cry" (Loesser)
7. "Standing on the Corner" (Loesser)
8. "Trambone" (Atkins)
9. "Peanut Vendor" (Gilbert, Simons, Sunshine)
10. "Blue Echo" (Atkins, Bryant)

CD cover of re-issue of Finger Style Guitar... Plus

[edit] Personnel

• Chet Atkins – guitar
• Floyd Cramer - piano
• Farris Coursey - drums
• Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. - drums
• Ernie Newton - bass
• Jack Shook - rhythm guitar
• Hank Snow - guitar

[edit] References