Read My Licks

Infobox Album
Name = Read My Licks
Type = album
Artist = Chet Atkins


Released = 1994
Recorded =
Length = 42:22
Label = Columbia
Producer = Chet Atkins, David Hungate
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wifexqthld6e link]
Last album = "Jazz From the Hills"
(1994)
This album = "Read My Licks"
(1994)
Next album = "Simpatico"
(1994)

"Read My Licks" is a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins.

David Hungate and Chet again co-produce with a number of guest musicians. Suzy Bogguss contributes a lead vocal on "After You've Gone". She and Chet released a duet album the same year. Steve Wariner joins Chet in a vocal as well as guitar duet on "Read My Licks".

At the Grammy Awards of 1994, "Young Thing" won the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance.

Track listing

# "Young Thing" (Atkins) – 3:14
# "Mountains of Illinois" (Atkins, Bergeson) – 4:10
# "After You've Gone" (Creamer, Layton) – 3:31
# "Every Now and Then" (Atkins, Goodrum) – 3:01
# "Somebody Loves Me Now" (R. L. Kass) – 4:07
# "Norway" (Claese Neeb) – 3:41
# "Read My Licks" (Allen, Jones) – 4:34
# "Take a Look at Her Now" (Bergeson, Kass) – 3:56
# "Around the Bend" (Atkins, Jerry Reed) – 3:45
# "Dream" (Johnny Mercer) – 4:35
# "Vincent" (Don McLean) – 3:48

Personnel

*Chet Atkins – guitar, vocals
*Pat Bergeson – guitar, percussion
*David Hungate – bass
*John Jarvis – keyboards
*Randy Goodrum – keyboards
*Suzy Bogguss – vocals
*Lonnie Wilson – drums
*Larry Knechtel – piano
*Darryl Dybka – keyboards
*Jim Horn – saxophone
*Eric Johnson – guitar
*R. L. Kass – guitar
*Stuart Duncan – fiddle
*Steve Wariner – guitar, vocals
*Mark Knopfler – guitar
*Paul Yandell – guitar
*George Benson – guitar
*Floyd Cramer – keyboards

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsePsTEgiqU Video of Chet playing Vincent]