Guitar Country (Chet Atkins album)

Infobox Album
Name = Guitar Country
Type = album
Artist = Chet Atkins


Released = 1964
Recorded = RCA 'Nashville Sound' Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre = Country
Length = 27:49
Label = RCA Victor LPM 2783 (mono), LSP 2783 (Stereo)
Producer = Bob Ferguson
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wjfpxql5ldde link]
Chronology = Chet Atkins
Last album = "Reminiscing"
(1964)
This album = "Guitar Country"
(1964)
Next album = "Progressive Pickin'"
(1964)

"Guitar Country" is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. It was nominated for the 1964 Best Country & Western Album Grammy award but did not win. It reached number 1 on the Country albums charts. Prior to 1964, there was no separate genre chart for Country LP, thus Chet's previous charting albums were on the Pop charts. Numerous future Atkins releases "crossed over" from the Country and Pop charts.

"Guitar Country" and "More of That Guitar Country" were re-issued together on CD in 2001 on the Collectibles label.

Track listing

ide one

# "Freight Train" (P. James, F. Williams) – 2:03
# "A Little Bit of Blues" (Jerry Reed) – 2:58
# "Nine Pound Hammer" (Merle Travis) – 2:26
# "Dobro" (Atkins, Coben) – 1:59
# "Kentucky" (Davis) – 2:53
# "Vaya con Dios" (Larry Russell, Inez James, Buddy Pepper) – 2:23

ide two

# "Winter Walkin' " (Reed) – 2:01
# "Guitar Country" (Johnny Mercer, Willard Robison) – 2:39
# "Sugarfoot Rag" (Hank Garland, Vaughn) – 2:01
# "Gone" (Rogers) – 2:01
# "Copper Kettle" (Albert F. Beddoe) – 2:10
# "Yes Ma'am" (Reed) – 2:15

Personnel

*Chet Atkins – guitar

Production notes

*Produced by Bob Ferguson
*Recording engineer: Bill Porter