''Chet Atkins at Home'' is the seventh studio album recorded by

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Chet Atkins Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music s ...

. It contains his clever arrangement of ''

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'' played at the same time as ''

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''. Atkins is pictured on the cover in his home studio in Nashville. He was often dissatisfied with his performances in the RCA studios and would take the already recorded rhythm tracks home with him to perfect his guitar part in his own studio.Atkins, Chet and Cochran, Russ. (2003). "Me and My Guitars". Milwaukee. Hal Leonard Corporation. . An EP with the same title and cover (RCA records #4194) was released including "Say Si Si", "Vilia", "Yankee Doodle Dixie" and "

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Reception

Music critic Richard S. Ginnell, writing for

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, stated that "the record still sounds timeless for its musical beauty and taste, as well as a catholic repertoire that now falls completely outside the boundaries of Nashville country."

Reissues

* ''Chet Atkins at Home'' was released as ''Chet Atkins at Home... Plus'' with nine bonus tracks on the Universe label in March 2008.

Track listing

Side one

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Say "Si Si" "Para Vigo me voy", known in English as "Say Si Si", is a popular song written in 1935 by Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona with lyrics by Francia Luban (original Spanish version) and Al Stillman (translated English version). Early bands to record th ...

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Ernesto Lecuona Ernesto Lecuona y Casado (; August 7, 1896 – November 29, 1963) was a Cuban composer and pianist, many of whose works have become standards of the Latin, jazz and classical repertoires. His over 600 compositions include songs and zarzuelas as ...

, Francia Luban,

Al Stillman Al Stillman ''(né'' Albert Irving Silverman; 26 June 1901 Manhattan, New York – 17 February 1979 Manhattan, New York) was an American lyricist. Biography Stillman was born to Jewish parents Herman Silverman and Gertrude Rubin ''(maiden).'' He a ...

) # " Vilja" (

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Sophisticated Lady "Sophisticated Lady" is a jazz standard, composed as an instrumental in 1932 by Duke Ellington. Background Additional credit is given to publisher Irving Mills whose words were added to the song by Mitchell Parish. The words met with approva ...

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Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...

Irving Mills Irving Harold Mills (born Isadore Minsky; January 16, 1894 – April 21, 1985) was an American music publisher, musician, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter. He sometimes used the pseudonyms Goody Goodwin and Joe Primrose. Personal Mills was ...

Mitchell Parish Mitchell Parish (born Michael Hyman Pashelinsky; July 10, 1900 – March 31, 1993) was an American lyricist, notably as a writer of songs for stage and screen. Biography Parish was born to a Jewish family in Lithuania, Russian Empire in July 190 ...

) # "Ay Ay Ay" (Traditional; arranged by Chet Atkins) # "

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Mort Dixon Mort Dixon (March 20, 1892 – March 23, 1956) was an American lyricist. Biography Born in New York City, United States, Dixon began writing songs in the early 1920s, and was active into the 1930s. He achieved success with his first published ef ...

Harry Warren Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song ...

) # "Yankee Doodle Dixie" (Atkins)

Side two

# " April in Portugal" (Raúl Ferrão, José Gilhardo, Jimmy Kennedy) # "Jungle Drums" (Ernesto Lecuona) # "

In the Chapel in the Moonlight "In the Chapel in the Moonlight" is a 1936 popular song written by Billy Hill, and first performed by Shep Fields. Other successful recordings in 1936–37 were by Richard Himber, Mal Hallett and Ruth Etting. In France, the song is popularised ...

" ( Billy Hill) # "Martha" (Traditional; arranged by Chet Atkins) # " Czardas" (

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Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russi ...

) ''Chet Atkins at Home... Plus'' bonus tracks: # "Don't Blame Me" # "Muskrat Ramble" # "Yankee Doodle Dixie" (EP version) # "Asleep in the Deep" # "Out of Nowhere" # "Even Tho'" # "When the Day is Done" # ""I'll be with You in Apple Blossom Time" # "Swanee River"

Personnel

*Chet Atkins –

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References

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