''Travelin is the twenty-third studio album recorded by
American
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guitarist
Chet Atkins, released in 1963.
The liner notes, titled "Smash Hit Tunes from His History-making International Tour", portray Atkins' tour of
South Africa with
Jim Reeves and
Floyd Cramer.
Reception
Writing for
Allmusic, critic Steven Cook wrote of the album "While often seen as no more than hokey, easy listening ephemera, Atkins' many sides from the '60s deserve a reassessment. The stellar jazz dates Atkins later did at Columbia may better showcase his jazz leanings, but these RCA discs still have a wealth of quality picking and a good share of top-drawer material."
Reissues
* In 1995, ''Travelin
''' and ''Caribbean Guitar'' were reissued on CD by
One Way Records
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Track listing
Side one
# "Wheels" (Torre, Stephens) – 2:31
# "Calcutta" (Conway, John Garton, Libby Quinn) – 3:01
# "La Dolce Vita" ( Nino Rota, Eduardo Verde) – 2:16
# "Exodus" ( Ernest Gold) – 3:17
# "Baubles, Bangles and Beads
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Background
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, Robert Wright) – 2:37
# "Naboomspruit Polka" (Taffy Kikillus) – 2:18
Side two
# "Muskrat Ramble" ( Ray Gilbert, Kid Ory) – 2:47
# "Warm Patat" (Nico Carstens
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) – 2:03
# " Volare" ( Franco Migliacci, Domenico Modugno) – 2:42
# "Mossie Se Moses" (Nico Carstens)– 2:26
# "Sweetness" ( Jethro Burns) – 2:24
# " World is Waiting for Sunrise" ( Gene Lockhart, Ernest Seitz) – 3:11
Personnel
*Chet Atkins – guitar
* Floyd Cramer – piano
* Boots Randolph – saxophone
References
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1963 albums
Chet Atkins albums
Albums produced by Anita Kerr
RCA Victor albums