Alone (Chet Atkins album)
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Alone is an album by guitarist Chet Atkins
. It peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Country Album charts.
It was during the recording of this album that Chet was first diagnosed with colon cancer
.
Production notes
Chet Atkins
Chester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...
. It peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Country Album charts.
It was during the recording of this album that Chet was first diagnosed with colon cancer
Colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer, commonly known as bowel cancer, is a cancer caused by uncontrolled cell growth , in the colon, rectum, or vermiform appendix. Colorectal cancer is clinically distinct from anal cancer, which affects the anus....
.
Reissues
- In 1989, RCA/Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs reissued Pickin' My WayPickin' My WayPickin' My Way is the title of an album by guitarist Chet Atkins. It reached No. 13 on the Billboard Country charts. The liner notes are by Johnny Cash.-Reissues:...
, Chet Atkins in HollywoodChet Atkins in HollywoodChet Atkins in Hollywood is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. The title takes its name from the fact that Chet recorded it in Hollywood. The lush string arrangements are by Dennis Farnon. Chet later re-recorded this album in his home studio, using the orchestra tapes from...
and Alone in a double CD set.
Side one
- "Hawaiian Slack Key" – 2:35
- "The Claw" (Jerry ReedJerry ReedJerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...
) – 2:16 - "Spanish Fandango" (Traditional) – 2:01
- "Flop Eared Mule and Other Classics"
- "Over the Waves" (Juventino RosasJuventino RosasJosé Juventino Policarpo Rosas Cadenas was a Mexican composer and violinist.-Life and career:Rosas was born in Santa Cruz de Galeana, Guanajuato, now renamed Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas. Rosas began his musical career as a street musician and playing with dance music bands in Mexico City...
) – 2:30 - "Just as I AmJust As I Am (hymn)Just as I Am is a well-known hymn, written by Charlotte Elliott in 1835, first appearing in the Christian Remembrancer, of which Elliott became the editor in 1836. The final verse is taken from Elliott's Hours of Sorrow Cheered and Comforted ....
" (William B. Bradbury, Charlotte ElliottCharlotte ElliottCharlotte Elliott was an English poet and hymn writer.Charlotte was the daughter of Charles Elliott, a silk merchant and his wife, Eling Venn who married at Yelling on 20 December 1785.Eling Venn was the daughter of Rev...
) – 1:25
Side two
- "Take FiveTake Five"Take Five" is a jazz piece written by Paul Desmond and performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet on their 1959 album Time Out. Recorded at Columbia's 30th Street Studios in New York City on June 25, July 1, and August 18, 1959, this piece became one of the group's best-known records, famous for its...
" (Paul DesmondPaul DesmondPaul Desmond , born Paul Emil Breitenfeld, was a jazz alto saxophonist and composer born in San Francisco, best known for the work he did in the Dave Brubeck Quartet and for penning that group's greatest hit, "Take Five"...
) – 2:28 - "Smile" (Charlie ChaplinCharlie ChaplinSir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work during the silent film era. He became the most famous film star in the world before the end of World War I...
) – 2:42 - "Blue Finger" – 2:36
- "Me and Bobby McGeeMe and Bobby McGee"Me and Bobby McGee" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster, originally performed by Roger Miller. Others performed the song later, including Kristofferson himself, and Janis Joplin who topped the U.S. singles chart with the song in 1971 after her death, making the song the second...
" (Fred FosterFred FosterFred Foster is an American songwriter, record producer, and founder of Monument Records.-Biography:...
, Kris KristoffersonKris KristoffersonKristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"...
) – 2:30 - "Londonderry AirLondonderry AirLondonderry Air is an air that originated from County Londonderry in Ireland. It is popular among the Irish diaspora and is very well known throughout the world. The tune is played as the victory anthem of Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games. "Danny Boy" is a popular set of lyrics to the...
" (arrangement: Atkins) – 2:58 - "The Watkins Man" – 2:47
Personnel
- Chet Atkins - guitar, arrangements
Production notes
- Paul Yandell – arrangement - with Chet Atkins ("The Watkins Man")
- Jorge Morel – arrangement ("Take Five")
- Bill Vandevort – engineer
- Mike Shockley – recording technician
- Jimmy Moore – cover photo