Music From Nashville, My Home Town
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Music From Nashville, My Home Town is the title of a 1966 recording by Chet Atkins
. It was re-released on CD in 2006 combined with Chet
. Both were originally released on RCA's budget label Camden.
"Prancin' Filly" was written by Atkins' father, James A. Atkins.
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 was re-released on CD in 2006 combined with Chet
Chet (Chet Atkins album)
Chet is a studio album by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1967.-Reissues:* Chet was reissued on CD in 2006 combined with Music From Nashville, My Home Town.-Side one:# "Foggy Mountain Top"...
. Both were originally released on RCA's budget label Camden.
"Prancin' Filly" was written by Atkins' father, James A. Atkins.
Reception
Writing for Allmusic, critic Steve Leggett wrote of the reissue "Atkins was a master musician working in a genre all too often prone to caricature and posturing, and he did it all without wearing a big hat. If Atkins wasn't exactly perceived as a guitar god by the public, perhaps because everything he did seemed so smooth and effortless, other players certainly knew what he could do."Side one
- "Prancin' Filly" (James A. Atkins) – 1:50
- "Sidewalks of Nashville" (Lou GottliebLouis GottliebDr. Louis Gottlieb was bassist and lofty comic spokesman for The Limeliters. He was considered one of the so-called "new comedy" performers such as Mort Sahl, Nichols and May, and Lenny Bruce: a new generation of unabashed intellectuals.Lou's special trademark on stage was a delightful burlesquing...
) – 2:15 - "Solo Soul" (Cindy WalkerCindy WalkerCindy Walker was a prolific American songwriter, as well as a country music singer and dancer. As a songwriter Walker was responsible for a large number of popular and enduring songs recorded by many different artists. She adopted a craftsman-like approach to her songwriting, often tailoring...
) – 2:14 - "Summer Sunday" (Johnny Duncan) – 2:16
- "Around the World" (from the film Around the World in 80 DaysAround the World in Eighty Days (1956 film)Around the World in 80 Days is a 1956 adventure film produced by the Michael Todd Company and released by United Artists. It was directed by Michael Anderson. It was produced by Michael Todd, with Kevin McClory and William Cameron Menzies as associate producers. The screenplay was written by James...
) (Victor YoungVictor YoungVictor Young was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor. He was born in Chicago.-Biography:...
, Harold AdamsonHarold AdamsonFor the Toronto Police Chief see Harold Adamson Harold Adamson was an American lyricist during the 1930s and 1940s.- Biography :...
) – 3:40
Side two
- "Ain't We Got Fun" (Raymond S. Egan, Gus KahnGus KahnGustav Gerson Kahn was a musician, songwriter and lyricist.-Biography:Kahn was born in Koblenz, Germany in 1886. The family emigrated from there to the United States and moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1890...
, Richard Whiting) – 2:17 - "Yours" (Gonzalo Roig, Jack Sherr) – 2:30
- "Love Offering" (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...
) – 2:01 - "George's Theme" (Tommy Burk, George Gillis) – 2:07
- "Lonesome Road" (Gene AustinGene AustinGene Austin was an American singer and songwriter, one of the first "crooners". His 1920s compositions "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" and "The Lonesome Road" became pop and jazz standards.-Career:...
, Nathaniel ShilkretNathaniel ShilkretNathaniel Shilkret was an American composer, conductor, clarinetist, pianist, business executive, and music director born in New York City, New York to an Austrian immigrant family.-Early career:...
) – 2:46