A Session with Chet Atkins


A Session with Chet Atkins is the third studio album recorded by American guitarist Chet Atkins. It features Atkins introducing standard pop and jazz melded with country sensibilities. The liner notes state this is the first use of a celeste on a country record. The musicians include Homer and Jethro in the rhythm section. Atkins uses his new EchoSonic amplifier for the first time on his recordings.

Reception

music critic Richard S. Ginell praised the album and wrote "With a roomful of crack Nashville session men, Chet Atkins' first 12-inch album is one joyful, yet sophisticated and controlled compilation of mostly standard pop and jazz tunes all decked out country-style."

Track listing

Side one

  1. "South" – 2:45
  2. "Back [Home Again in Indiana|(Back Home Again in) Indiana]" – 3:20
  3. "Alabama Jubilee" – 2:35
  4. "Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)" – 2:40
  5. "Red Wing" – 2:22
  6. "Ol' Man River" – 2:32

Side two

  1. "Caravan" – 3:25
  2. "Corrine, Corrina" – 2:20
  3. "The Birth of the Blues" – 3:20
  4. "A Gay Ranchero" – 2:35
  5. "Frankie and Johnny" – 2:35
  6. "Honeysuckle Rose" – 2:40
A 2-EP gatefold with the red cover was released in 1955. The tracks were:
  1. "South"
  2. "Alabama Jubilee"
  3. "The Birth of the Blues"
  4. "A Gay Ranchero"
  5. "Have You Ever Been Lonely"
  6. "Frankie and Johnny"

Personnel