Teensville


Teensville is the twelfth studio album recorded by American guitarist and producer Chet Atkins, released in 1960.

Overview

The idea here was for Atkins to release a record appealing to teens who were now interested in rock 'n roll. The original version of "Oh Lonesome Me", a hit on both the pop and country charts for Don Gibson, was produced by Atkins and featured his guitar.
The original liner notes were by The Everly Brothers whom Atkins later produced.
It was his second charting album, coming after 2 years of minor commercial success. The album peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard's albums chart during a twelve week-stay. It reached the same position on Cash Box.

Reception

In his review for Allmusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote Atkins "never captures the raw spark of rock & roll. What shines through is Atkins' understated elegance. All of the numbers are arranged as pop instrumentals and his guitar playing is so tasteful that it makes the half-hearted execution almost forgiveable."

Reissues

Teensville was re-released on CD in 1998 by BMG International.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "White Silver Sands" – 2:19
  2. "Boo Boo Stick Beat" – 2:11
  3. "Oh Lonesome Me" – 2:20
  4. "One Mint Julep" – 2:09
  5. "Take a Message to Mary" – 2:21
  6. "Teensville" – 2:16

Side two

  1. "Night Train" – 2:36
  2. "Come Softly to Me" – 2:01
  3. "Sleep Walk" – 2:33
  4. "Django's Castle" – 2:32
  5. "Till There Was You" – 2:30
  6. "Hot Toddy" – 2:22

Personnel

Production notes