C.G.P.

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C.G.P.

1988 studio album by Chet Atkins

For other uses, see CGP (disambiguation).

C.G.P. is the fifty-fifth studio album by Chet Atkins. It was released in 1988 by Columbia Records. The initials in the title refer to the Atkins-coined title "Certified Guitar Player", a moniker he assigned not only to himself but other guitarists he admired and felt contributed to the legacy of guitar playing.

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Atkins performs a rare vocal tune on the live rendition of "I Still Can't Say Goodbye".

Reception

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Allmusic music critic Richard S. Ginell wrote of the album; "...the level of material is somewhat higher than it had been on some earlier albums, boosted by a handful of superior rock tunes."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Chinook Winds" (Chet Atkins, Darryl Dybka) – 4:40
  2. "Put Your Clothes On" (Atkins, Johnny Gimble) – 4:51
  3. "Imagine" (John Lennon) – 4:05
  4. "Light-Hearted Lisa" (T. J. White) – 4:31
  5. "Knucklebusters" (Atkins, John Knowles) – 5:18
  6. "Jethreaux" (Atkins, Burns, Dybka) – 3:55
  7. "Which Way del Vecchio?" (Dybka) – 4:52
  8. "Daydream" (John Sebastian) – 3:42
  9. "Mockingbird Variations" (Atkins, Shel Silverstein) – 5:06
  10. "I Still Can't Say Goodbye" (live) (Bob Blinn, Jimmy Moore) – 4:05

Personnel

  • Chet Atkins - guitar; vocals on “I Still Can’t Say Goodbye”
  • Darryl Dybka - keyboards, drum programming, synthesizer
  • Johnny Gimble - fiddle
  • Steve Gibson - guitar
  • Mark Hammond - drum programming
  • Jim Horn - saxophone
  • Mike Haynes - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • David Hungate - bass
  • Clayton Ivey - keyboards
  • Mark Knopfler - guitar on "Imagine"
  • Mike Lawler - synthesizer
  • Larrie Londin - drums
  • Randy McCormick - synthesizer
  • Terry McMillan - percussion
  • Larry Paxton - bass
  • George Tidwell - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Don Sheffield - trumpet, flugelhorn

Production

  • Chet Atkins – producer
  • David Hungate – producer
  • Daryl Dybka – producer
  • Joseph Bogan – mixing
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Rick Horton – editing
  • Don Cobb – engineer
  • Mike Poston – engineer, mixing
  • David Michael Kennedy – photography
  • Garrison Keillor – liner notes

References

  1. [1]
    Ginell, Richard S. "C.G.P. > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
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