Naked Guitar

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Naked Guitar
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Studio album by
Earl Klugh
Released9 August 2005 (2005-08-09)
Genre Instrumental pop, crossover jazz
Label Koch Records
Producer Earl Klugh
Earl Klugh chronology
Peculiar Situation
(1999)		Naked Guitar
(2005)		 The Spice of Life
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Naked Guitar is a solo-guitar [4] studio album by Earl Klugh released in 2005. The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 48th Grammy Awards in 2006. [5] [6] After six years of studio absence, Klugh returned to the studio and released a fingerstyle jazz album similar to his 1989 release "Solo Guitar". [7] Naked Guitar is the first album to be recorded by Klugh on the Koch Records label. It features solo interpretations of 13 standards and pop classics, as well as the song "Angelina", a tune from Klugh's self-titled 1976 solo debut album that he wrote in 1971. [8] [9] [10]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Night Has Thousand Eyes" – 4:01
  2. "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" – 4:56
  3. "Serenata" – 3:01
  4. "Alice in Wonderland" – 2:35
  5. "In the Moonlight" – 5:27
  6. "The Summer Knows" – 4:24
  7. "Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead" – 2:30
  8. "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" – 3:32
  9. "On a Clear Day" – 4:11
  10. "Be My Love" – 4:00
  11. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (Lennon–McCartney) – 5:01
  12. "All the Things You Are" – 4:52
  13. "Moon River" – 3:54
  14. "Angelina" – 3:08

Charts

Album – Billboard [11]
YearChartPosition
2005Top Contemporary Jazz8

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References

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  2. ↑ "Jazz Spotlight featuring Earl Klugh - Naked Guitar on Koch Records @ jazzreview.com". Archived from the original on 25 October 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  3. ↑ PopMatters review
  4. ↑ Karlovits, Bob (12 March 2005). "Guitarist moves in different directions – at the same time". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Complete list of Grammy nominees". The New York Times . 12 December 2005. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "The 48th Annual Grammy Award Nominees". Billboard . 17 December 2005. p. 58. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
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