Solid Gold 69

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Solid Gold 69
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Studio album by Chet Atkins
Released 1969
Genre Country, pop
Label RCA Victor LSP-4244 (Stereo)
Producer Bob Ferguson
Chet Atkins chronology
The Nashville String Band
(1969) The Nashville String Band1969		Solid Gold 69
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(1969) C.B. Atkins & C.E. Snow by Special Request1969

Solid Gold 69 is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1969. [1] [2]

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Chet Atkins American guitarist and record producer

Chester Burton Atkins, known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician, occasional vocalist, songwriter, and record producer, who along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, among others, created the country music style that came to be known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country music's appeal to adult pop music fans. He was primarily known as a guitarist. He also played the mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and ukulele.

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The liner notes were written by Donovan. [1]

Reception

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The album was a moderate commercial success, entering the US Pop Album charts on December 13, 1969. It stayed on the chart for 7 weeks and peaked at #150. [4]

At the Grammy Awards of 1970, Solid Gold 69 was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance.

The Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance was awarded from 1970 to 2011. Between 1986 and 1989 the award was presented as the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance .

Writing for Allmusic, critic Richard S. Ginell wrote of the album "Only completists who must hear everything need search for this." [3]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Both Sides Now" (Joni Mitchell)
  2. "Son of a Preacher Man" (John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins)
  3. "My Way" (Paul Anka)
  4. "Blackbird" (Lennon–McCartney)
  5. "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
  6. "So What's New?" (Lee, Pisano)

Side two

  1. "Folsom Prison Blues" (Johnny Cash)
  2. "Jean"
  3. "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet"
  4. "Hey Jude" (Lennon–McCartney)
  5. "Aquarius" (Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni)

Personnel

Production notes

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Solid Gold 70 is the fortieth studio album by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1970. The cover and track listing of this album are identical to the Solid Gold 69 album. Solid Gold 70 was issued in England, after being issued in the US. England did not issue the Solid Gold 68 album, but evidently decided to issue the '69 issue in 1970, changing the '69 to '70.

References

  1. 1 2 Cover Art: Solid Gold 69 Accessed May 11, 2009.
  2. ↑ Allmusic entry for Solid Gold 69
  3. 1 2 Ginell, Richard S. "Solid Gold 69 > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  4. ↑ The Billboard Albums, 6th ed. Joel Whitburn. 2006. Record Research Inc. p. 55. ISBN   0-89820-166-7
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