Stringin' Along with Chet Atkins (1953 album)

Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins
Studio album by
Chet Atkins
Released1953
GenreCountry, pop
LabelRCA Victor LPM-3163
ProducerSteve Sholes
Chet Atkins chronology
Chet Atkins' Gallopin' Guitar
(1953) 		Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins
(1953) 		A Session with Chet Atkins
(1954)
Alternative Cover

Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins is the second studio album recorded by American guitarist Chet Atkins on the RCA Victor label. It was available as a 10-inch vinyl record. RCA subsequently released it as a 12-inch LP in 1955 with additional and omitted tracks.

The song "Main Street Breakdown" had been released as a single in 1949 and was a minor success.[1] Chet commented in his autobiography, "It had a lot of notes and fast runs and DJs apparently loved it."[2] Homer & Jethro played on the song with Anita Carter playing bass.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [4]

Track listing

  • The gold cover release had a different track listing and order, substituting "12th Street Rag" for "Boogie Man Boogie"
  1. "Blue Gypsy" (Atkins, Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:19
  2. "Oh by Jingo!" (Lew Brown, Albert Von Tilzer) – 2:14
  3. "Hello Ma Baby" (Joseph Howard, Ida Emerson) – 2:09
  4. "Memphis Blues" (W. C. Handy, George Norton) – 2:11
  5. "Alice Blue Gown" (Joseph McCarthy, Harry Tierney) – 2:06
  6. "Indian Love Call" (Rudolf Friml, Oscar Hammerstein, Otto Harbach) – 2:39
  7. "Main Street Breakdown" (Atkins) – 2:18
  8. "Boogie Man Boogie" (Atkins) – 2:49

It was also released under the same title with the red cover as a two-disc gatefold 45 rpm EP (RCA EPB-1236) with a different track listing.

A gold cover 45rpm gatefold set EPB-3163 was released in the 1950s containing,

EPB-3163

  • Disc 1:
    • Side 1 – "Oh, By Jingo!" / "Indian Love Call"
    • Side 2 – "Memphis Blues" / "Twelfth Street Rag"
  • Disc 2:
    • Side 1 – "Main Street Breakdown" / "Hello Ma Baby"
    • Side 2 – "Alice Blue Gown" / "Blue Gypsy"

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Oermann, B. Chet Atkins, c.g.p.
  2. ^ Atkins, Chet and Neely, Bill. (1974). "Country Gentleman". Chicago. Harry Regnery Company. ISBN 0-8092-9051-0. Pg. 202.
  3. ^ Atkins, Chet and Cochran, Russ. (2003). "Me and My Guitars". Milwaukee. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 0-634-05565-8.
  4. ^ "Stringin' Along with Chet Atkins> Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.