Caribbean Guitar
1962 studio album by Chet Atkins
Caribbean Guitar | ||||
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Studio album by Chet Atkins | ||||
Released | July 1962 | |||
Recorded | Nashville, TN | |||
Genre | Country, pop | |||
Length | 29:16 | |||
Label | RCA Victor LPM-2549 (Mono), LSP-2549 (Stereo) | |||
Producer | Chet Atkins | |||
Chet Atkins chronology | ||||
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Caribbean Guitar is the eighteenth studio album recorded by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1962.
Atkins' treatment of "Banana Boat Song" is based on The Tarriers' version, not Harry Belafonte's more famous rendition.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
New Record Mirror | [2] |
Writing for Allmusic, critic Richard S. Ginell wrote of the album "Chet Atkins's versatility and curiosity have covered a lot of ground, and you would think that his talent would be able to encompass calypso and other Caribbean styles as well. Alas, he isn't given much of a chance here."[1]
Reissues
- In 1995, Travelin' and Caribbean Guitar were reissued on CD by One Way Records.[3]
Track listing
Side one
- "Mayan Dance" (Antonio Lauro) – 2:08
- "Yellow Bird" (Marilyn Bergman, Michael Keith, Norman Luboff) – 2:00
- "Wild Orchids" (Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:34
- "Bandit" (Alfredo Ricardo do Nascimento, John Turner, Michael Carr) – 2:06
- "Jungle Dream" (Natalicio Moreyra Lima) – 2:36
- "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" (Erik Darling, Bob Carey, Alan Arkin) – 2:24
Side two
- "Montego Bay" (Marvin Moore, Bernie Wayne) – 2:20
- "Theme from Come September" (Bobby Darin) – 2:22
- "Moon over Miami" ( Joe Burke, Edgar Leslie) – 2:45
- "Come to the Mardi Gras" (Max Bulhoes, Milton de Oliveira) – 2:27
- "The Enchanted Sea" (Frank Metis, Randy Starr) – 2:19
- "Temptation" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) – 3:04
Personnel
- Chet Atkins – guitar
- Karl Garvin – trumpet
- Bill Porter – engineer
References
- ^ a b Ginell, Richard S. "Chet Atkins Plays Back Home Hymns > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ Watson, Jimmy (2 February 1963). "Chet Atkins: Caribbean Guitar" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 99. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ AllMusic entry for reissue of Travelin and Caribbean Guitar.
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