Chet Atkins in Hollywood

Chet Atkins in Hollywood
Cover of the original 1959 LP
Studio album by Chet Atkins
Released	July 1959
Recorded	Oct 23, 1958 in Hollywood, CA
Genre	Country, pop
Length	35:47
Label	RCA Victor LSP-1993
Producer	Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins chronology
Hi Fi in Focus (1957) Chet Atkins in Hollywood (1957) Hum & Strum Along with Chet Atkins (1959)
Alternative Cover
The 1961 LP re-issue and CD cover of re-issue of Chet Atkins in Hollywood

Chet Atkins in Hollywood is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1959. The title takes its name from the fact that Atkins recorded it in Hollywood. The lush string arrangements are by Dennis Farnon. Atkins later (in 1961) re-recorded this album in his home studio, using the orchestra tapes from the Hollywood session. The original LP lists Atkins as the producer, the 1961 reissue lists "... with Dennis Farnon and his orchestra" and also lists Dick Peirce as producer.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Allmusic music critic Richard S. Ginell specifically praised "Theme from Picnic" and "Jitterbug Waltz" and wrote of the album; "For some, this record might fall under the category of guilty pleasures, but a pleasure it is, one of the great make-out records of its time."^[1]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Armen's Theme" (Ross Bagdasarian) – 2:12
2. "Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Becaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoe) – 3:22
3. "Theme from Picnic"" (George Duning) – 3:24
4. "Theme from a Dream" (Boudleaux Bryant) – 3:58
5. "Estrellita" (Manuel Ponce) – 2:51
6. "Jitterbug Waltz" (Richard Maltby, Fats Waller) – 3:00

Side two

1. "Little Old Lady" (Stanley Adams, Hoagy Carmichael) – 2:20
2. "Terry Theme from Limelight" (Charlie Chaplin) – 3:16
3. "The Three Bells" (Bert Reisfeld, Jean Villard) – 3:06
4. "Santa Lucia" (Titman) – 2:50
5. "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 3:05
6. "Meet Mister Callaghan" (Eric Spear) – 2:23

Personnel

Chet Atkins – guitar Jethro Burns - mandolin Clifford Hils - bass Howard Roberts - guitar Larry Bunker - drums George Callender - bass Jack Sperling - drums Dennis Farnon -orchestrations Sam Albert - violin Leonard Atkins - violin Israel Baker - violin Jacques Gasselin - violin James Getzoff - violin Murray Kellner - violin Carl LaMagna - violin

Marvin Limonick - violin Alfred Lustgarten - violin Amerigo Marino - violin Eudice Shapiro - violin Jack Shulman - violin Henry Sugar - violin Robert Sushel - violin Gerald Vinci - violin Victor Gottlieb - cello Edgar Lustgarten - cello Virginia Majewski - viola Joseph DiFiore - viola Milton Thomas - viola Kathyrine Julye - harp John Cave - horn

References

1. Ginell, Richard S. "Chet Atkins in Hollywood > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.