Finger Style Guitar

The four Frank Loesser tunes on the re-release are from the 1956 musical The Most Happy Fella with vocals by Eddy Arnold, all released on an RCA Victor EP. Also included are two duets with Hank Snow and a single released by The Rhythm Rockers. "Blue Echo" was co-written with Boudleaux Bryant, who also co-wrote "How's the World Treating You" and others with Chet. "Blue Echo" was later covered by Lenny Breau on his album Boy Wonder.

Finger-Style Guitar was recorded in one day.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Allmusic music critic Richard S. Ginell praised the album and wrote "In general, the tunes with rhythm on side one are more ingratiating than the unaccompanied pieces on side two, yet they all display a relaxed, confident musicality at all times."^[2]

Reissues

Finger-Style Guitar was re-released with an additional 10 tracks in 2006 as Finger-Style Guitar.. Plus on the Universe label.

Track listing

Side one

"Swedish Rhapsody" (Hugo Alfvén) – 2:30
"Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) – 2:45
"In the Mood" (Joe Garland, Andy Razaf) – 2:15
"Heartaches" (Al Hoffman, John Klenner) – 2:05
"The Glow Worm" (Paul Lincke, Johnny Mercer) – 2:14
"Dance of the Golden Rod" (Merle Travis) – 1:58

Side two

"Petite Waltz" (Traditional) – 2:48
"La Adelita" (Francisco Tárrega) – 1:35
"Gavotte in D" (François Joseph Gossec) – 1:39
"Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) – 2:55
"Waltz in A Flat" (Johannes Brahms) – 1:47
"Malaguena" (Ernesto Lecuona) – 2:45

Additional tracks:

"The Lady Loves Me" (Giese, Heather, Long, Moesser)
"New Spanish Two Step" (Bob Wills) (guitar duet with Hank Snow)
"Reminiscing" (Snow) (guitar duet with Hank Snow)
"Warm All Over" (Frank Loesser)
"Big D" (Loesser)
"Don't Cry" (Loesser)
"Standing on the Corner" (Loesser)
"Trambone" (Atkins)
"Peanut Vendor" (Wolfe Gilbert, Moises Simons, Marion Sunshine) (with The Rhythm Rockers)
"Blue Echo" (Atkins, Boudleaux Bryant)

CD cover of re-issue of Finger-Style Guitar... Plus

Personnel

Chet Atkins – guitar
Floyd Cramer – piano
Farris Coursey – drums
Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. – drums
Ernie Newton – bass
Jack Shook – rhythm guitar
Hank Snow – guitar (on "New Spanish Two Step" and "Reminiscing")

References

↑ Atkins, Chet and Cochran, Russ. (2003). "Me and My Guitars". Milwaukee. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 0-634-05565-8.
1 2 Ginell, Richard S. "Finger-Style Guitar > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.

Chet Atkins

Studio albums	Chet Atkins' Gallopin' Guitar Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins A Session with Chet Atkins Stringin' Along with Chet Atkins (LP version) Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions Finger Style Guitar Chet Atkins at Home Hi-Fi in Focus Chet Atkins in Hollywood Hum & Strum Along with Chet Atkins Mister Guitar Teensville The Other Chet Atkins Chet Atkins' Workshop Christmas with Chet Atkins The Most Popular Guitar Chet Atkins Plays Back Home Hymns Caribbean Guitar Down Home Our Man in Nashville Teen Scene Travelin' Guitar Country Progressive Pickin' My Favorite Guitars More of That Guitar Country Chet Atkins Picks on the Beatles From Nashville with Love Music from Nashville, My Home Town It's a Guitar World Chet Picks the Best Class Guitar Hometown Guitar Solid Gold 68 Solo Flights Lover's Guitar Solid Gold 69 Yestergroovin' Solid Gold 70 Pickin' My Way For the Good Times Picks on the Hits Alone The Night Atlanta Burned Chet Atkins Goes to the Movies Teen Scene Me and My Guitar Country After All These Years East Tennessee Christmas Work It out with Chet Atkins C.G.P. Stay Tuned Street Dreams Sails Chet Atkins, C.G.P. Read My Licks Almost Alone Solo Sessions Chet Atkins and His Guitar

Collaborations	Reminiscing The Pops Goes Country C. B. Atkins & C. E. Snow by Special Request Chet Atkins Picks on the Pops Me & Jerry Chet Floyd & Boots Me & Chet American Salute Superpickers The Atkins – Travis Traveling Show Chet Atkins Picks on Jerry Reed Chester & Lester Chet Floyd & Danny Guitar Monsters First Nashville Guitar Quartet Reflections Standard Brands Neck and Neck Sneakin' Around The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat Simpatico The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World

Live albums	After the Riot at Newport In Concert And Then Came Chet Atkins The Best of Chet on the Road — Live

With The Country All-Stars	String Dustin' Jazz from the Hills

With The Nashville String Band	The Nashville String Band Down Home Strung Up Identified! The Bandit World's Greatest Melodies

Selected compilations	The Best of Chet Atkins The Best of Chet Atkins, Vol. 2 The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends Galloping Guitar: The Early Years Guitar Legend: The RCA Years Chet Picks on the Grammys The Essential Chet Atkins: The Columbia Years The Essential Chet Atkins Eclectic Guitar The Early Years 1946–1957

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