Solid Gold 69
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| Solid Gold 69 | ||||
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| File:Solid Gold 69.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Country, pop | |||
| Label | RCA Victor LSP-4244 (Stereo) | |||
| Producer | Bob Ferguson | |||
| Chet Atkins chronology | ||||
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Solid Gold 69 is the thirty-eighth studio album by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1969.[1][2]
The liner notes were written by Donovan.[1]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | StarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg [3] |
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 No. 150.[4]
At the Grammy Awards of 1970, Solid Gold 69 was nominated for 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
[edit | edit source]Side one
[edit | edit source]- "Both Sides Now" (Joni Mitchell)
- "Son of a Preacher Man" (John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins)
- "My Way" (Claude François, Jacques Revaux, Paul Anka)
- "Blackbird" (Lennon–McCartney)
- "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
- "So What's New?" (Lee, Pisano)
Side two
[edit | edit source]- "Folsom Prison Blues" (Johnny Cash)
- "Jean"
- "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet"
- "Hey Jude" (Lennon–McCartney)
- "Aquarius" (Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni)
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Chet Atkins – guitar
Production notes
[edit | edit source]- Produced by Bob Ferguson
- Cover Photo by Howard Cooper
- Liner Photo by Bill Grine
- Sculptor: Marvin Thompson
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs[5] | 150 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Cover Art: Solid Gold 69 Accessed May 11, 2009.
- ^ Allmusic entry for Solid Gold 69
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