Solo Sessions (Chet Atkins album)


Solo Sessions is the fifty-eighth and final studio album by Chet Atkins, released in 2003. It is his first posthumous release of solo guitar recordings after his death in 2001.

History

All the songs are previously unreleased and were recorded by Atkins in his home studio. Atkins' grandson Jonathan, longtime sideman Paul Yandell and engineer Mike Poston undertook the task of cataloging, organizing and releasing this two-CD set. Some of the songs were unique and new versions of previously released songs.

Track listing

Disc one

  1. "Ol' Man River" – 3:12
  2. "La Vie En Rose" – 2:26
  3. "In The Good Old Summertime" – 2:10
  4. "Sukiyaki" – 3:03
  5. "The Cascades" – 2:46
  6. "America the Beautiful" – 2:05
  7. "I Only Have Eyes For You" – 3:05
  8. "Lost Love Medley: I Can't Help It" / "If I Should Lose You" – 2:48
  9. "Hi Lilli, Hi Lo" – 2:40
  10. "Danny Boy" – 3:21
  11. "Bye Bye Blackbird" – 3:10
  12. "Arkansas Traveler" – 2:54
  13. "Shadow Waltz" – 2:58
  14. "In The Garden" – 2:20

    Disc two

  15. "Mr. Bojangles" – 2:42
  16. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" – 2:23
  17. "As Time Goes By" – 3:16
  18. "Walk, Don't Run" – 2:32
  19. "Mystery Train" – 1:28
  20. "But Not For Me" – 3:34
  21. "Magnetic Rag" – 3:13
  22. "To 'B' or Not to 'B" – 3:38
  23. "Dear Ol' Dadi" – 2:29
  24. "Cowboy Medley:
  25. # "Cattle Call"
  26. # "I'm An Old Cowhand "
  27. # "Wagon Wheels"
  28. # "Back In The Saddle Again"
  29. # "Happy Trails To You" – 4:55
  30. "Yesterdays" – 2:58
  31. "Embraceable You" – 2:59
  32. "Bicycle Built For Two" – 2:51
  33. "Amazing Grace" – 1:52