Yestergroovin' is the thirty-ninth studio album by guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1970. Yestergroovin' was nominated for the 1970 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance. It did not win, but Atkins's collaboration with Jerry Reed Me and Jerry did. He would be nominated twice in the same category again in 1973.
| Yestergroovin' | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | RCA's "Nashville Sound" Studio, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country, pop, jazz | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Bob Ferguson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Reception edit
Allmusic stated that it is "a throwback to some of his earlier, less-cluttered, more musical albums. It's a relaxed, friendly, assured package... Lovely record; one of his best from this period.".[1]
Track listing edit
Side one edit
- "Steeplechase Lane" (Jerry Reed Hubbard)
- "Tennessee Pride"
- "Rocky Top" (Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant)
- "Gotta Travel On"
- "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 2:38
- "Country Champagne" – 2:30
Side two edit
- "Liberty" – 2:42
- "Inka Dinka Doo" – 2:43 (Jimmy Durante, Ben Ryan)[2]
- "Bring Me Sunshine" (Sylvia Dee, Arthur Kent) – 2:40
- "Yestergroovin'"
- "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) – 3:00
Personnel edit
- Chet Atkins – guitar
- Producer – Bob Ferguson
- Al Pachucki – engineer
- Ray Butts – engineer
- Tom Pick – engineer
- Joe Clark – cover photo
References edit
- ^ a b Allmusic (Yestergroovin' Review)
- ^ "Track Search: Inka Dinka Doo". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-16.