Stay Tuned is a studio album by Chet Atkins, released in 1985 on Columbia Records. His guests included George Benson, Mark Knopfler, Steve Lukather, and Earl Klugh.[2]
| Stay Tuned | ||||
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| Released | May 5, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Studio | A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA) Room 335 (Los Angeles, CA) CA Workshop (Nashville, TN) The Sound Shop (Nashville, TN) | |||
| Genre | Country, jazz | |||
| Length | 36:43 | |||
| Label | Columbia[1] | |||
| Producer | Chet Atkins, George Benson, David Hungate | |||
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Stay Tuned was the first "Nashville" album promoted specifically to compact disc purchasers.[3]
"Cosmic Square Dance" won the 1985 Grammy for Best Country Instrumental Performance.[4]
The album peaked at No. 145 on the Billboard 200.[5]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
| MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide | [8] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
AllMusic critic Cub Koda wrote of the album: "Atkins' tone is, as usual, faultless, and his playing superb. If the 'meetings' don't always come off, it's usually due to the overzealousness of the other guitar players.... All in all, a good modern-day Chet Atkins album, but not the place to start a collection."[6] The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "while the tunes are formulaic, the playing is impressive."[9]
Track listing
edit- "Sunrise" (G. Benson, Randy Goodrum) – 4:06
- "Please Stay Tuned" (Atkins, Paul Yandell) – 4:01
- "Quiet Eyes" (Russell) – 3:33
- "A Mouse in the House" (Moss) – 3:52
- "Some Leather and Lace" (Atkins, Yandell) – 3:56
- "The Cricket Ballet" (Darryl Dybka) – 3:30
- "Cosmic Square Dance" (Atkins, Mark Knopfler, Paul Yandell) – 4:14
- "The Boot and the Stone" (Dybka) – 3:57
- "Tap Room" – 4:08
- "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 1:26
Personnel
edit- Chet Atkins – guitar
- George Benson – guitar
- Larry Carlton – guitar
- Earl Klugh – guitar
- Mark Knopfler – guitar
- Steve Lukather – guitar
- Brent Mason – guitar
- Dean Parks – guitar
- Paul Yandell – guitar
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle
- Boots Randolph – saxophone
- Jim Horn – horns
- Don Sheffield – horns
- Darryl Dybka – keyboards
- Randy Goodrum – keyboards
- Clayton Ivey – keyboards
- Shane Keister – keyboards
- Mark Hammond – drums
- Larrie Londin – drums
- Jeff Porcaro – drums
- Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
- Terry McMillan – percussion
Production notes
edit- Bergen White – string and horn arrangement
- George Butler – remix supervision
- Mike Poston – engineering
- Ernie Winfrey – string section engineering
- Don Hahn – remix engineering
- Joe Borja – engineering assistance
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
References
edit- ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Guitar virtuoso Atkins dies". Variety. July 1, 2001.
- ^ "CD Sales". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 26, 1985 – via Google Books.
- ^ Reinhart, Mark S. (September 17, 2014). Chet Atkins: The Greatest Songs of Mister Guitar. McFarland. ISBN 9781476617831 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Chet Atkins". Billboard.
- ^ a b Koda, Cub. "Stay Tuned > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 292.
- ^ MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 27.
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 26–27.