Caribbean Guitar

Caribbean Guitar is the eighteenth studio album recorded by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1962.

Caribbean Guitar
Studio album by
Chet Atkins
ReleasedJuly 1962
RecordedNashville, TN
GenreCountry, pop
Length29:16
LabelRCA Victor LPM-2549 (Mono), LSP-2549 (Stereo)
ProducerChet Atkins
Chet Atkins chronology
Chet Atkins Plays Back Home Hymns
(1962)		 Caribbean Guitar
(1962)		 Down Home
(1962)

Atkins' treatment of "Banana Boat Song" is based on The Tarriers' version, not Harry Belafonte's more famous rendition.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Writing for Allmusic, critic Richard S. Ginell wrote of the album "Chet Atkins's versatility and curiosity have covered a lot of ground, and you would think that his talent would be able to encompass calypso and other Caribbean styles as well. Alas, he isn't given much of a chance here."[1]

Reissues

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Mayan Dance" (Antonio Lauro) – 2:08
  2. "Yellow Bird" (Marilyn Bergman, Michael Keith, Norman Luboff) – 2:00
  3. "Wild Orchids" (Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:34
  4. "Bandit" (Alfredo Ricardo do Nascimento, John Turner, Michael Carr) – 2:06
  5. "Jungle Dream" (Natalicio Moreyra Lima) – 2:36
  6. "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" (Erik Darling, Bob Carey, Alan Arkin) – 2:24

Side two
  1. "Montego Bay" (Marvin Moore, Bernie Wayne) – 2:20
  2. "Theme from Come September" (Bobby Darin) – 2:22
  3. "Moon over Miami" ( Joe Burke, Edgar Leslie) – 2:45
  4. "Come to the Mardi Gras" (Max Bulhoes, Milton de Oliveira) – 2:27
  5. "The Enchanted Sea" (Frank Metis, Randy Starr) – 2:19
  6. "Temptation" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) – 3:04

Personnel
  • Chet Atkins – guitar
  • Karl Garvin – trumpet
  • Bill Porter – engineer
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gollark: Wait, is that due soon?
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gollark: Was this not deducible from the fact that it worked without your changes anyway?
gollark: Don't add 1 at the end. You can see that your first one works without it so *why*?

References
  1. Ginell, Richard S. "Chet Atkins Plays Back Home Hymns > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  2. AllMusic entry for reissue of Travelin and Caribbean Guitar.
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