Read My Licks

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Released 1994 Length 42:22 Artist Chet Atkins Label Columbia Records		Recorded Nashville, TN Read My Licks (1994) Simpatico (1994) Release date 1994 Genres Country music, Pop music

Producers Chet Atkins, David Hungate Similar Chet Atkins albums, Country music albums

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Read My Licks is a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins.

David Hungate and Chet again co-produce with a number of guest musicians. Suzy Bogguss contributes a lead vocal on "After You've Gone". She and Chet released a duet album the same year. Steve Wariner joins Chet in a vocal as well as a guitar duet on "Read My Licks".

At the Grammy Awards of 1994, "Young Thing" won the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance.

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Track listing

"Young Thing" (Atkins) – 3:14
"Mountains of Illinois" (Atkins, Pat Bergeson) – 4:10
"After You've Gone" (Creamer, Layton) – 3:31
"Every Now and Then" (Atkins, Goodrum) – 3:01
"Somebody Loves Me Now" (R. L. Kass) – 4:07
"Norway" (Claese Neeb) – 3:41
"Read My Licks" (Allen, Jones) – 4:34
"Take a Look at Her Now" (Bergeson, Kass) – 3:56
"Around the Bend" (Atkins, Jerry Reed) – 3:45
"Dream" (Johnny Mercer) – 4:35
"Vincent" (Don McLean) – 3:48

Personnel

Chet Atkins – guitar, vocals

Pat Bergeson – guitar, percussion

David Hungate – bass

John Jarvis – keyboards

Randy Goodrum – keyboards

Suzy Bogguss – vocals

Lonnie Wilson – drums

Larry Knechtel – piano

Darryl Dybka – keyboards

Jim Horn – saxophone

Eric Johnson – guitar

R. L. Kass – guitar

Stuart Duncan – fiddle

Steve Wariner – guitar, vocals

Mark Knopfler – guitar

Paul Yandell – guitar

George Benson – guitar

Floyd Cramer – keyboards

Songs

1Young Thing3:15
2Mountains of Illinois4:12
3After You've Gone3:29

References

Read My Licks Wikipedia

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