C.G.P. is the fifty-fifth studio album by Chet Atkins. It was released in 1988 by Columbia Records. The initials in the title refer to the Atkins-coined title "Certified Guitar Player", a moniker he assigned not only to himself but other guitarists he admired and felt contributed to the legacy of guitar playing.
Atkins performs a rare vocal tune on the live rendition of "I Still Can't Say Goodbye".
Reception
Allmusic music critic Richard S. Ginell wrote of the album; "...the level of material is somewhat higher than it had been on some earlier albums, boosted by a handful of superior rock tunes."
Track listing "Chinook Winds" (Chet Atkins, Darryl Dybka) – 4:40 "Put Your Clothes On" (Atkins, Johnny Gimble) – 4:51 "Imagine" (John Lennon) – 4:05 "Light-Hearted Lisa" (T. J. White) – 4:31 "Knucklebusters" (Atkins, John Knowles) – 5:18 "Jethreaux" (Atkins, Burns, Dybka) – 3:55 "Which Way del Vecchio?" (Dybka) – 4:52 "Daydream" (John Sebastian) – 3:42 "Mockingbird Variations" (Atkins, Shel Silverstein) – 5:06 "I Still Can't Say Goodbye" (live) (Bob Blinn, Jimmy Moore) – 4:05
Personnel Chet Atkins - guitar; vocals on “I Still Can’t Say Goodbye” Darryl Dybka - keyboards, drum programming, synthesizer Johnny Gimble - fiddle Steve Gibson - guitar Mark Hammond - drum programming Jim Horn - saxophone Mike Haynes - trumpet, flugelhorn David Hungate - bass Clayton Ivey - keyboards Mark Knopfler - guitar on "Imagine" Mike Lawler - synthesizer Larrie Londin - drums Randy McCormick - synthesizer Terry McMillan - percussion Larry Paxton - bass George Tidwell - trumpet, flugelhorn Don Sheffield - trumpet, flugelhorn
Production Chet Atkins – producer David Hungate – producer Daryl Dybka – producer Joseph Bogan – mixing Denny Purcell – mastering Rick Horton – editing Don Cobb – engineer Mike Poston – engineer, mixing David Michael Kennedy – photography Garrison Keillor – liner notes
References
External links Imagine Video with Mark Knopfler I Still Can't Say Goodbye video - Live 1987