C.G.P.
Studio album by Chet Atkins
Released	1988
Genre	Country, jazz, pop, rock
Length	45:05
Label	Columbia
Producer	Chet Atkins, Darryl Dybka, David Hungate
Chet Atkins chronology
Sails (1987) C.G.P. (1988) Neck and Neck (1990)

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Chinook Winds" (Chet Atkins, Darryl Dybka) – 4:40
2. "Put Your Clothes On" (Atkins, Johnny Gimble) – 4:51
3. "Imagine" (John Lennon) – 4:05
4. "Light-Hearted Lisa" (T. J. White) – 4:31
5. "Knucklebusters" (Atkins, John Knowles) – 5:18
6. "Jethreaux" (Atkins, Burns, Dybka) – 3:55
7. "Which Way del Vecchio?" (Dybka) – 4:52
8. "Daydream" (John Sebastian) – 3:42
9. "Mockingbird Variations" (Atkins, Shel Silverstein) – 5:06
10. "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