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.

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)

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