category: instrumental country / gospel / easy listening

[From the CD liner notes]:
"I want to thank everyone that encourages and inspires me to keep playing my guitar and to keep perserving in this business.All songs performed on electric guitar were played on the Chet Atkins Gibson Country Gentleman except "End Of The Road" which was played with the Ray Cummins Tele and "Precious Memories" using a Fender Jazzmaster. All songs on nylon string were played on the Gibson Chet Atkins CE (Classical Electric)." -- Ray Cummins, 2005

 
"Ray is one of a handful of true guitar virtuosos that are playing concerts these days. He sounds closer to Chet Atkins than anyone I have ever heard." -- Rick Foster, gospel guitarist 2005

Ray playing with the legendary Les Paul at the Iridium in New York!

 
CD Track Listing

  1. CASCADE (Gene Sloan; adapted by Ray Cummins from an arr. by Chet Atkins) (3:01)
  2. ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL (live) (Ervin Rouse; adapted by Ray Cummins from an arr. by Chet Atkins) (3:46)
  3. MR. SANDMAN (live 1993) (Pat Ballard; adapted by Ray Cummins from an arr. by Chet Atkins) (2:52)
  4. PRECIOUS MEMORIES (J.B.F.Wright; arr. Ray Cummins) (3:28)
  5. WILDWOOD FLOWER (live) (A.P.Carter; adapted by Ray Cummins from an arr. by Chet Atkins) (3:19)
  6. I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME (live) (Mann / Kolber; arr. Ray Cummins) (2:13)
  7. MELODY OF LOVE (live) (Vinton / Mayer; arr. Ray Cummins) (2:16)
  8. LEARNING TO LEAN (John Stallings; arr. Ray Cummins) (2:08)
  9. MR. SANDMAN (live 2005) (Pat Ballard; adapted by Ray Cummins from an arr. by Chet Atkins) (3:44)
10. YAKETY AXE (Randolph / Rich; adapted by Ray Cummins from an arr. by Chet Atkins) (1:53)
11. END OF THE ROAD (Reid / Babyface / Simmons; arr. Ray Cummins) (6:16)
12. MAGIC IN YOUR EYES (Earl Klugh; adapted by Ray Cummins from an arr. by Earl Klugh) (4:24)
13. HERE COMES THE SONG (Cummins / Price) (3:43)
14. COLONEL BOGEY (Keneth Alford; adapted by Ray Cummins from an arr. by Chet Atkins) (1:55)
15. LEVEE WALKING (Hubbard / Strzelecki; adapted by Ray Cummins from an arr. by Chet Atkins) (1:54)
16. SUNRISE (Benson / Goodrum; adapted by Ray Cummins from an arr. by Chet Atkins) (3:23)
17. JESUS LOVES ME (w/Melody Cummins: vocals) (trad. arr. Ray Cummins) (1:48)
18. IN THE GARDEN (E.Austin Miles; arr. Ray Cummins) (1:20)
19. THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE (Mandel / Webster; arr. Ray Cummins) (1:39)
20. ARMED FORCES MEDLEY (trad. arr. Ray Cummins) (4:16)
21. RECUERDOS DE LA ALHAMBRA (Tarrega; arr. Ray Cummins) (3:31)

Total timing: 62:57

Label/No: SRC-2900

Release date: 2005