category: instrumental country / jazz / easy listening

[From the CD liner notes]:
"Happy Hour" is a handpicked selection of recordings for serious "boom chick" fans! Features a firsdt release of Tommy's "Happy Hour" and a previously unreleased version of "Sanitarium Shuffle" - featuring Tommy on every instrument. Jim Nichols joins Tommy for the remaining tracks in their tribute to the legendary Chet Atkins." --Rod Tamlyn, Original works

CD Track Listing

  1. HAPPY HOUR previously unreleased (Tommy Emmanuel) (3:20)
  2. NINE POUND HAMMER (Merle Travis) (3:42)
  3. AVALON * (Rose / Jolson / DeSylva) (2:35)
  4. WHO'S SORRY NOW ** (Snyder / Ruby / Kalmar) (3:03)
  5. TRAMBONE * (Chet Atkins) (3:37)
  6. MOM'S RAG (Tommy Emmanuel) (2:06)
  7. LOVER COME BACK TO ME * (Romberg / Hammerstein) (4:34)
  8. BIRTH OF THE BLUES *** (Henderson / Brown / DeSylva) (5:39)
  9. I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS ** (Jones / Kahn) (4:00)
10. STOMPING AT THE SAVOY (Sampson / Webb; arr. Emmanuel / Nichols) (4:11)
11. SANITARIUM SHUFFLE previously unreleased (Tommy Emmanuel) (2:41)

  * adapted by Tommy Emmanuel / Jim Nichols from an arr. by Chet Atkins
  ** adapted by Tommy Emmanuel / Jim Nichols from an arr. by Chet Atkins & Merle Travis
  *** adapted by Tommy Emmanuel / Jim Nichols from an arr. by Chet Atkins / Les Paul

Total timing: 39:33

Label/No:Original works 0206 (Australian import)

Release date: 2006 re-issue