Handwritten Notes

Handwritten Notes is an album by guitarist Preston Reed. It was the first release on Reed's own label.^[1]

Handwritten Notes
Studio album by Preston Reed
Released	Sep 19, 2000
Recorded	Bobby Schmitzer Studios, Edina, MN, June and July, 2000
Length	54:44
Label	Outer Bridge Records, (OB1001)
Producer	Preston Reed
Preston Reed chronology
Ladies Night (1996) Handwritten Notes (2000) History of Now (2005)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Minor 7th	(not rated)[2]

Handwritten Notes received positive reviews. John Dilberto wrote in Billboard "...should be a bible for anyone looking at the extended possibilities of the acoustic guitar."^[3] Dirty Linen magazine stated in its review: "Blending and bending textures and influences, Reed offers thoughtful and thought-provoking musical vignettes that offer more with each listening"^[4] and Dave Mead of Guitarist magazine stated: "Preston Reed is certainly one of the genre's frontrunners... This is an example of true, spellbinding guitar mastery."^[5]

Minor 7th praised the album, writing that Reed "skillfully intertwines his trademark raucous slam-bang percussives with reflective and melodious ballads in a way which will heretofore define him as a living guitar legend in his own right."^[2]

Track listing

All songs by Preston Reed.

1. "Night Ride" – 4:58
2. "Gianaina" – 3:42
3. "First Summer Without You" – 4:31
4. "Tractor Pull" – 3:50
5. "Crossing Open Water" – 4:45
6. "The Groove is Real" – 3:01
7. "What You Don't See" – 5:02
8. "Accelerator" – 3:22
9. "Love in the Old Country" – 3:59
10. "Along the Perimeter" – 3:28
11. "Lost Time" – 4:33
12. "Quintana Roo" – 3:35
13. "After a Rain" – 3:58
14. "Shinkansen" – 3:00

Personnel

• Preston Reed – acoustic guitar