The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends

The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends
Greatest hits album by
Released1976
GenreCountry, pop
LabelRCA Records
Chet Atkins chronology
Chester and Lester
(1976)
The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends
(1976)
Me and My Guitar
(1977)

The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends is a compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1976. It peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Country Albums charts in 1977.

Atkins collaborated with a number of artists, and this 1976 LP release contains a broad spectrum, including previously unreleased songs with Dolly Parton and Boots Randolph. Other guests include Johnny Gimble, Arthur Fiedler, Lenny Breau, Jerry Reed, Merle Travis, Les Paul, and Hank Snow.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Major releases

Format Imprint Catalogue No. Territory Date
LP RCA APL1-1985[2] United States 1976
LP Music for Pleasure MFP 5766[3] United Kingdom 1976
Cassette, CD RCA RCA #61093[4] United States May 23, 1995

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Terry on the Turnpike" (Atkins) (with Boots Randolph)
  2. "Sail Along Silv'ry Moon" (Harry Tobias, Percy Wenrich)
  3. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) (with Lenny Breau)
  4. "Avalon" (Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Vincent Rose) (with Les Paul)
  5. "The Ballad of New Orleans/Sugarfoot Rag" (Driftwood) (with the Boston Pops Orchestra)

Side two

  1. "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" (Dolly Parton) (with Dolly Parton)
  2. "Frog Kissin'" (with Ray Stevens)
  3. "Twichy" (Jerry Reed Hubbard) (with Jerry Reed)
  4. "Fiddlin' Around" (Johnny Gimble) (with Johnny Gimble)
  5. "Poison Love" (Elmer Laird) (with Hank Snow)
  6. "I'll See You in My Dreams" – (Gus Kahn, Isham Jones) (with Merle Travis)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  2. ^ "The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends". Dicogs. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  3. ^ "The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends". Discogs. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  4. ^ Ginell, Richard S. "The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends (CD - RCA #61093)". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 March 2013.