Released 1976 Length 36:21 | Recorded May 6-7, 1975 Label RCA Victor Release date 1976 | |
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Chester & Lester is a collaborative album by guitarists Chet Atkins and Les Paul released in 1976.
Contents
It was recorded in the mid-1970s when Atkins was in his fifties and Paul in his sixties. Atkins coaxed Paul out of his decade-long retirement for this recording. The liner notes state there is very little overdubbing and the majority of the album was live in the studio.
Chester & Lester peaked at No. 11 on Billboard's Country album chart and No. 172 on the Pop album chart. It peaked at No. 27 on the Country chart again in 1978. At the Grammy Awards of 1976, Chester & Lester won the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance.
Reissues
Side one
- "It's Been a Long, Long Time" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 3:33
- "Medley: Moonglow/Picnic" – 4:44
- "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 3:21
- "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 3:34
- "Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 3:14
Side two
- "Avalon" (Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Vincent Rose) – 6:32
- "The Birth of the Blues" (Lew Brown, Buddy G. DeSylva, Ray Henderson) – 3:07
- "Someday, Sweetheart" (Spikes, Spikes) – 3:21
- "'Deed I Do" (Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose) – 2:31
- "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Oscar Hammerstein, Sigmund Romberg) – 2:44
Bonus tracks on Columbia Nashville CD re-release:
- "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" (previously unreleased)
- "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" (previously unreleased)
- "Caravan" (previously unreleased alternate take)
- "Moonglow / Picnic (Theme From 'Picnic')" (previously unreleased rehearsal take)
Personnel
Songs
1It's Been a Long Time3:34
2Medley: Moonglow / Picnic (Theme From Picnic)4:45
3Caravan3:22