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Released
  
1976

Release date
  
1976

Genres
  
Country music, Pop music

Artist
  
Chet Atkins

Label
  
RCA Records

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The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends (1976)
  
Me and My Guitar (1977)

Similar
  
Chet Atkins albums, Country music albums

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.

Contents

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.

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

  • Chet Atkins – guitar
  • Dolly Parton – vocals
  • Boots Randolph – saxophone
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Lenny Breau – guitar
  • Hank Snow – guitar
  • Jerry Reed – guitar
  • Ray Stevens – vocals
  • Les Paul – guitar
  • Merle Travis – guitar
  • Danny Davis and The Nashville Brass – trumpet, brass section
  • Johnny Gimble – fiddle

    • Songs

    Frog Kissin2:30
    Sail Along Silv'ry Moon2:07
    Sweet Georgia Brown4:45

    References

    The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends Wikipedia
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