Released August 4, 2004 Length 55:06 Release date 4 August 2004 Genres Country music, Jazz | Recorded 1983 - 1997 Artist Chet Atkins Label Legacy Recordings | |
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The Essential Chet Atkins The Columbia Years
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The Essential Chet Atkins: The Columbia Years is a compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. The 15 tracks included here are from his recordings on the Columbia label from 1983 to the 1997. The tracks have all been digitally remastered.
Contents
There is more focus on Atkins' jazz-pop work here, but his country roots are still evident. His later collaborations with Mark Knopfler, Jerry Reed, Suzy Bogguss and Tommy Emmanuel are represented here.
Track listing
- "Bourree" (Bach) – 3:52
- "Cosmic Square Dance" (Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler, Paul Yandell) – 4:17
- "Wobegon (The Way It Used to Be)" (Atkins) – 3:17
- "Maybelle" (Atkins) – 3:10
- "Dixie McGuire" (Tommy Emmanuel) – 3:53
- "Jam Man" (Atkins) – 3:20
- "Poor Boy Blues" (Paul Kennerley) – 4:03
- "Road to Gundaghi/Waltzing Matilda" (Traditional) – 3:03
- "Sneakin' Around" (Kass) – 4:26
- "Dream" (Mercer) – 4:37
- "After You've Gone" (Creamer, Layton) – 3:32
- "I'll See You in My Dreams" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 2:59
- "Young Thing" (Atkins) – 3:13
- "Imagine" (John Lennon) – 4:08
- "So Soft, Your Goodbye" (Randy Goodrum) – 3:16
Personnel
Songs
1Bourree3:52
2Cosmic Square Dance4:16
3Wobegon (The Way It Used to Be)3:18
References
The Essential Chet Atkins: The Columbia Years Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA