C. B. Atkins & C. E. Snow by Special Request

Studio album by Chet Atkins, Hank Snow

Released

1969

Recorded

RCA "Nashville Sound" Studio, Nashville, TN

Genre

Country

Length

27:39

Label

RCA

Producer

Chet Atkins, Ronnie Light

Chet Atkins chronology

Solid Gold 69
(1969)

C.B. Atkins & C.E. Snow by Special Request
(1969)

Chet Atkins Picks on the Pops
(1969)

Chet Atkins Collaborations chronology

The Nashville String Band
(1969)

C. B. Atkins & C. E. Snow by Special Request
(1969)

Chet Atkins Picks on the Pops
(1969)

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C. B. Atkins & C. E. Snow by Special Request, (also known as simply by Special Request), is the title of a recording by Chet Atkins and Hank Snow, released in 1969.

History

Atkins and Snow had a history of collaborations—their first single was "Reminiscing" and they had a hit single in 1955, a guitar duet called "Silver Bell."^[2]

Snow was a regular at the Grand Ole Opry and had a long and illustrious entertainment career. Atkins rose from radio and session work to become not only a performing and recording artist and producer, but also an executive at RCA.

Atkins and Snow's previous release Reminiscing and by Special Request are both out of print and have not been re-issued on CD.

Track listing

Side one

"Limbo Rock" (John Sheldon, Billy Strange) – 2:33
"Tammy" (Jay Livingston, Roy Evans) – 2:50
"Wheels" (Norman Petty) – 2:28
"Everybody Does It In Hawaii" (Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams) – 2:33
"Tiptoeing" (Hank Snow, Chet Atkins) – 2:16
"Poison Love" (Elmer Laird) – 3:07

Side two

"Hold Me Tight" – 2:39
"Jamaican Farewell" (Irving Burgie) – 2:19
"I Saw the Light" (Hank Williams) – 2:01
"The Green Leaves of Summer" (Dimitri Tiomkin) – 2:32
"Difficult" – 2:19

Personnel

Chet Atkins – guitar, vocals
Hank Snow – guitar, vocals

Production notes

Produced by Chet Atkins and Ronnie Light
Arranged by Bill Walker
Engineer – Tom Pick
Recording technician – Leslie Ladd
Cover photo by Jimmy Moore and Bill Grime

References

Chet Atkins

Studio albums	Chet Atkins' Gallopin' Guitar Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins A Session with Chet Atkins Stringin' Along with Chet Atkins (LP version) Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions Finger Style Guitar Chet Atkins at Home Hi-Fi in Focus Chet Atkins in Hollywood Hum & Strum Along with Chet Atkins Mister Guitar Teensville The Other Chet Atkins Chet Atkins' Workshop Christmas with Chet Atkins The Most Popular Guitar Chet Atkins Plays Back Home Hymns Caribbean Guitar Down Home Our Man in Nashville Teen Scene Travelin' Guitar Country Progressive Pickin' My Favorite Guitars More of That Guitar Country Chet Atkins Picks on the Beatles From Nashville with Love Music from Nashville, My Home Town It's a Guitar World Chet Picks the Best Class Guitar Hometown Guitar Solid Gold 68 Solo Flights Lover's Guitar Solid Gold 69 Yestergroovin' Solid Gold 70 Pickin' My Way For the Good Times Picks on the Hits Alone The Night Atlanta Burned Chet Atkins Goes to the Movies Teen Scene Me and My Guitar Country After All These Years East Tennessee Christmas Work It out with Chet Atkins C.G.P. Stay Tuned Street Dreams Sails Chet Atkins, C.G.P. Read My Licks Almost Alone Solo Sessions Chet Atkins and His Guitar

Collaborations	Reminiscing The Pops Goes Country C. B. Atkins & C. E. Snow by Special Request Chet Atkins Picks on the Pops Me & Jerry Chet Floyd & Boots Me & Chet American Salute Superpickers The Atkins – Travis Traveling Show Chet Atkins Picks on Jerry Reed Chester & Lester Chet Floyd & Danny Guitar Monsters First Nashville Guitar Quartet Reflections Standard Brands Neck and Neck Sneakin' Around The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat Simpatico The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World

Live albums	After the Riot at Newport In Concert And Then Came Chet Atkins The Best of Chet on the Road — Live

With The Country All-Stars	String Dustin' Jazz from the Hills

With The Nashville String Band	The Nashville String Band Down Home Strung Up Identified! The Bandit World's Greatest Melodies

Selected compilations	The Best of Chet Atkins The Best of Chet Atkins, Vol. 2 The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends Galloping Guitar: The Early Years Guitar Legend: The RCA Years Chet Picks on the Grammys The Essential Chet Atkins: The Columbia Years The Essential Chet Atkins Eclectic Guitar The Early Years 1946–1957

Related articles	Discography

Hank Snow

Studio albums	C. B. Atkins & C. E. Snow by Special Request (1969)

Compilation albums	The Hits Of Hank Snow (1978)

Collaboration albums	Reminiscing (1964)

Notable singles	"I'm Moving On" "The Golden Rocket" "The Rhumba Boogie" "I Went to Your Wedding" "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" "I Don't Hurt Anymore" "Let Me Go, Lover!" "I've Been Everywhere" "The Name of the Game Was Love" "(The Seashores) Of Old Mexico" "Hello Love"

Related articles	Discography RCA Records Columbia Records

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