The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends

Greatest hits album by Chet Atkins

Released

1976

Genre

Country, pop

Label

RCA

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
Source	Rating
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

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

Side two

"Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" (Dolly Parton) (with Dolly Parton)
"Frog Kissin'" (with Ray Stevens)
"Twichy" (Jerry Reed Hubbard) (with Jerry Reed)
"Fiddlin' Around" (Johnny Gimble) (with Johnny Gimble)
"Poison Love" (Elmer Laird) (with Hank Snow)
"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

References

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

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

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