The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends
| type = greatest
| artist = Chet Atkins
| cover = AtkinsAndFriends.jpg
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| released = 1976
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| label = RCA Records
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| prev_title = Chester and Lester
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = Me and My Guitar
| next_year = 1977
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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.
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} {{cite web |title= The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends > Review |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id= r91680 |pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Allmusic |access-date=July 2, 2011}}
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Major releases
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| Format | Imprint | Catalogue No. | Territory | Date |
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| LP | RCA | APL1-1985{{cite web|title=The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends|url=http://www.discogs.com/Chet-Atkins-The-Best-Of-Chet-Atkins-And-Friends/release/2824625|work=Dicogs|access-date=6 March 2013}} | United States | 1976 |
| LP | Music for Pleasure | MFP 5766{{cite web|title=The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends|url=http://www.discogs.com/Chet-Atkins-The-Best-Of-Chet-Atkins-And-Friends/release/4084236|work=Discogs|access-date=6 March 2013}} | United Kingdom | 1976 |
| Cassette, CD | RCA | RCA #61093{{cite web|last=Ginell|first=Richard S.|title=The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends (CD - RCA #61093)|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/the-best-of-chet-atkins-friends-mr0001471895|work=Allmusic|access-date=6 March 2013}} | 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 & guitar on "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind"
- 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
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Category:1976 greatest hits albums