Neck and Neck

Neck and Neck
Studio album by Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
Released	October 9, 1990
Genre	Country
Length	38:26
Label	Columbia
Producer	Mark Knopfler
Chet Atkins Collaborations chronology
Standard Brands (1981) Neck and Neck (1990) Sneakin' Around (1991)
Mark Knopfler chronology
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) Neck and Neck (1990) Screenplaying (1993)

Neck and Neck is a 1990 collaborative album by Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler released by Columbia Records. "Poor Boy Blues" was released as a single and won the 1991 Grammy for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. "So Soft Your Goodbye" won the Grammy for Best Country Instrumental Performance. Neck & Neck was again nominated for the 1992 Grammy for Best Country & Western Instrumental Performance.

Atkins originally recorded "Yakety Axe", a parody of Boots' Randolph's "Yakety Sax", on his 1965 album More of That Guitar Country. This new recording features lyrics and a new arrangement that were composed by Merle Travis. Atkins also previously recorded "I'll See You in My Dreams" on an album with Merle Travis.

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Track listing

1. "Poor Boy Blues" (Paul Kennerley) (4:03)
2. "Sweet Dreams" (Don Gibson) (3:25)
3. "There'll Be Some Changes Made" (Billy Higgins, Benton Overstreet) (6:28) (Parody lyrics by Margaret Archer, Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler)
4. "Just One Time" (Gibson) (4:12)
5. "So Soft, Your Goodbye" (Randy Goodrum) (3:18)
6. "Yakety Axe" (Boots Randolph, James Rich) (3:24), Lyrics by Merle Travis
7. "Tears" (Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt) (3:54)
8. "Tahitian Skies" (Ray Flacke) (3:18)
9. "I'll See You in My Dreams" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) (2:58)
10. "The Next Time I'm in Town" (Mark Knopfler) (3:22)

Credits

• Chet Atkins – guitar, vocals
• Mark Knopfler – guitar, vocals
• Floyd Cramer – piano
• Guy Fletcher – bass, drums, keyboards
• Paul Franklin – dobro, steel guitar, pedabro
• Vince Gill – vocals
• Larrie Londin – drums
• Mark O'Connor – fiddle, mandolin
• Edgar Meyer – bass
• Steve Wariner – guitar

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1990)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard 200	127
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	27
Canadian RPM Top Albums	71
Norway Albums Chart	5
UK Albums Chart	41

Singles

Year	Single	CAN Country
1990	"Poor Boy Blues"	92

External links

• Poor Boy Blues Music Video