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1976 greatest hits album by Chet Atkins
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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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
"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 )
"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)
Studio albums Collaborations Hank Snow Boston Pops Jerry Reed Country All-Stars Nashville String Band Les Paul Others
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