The Essential Chet Atkins: The Columbia Years

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Annotation

Sub-Optimal Credits

Pat Bergeson plays rhythm guitar on track 11

George Benson appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Suzy Bogguss appears courtesy of Liberty Records
David Hungate appears courtesy of MCA Canada
John Jarvis appears courtesy of Liberty Masters Series
Mark Knopfler appears courtesy of Phonogram Records and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (USA)
Terry McMillian appears courtesy of RCA Records
Mark O'Connor appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Mastered at Sony Music Studios, New York
Legacy A&R: Steve Berkowitz
Project Director: John Jackson
A&R Coordination: Darren Salmieri, Stacey Boyle
Front Cover, Booklet Back Cover, Back Cover and Interior Photo (with guitar): Bret Lopez
Interior B&W Photo: John Miller
Interior Inset Photos (from left): Jimmy Moore, Deborah Feingold, Jim McGuire
Inner Tray Card: Deborah Feingold
Packaging Manager: Abe Vélez

Annotation last modified on 2013-05-13 08:05 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bourree
producer:
Randy Goodrum
bass:
David Hungate
guitar:
Chet Atkins
keyboard and membranophone:
Randy Goodrum
percussion:
Terry McMillan
recording of:
French Bourrée (FIXME: check annotation)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
Chet Atkins3:52
2Cosmic Square Dance
producer:
David Hungate
banjo:
Paul Yandell
bass:
David Hungate
fiddle and violin:
Mark O’Connor (US bluegrass, country and classical fiddler/composer)
guitar family:
Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
membranophone:
Larrie Londin
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
recording of:
Cosmic Square Dance
composer:
Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler and Paul Yandell
publisher:
Athens Music
Chet Atkins4:17
3Wobegon (The Way It Used to Be)
producer:
Chet Atkins and David Hungate
guitar:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
Wobegon (The Way It Used to Be)
composer:
Chet Atkins
publisher:
Athens Music
Chet Atkins3:18
4Maybelle
producer:
Chet Atkins
guitar family:
Chet Atkins and Paul Yandell
recording of:
Maybelle
composer:
Chet Atkins
publisher:
Athens Music
Chet Atkins4.353:10
5Dixie McGuire
producer:
Chet Atkins and Tommy Emmanuel
bass, brushes and guitar:
Tommy Emmanuel
guitar:
Chet Atkins
keyboard:
Randy Goodrum
recording of:
Dixie McGuire
composer:
Tommy Emmanuel
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Chet Atkins with Tommy Emmanuel3:53
6Jam Man
producer:
Chet Atkins
guitar:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
Jam Man
composer:
Chet Atkins
publisher:
Athens Music
Chet Atkins3:21
7Poor Boy Blues
producer:
Mark Knopfler
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass:
Guy Fletcher (keyboards +)
guitar family:
Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
membranophone:
Larrie Londin
steel guitar:
Paul Franklin (steel guitarist)
vocals:
Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
performer:
Mark Knopfler
mixed at:
Bill Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Poor Boy Blues
lyricist and composer:
Paul Kennerley (English singer-songwriter, musician, record producer)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
Chet Atkins with Mark Knopfler24:03
8Road to Gundaghi / Waltzing Matilda
producer:
Chet Atkins and Tommy Emmanuel
bass, brushes and guitar:
Tommy Emmanuel
guitar:
Chet Atkins
instrumental cover recording of:
Waltzing Matilda
lyricist:
Banjo Paterson (in 1895-01)
composer:
Christina Macpherson (in 1895)
is based on:
Thou Bonnie Wood of Craigielea (Scottish folk song, first published circa 1818)
medley of:
Valsa Matilda
Chet Atkins with Tommy Emmanuel3:03
9Sneakin' Around
producer:
Chet Atkins, Darryl Dybka and Jerry Reed
bass:
David Hungate
guitar family:
Chet Atkins, Pat Bergeson and Jerry Reed
harmonica:
Terry McMillan
keyboard:
Darryl Dybka
membranophone and percussion:
Larrie Londin
recording of:
Sneakin' Around
composer:
R. L. Kass
publisher:
Farm Use Only Music and Sixteen Stars Music (BMI-affiliated)
Chet Atkins with Jerry Reed4:27
10Dream
producer:
Chet Atkins and George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
bass:
David Hungate
guitar family:
Chet Atkins and George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
keyboard:
Floyd Cramer
membranophone:
Larrie Londin
strings arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
instrumental cover recording of:
Dream
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer (in 1944)
publisher:
Capitol Songs Inc., Mercer Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Chet Atkins4:37
11After You've Gone
producer:
Chet Atkins and David Hungate
bass:
David Hungate
guitar family:
Chet Atkins and Pat Bergeson
keyboard:
Darryl Dybka, Randy Goodrum and John Jarvis
membranophone:
Lonnie Wilson (drummer, songwriter, and producer)
vocals:
Suzy Bogguss
cover recording of:
After You’ve Gone
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Chet Atkins3:32
12I'll See You in My Dreams
producer:
Mark Knopfler
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass:
Guy Fletcher (keyboards +)
guitar family:
Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
membranophone:
Larrie Londin
mixed at:
Bill Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
I’ll See You in My Dreams
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., Gilbert Keyes Music Company and Leo Feist, Inc. (on 1924-12-19)
Chet Atkins with Mark Knopfler12:59
13Young Thing
producer:
Chet Atkins and David Hungate
additional guitar:
Pat Bergeson
bass:
David Hungate
guitar:
Chet Atkins
keyboard:
Randy Goodrum and John Jarvis
membranophone:
Lonnie Wilson (drummer, songwriter, and producer)
recording of:
Young Thing
composer:
Chet Atkins
publisher:
Athens Music
Chet Atkins3:13
14Imagine
producer:
Chet Atkins and Darryl Dybka
guitar family:
Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
performer:
Chet Atkins
instrumental cover recording of:
Imagine
lyricist:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist)
composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lenono Music and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
Chet Atkins4:08
15So Soft, Your Goodbye
producer:
Mark Knopfler
mixer:
Bill Schnee
fiddle:
Mark O’Connor (US bluegrass, country and classical fiddler/composer)
guitar family:
Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
keyboard:
Guy Fletcher (keyboards +)
mixed at:
Bill Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
So Soft, Your Goodbye
composer:
Randy Goodrum
publisher:
Round Hill Songs / Randy Goodrum Music
Chet Atkins with Mark Knopfler2.43:16

Credits

Release

art direction:Howard Fritzson
photography:Deborah Feingold
Bret Lopez
Jim McGuire (Nashville photographer)
John Miller (photographer)
Jimmy Moore (Tennessee‐based photographer)
liner notes:Jonny Whiteside
graphic design:David Santana (Graphic designer)
mastering:Vic Anesini
compiler:Greg Geller
ASIN:US: B0002S94VQ [info]