Me & Chet

Me & Chet
Studio album by
Released1972
RecordedRCA's "Nashville Sound" Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length27:00
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerChet Atkins, Jerry Reed
Chet Atkins chronology
The Bandit
(1972)
Me & Chet
(1972)
American Salute
(1972)
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Me & Chet is the title of the follow-up to Me & Jerry, the successful duet recording by Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed. It was nominated for the 1972 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance but did not win. Chet's solo release Chet Atkins Picks on the Hits was also nominated in the same category. It reached No. 24 on the Billboard Country Album charts.

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Track listing

Side one

  1. "Jerry’s Breakdown" (Jerry Reed) – 2:09
  2. "Limehouse Blues" (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) – 2:34
  3. "Liebestraum" (Franz Liszt) – 2:41
  4. "Serenade to Summertime" (Sergio Palito) – 2:33
  5. "Nashtown Ville" (Atkins) – 2:04

Side two

  1. "Mystery Train" (Junior Parker, Sam Phillips) – 2:49
  2. "The Mad Russian" (Jerry Reed, Paul Yandell) – 2:13
  3. "Flying South" (Cindy Walker) – 2:32
  4. "Good Stuff" (Reed) – 2:42
  5. "All I Ever Need is You" (Jimmy Holiday, Eddie Reeves) – 2:05
  6. "I Saw the Light" (Hank Williams) – 3:20

Personnel

  • Chet Atkins – guitar
  • Jerry Reed – guitar
  • Henry Strzelecki – bass
  • Stephen Schaffer – bass
  • Jimmy Isbell – drums
  • Ralph Gallant – drums
  • Paul Yandell – guitar
  • Floyd Cramer – piano
  • Ray Butts – engineer
  • Tom Pick – engineer

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