Chet Atkins Picks on Jerry Reed explained

Chet Atkins Picks on Jerry Reed
Type:album
Artist:Chet Atkins
Cover:Chet_Atkins_Picks_On_Jerry_Reed.jpg
Released:1974
Recorded:RCA "Nashville Sound" Studio, Nashville, TN
Genre:Country
Length:26:42
Label:RCA Victor APL1-0545
Producer:Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, Bob Ferguson
Chronology:Chet Atkins
Prev Title:The Atkins - Travis Traveling Show
Prev Year:1974
Next Title:The Night Atlanta Burned
Next Year:1975

Chet Atkins Picks on Jerry Reed is the 45th studio album of instrumental guitar versions of ten Jerry Reed compositions performed primarily by American guitarist Chet Atkins (two songs with Reed), released in 1974.

Atkins plays guitar for the 10 Jerry Reed songs. The version of "Steeplechase Lane" found here is different from that previously recorded on Yestergroovin'. Although the two guitarists are pictured on the original cover, Jerry performs on only two songs: "Squirrely" and "Mister Lucky".

Chet Atkins Picks on Jerry Reed has been out of print in recent years and has not been re-released on CD.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, critic Richard S. Ginell wrote of the album "All of these tunes give Atkins plenty of room to display some fancy fingerpicking, classical technique, and even a bit of gentle sustained rock guitar on his instruments...Since the vast majority of country albums then were considered disposable goods by the Nashville machine, this — like many a fine Atkins record — will be difficult to locate."

Track listing

All songs written by Jerry R. Hubbard

Side one

  1. "I'll Say She Does" – 2:33
  2. "East Wind" – 2:51
  3. "Funky Junk" – 2:15
  4. "Remembering" – 2:43
  5. "Down Home" – 2:40

Side two

  1. "Baby's Coming Home" – 2:26
  2. "The Early Dawn" – 2:24
  3. "Steeplechase Lane" – 2:26
  4. "Mister Lucky" – 4:00
  5. "Squirrely" – 2:24

Personnel