The Pops Goes Country Explained

The Pops Goes Country
Type:	album
Artist:	Chet Atkins and Arthur Fiedler
Cover:	Pops_Goes_Country.jpg
Released:	1966
Recorded:	1966
Genre:	Country, pop
Label:	RCA Victor Red Seal
Producer:	Peter Dellheim

The Pops Goes Country is the title of the first collaborative recording by guitarist Chet Atkins and Arthur Fiedler with the Boston Pops Orchestra. The arrangements were done by Richard Hayman.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Country Gentleman" (Atkins, Boudleaux Bryant)
2. "Tennessee Waltz" (Pee Wee King)
3. "Alabama Jubilee" (Jack Yellen, George L. Cobb)
4. "Faded Love" (Bob Wills, Johnnie Lee Wills)
5. "In the Pines/Wildwood Flower/On Top of Old Smokey" (Traditional)
6. "Windy and Warm" (John D. Loudermilk)

Side two

1. "I'll Fly Away" (Albert E. Brumley)
2. "Adios Amigo" (Jay Livingston, Ralph Freed)
3. "John Henry/Listen to the Mocking Bird" (Traditional)
4. "Cold, Cold Heart" (Hank Williams)
5. "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" (A. P. Carter)
6. "Orange Blossom Special" (Ervin T. Rouse)

Personnel

• Chet Atkins – guitar
• Henry Strzelecki - bass
• John Greubel - drums
• The Boston Pops Orchestra - orchestra
• Richard Hayman - arranger
• Arthur Fiedler - conductor

External links

• Windy and Warm Video