Solid Gold 68
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| Solid Gold 68 | ||||
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Genre | Country, pop | |||
| Length | 28:56 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Felton Jarvis, Bob Ferguson | |||
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Solid Gold 68 is the thirty-fifth studio album by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released on RCA Victor LSP-4061. It is the first in a series of three albums providing Chet with the opportunity to interpret some of the pop hits of the year. It reached No. 18 on the Country Album charts.
Reception
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| Allmusic |  File:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg [1] |
Writing for Allmusic, critic Richard S. Ginell wrote of the album "a mostly overproduced, perfunctory collection of period pop hits that does neither the guitarist nor the tunes much good."[1]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]Side one
[edit | edit source]- "Slick" (Herb Alpert/Pisano)– 2:57
- "Lady Madonna" (Lennon–McCartney) – 2:30
- "Prayer Meetin'" (Smith) – 2:47
- "Sealed with a Kiss" (Peter Udell, Gary Geld) – 2:31
- "Stoned Soul Picnic" (Laura Nyro) – 2:55
- "The Sounds of Silence" (Paul Simon) – 2:52
Side two
[edit | edit source]- "Mrs. Robinson" (Paul Simon) – 2:54
- "Harper Valley PTA" (Tom T. Hall) – 2:43
- "Light My Fire" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 3:05
- "Sleep Safe and Warm (Lullaby from Rosemary's Baby)" (Kusik–Snyder–Komeda) – 3:03
- "Grazing in the Grass" (Harry Elston, Philemon Hou)– 2:38
- "It Never Hurts to Ask" (Saussy) – 2:36
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Chet Atkins – guitar
- Bill Walker, Cam Mullins – string arrangements
References
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