Superpickers

1974 studio album by Chet Atkins From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Superpickers is a 1974 album by guitarist Chet Atkins and top recording session players in Nashville, Tennessee. The track, "Fiddlin' Around", reached No. 75 on the Billboard Country Singles chart.

Released1974
RecordedNashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length31:14
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Superpickers
Studio album by
Chet Atkins
Released1974
RecordedNashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length31:14
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerBob Ferguson, Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins chronology
Alone
(1973)		 Superpickers
(1974)		 The Atkins - Travis Traveling Show
(1974)
Chet Atkins collaborations chronology
World's Greatest Melodies
(1972)		 Superpickers
(1974)		 The Atkins - Travis Traveling Show
(1974)
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Reissues

Superpickers was reissued on CD in 1998 along with Picks on the Hits by One Way Records.

Reception

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Critic William Ruhlmann of AllMusic wrote of the album, "Atkins joins together with an A-list of Nashville session musicians for a set of picking extravaganzas... Atkins himself is goaded into some wonderful playing as a result, and Superpickers is one of his best albums."[2]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Paramaribo" (John D. Loudermilk) – 2:27
  2. "Fiddlin' Around" (Johnny Gimble) – 3:06
  3. "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) – 4:35
  4. "Beef and Biscuits" (Mat Camison) – 2:35
  5. "Sweet Dreams" (Don Gibson) – 2:44

Side two

  1. "Just Another Rag" (Atkins, Jerry Reed Hubbard) – 2:38
  2. "Canadian Pacific" (Ray Griff) – 3:50
  3. "City of New Orleans" (Steve Goodman) – 3:26
  4. "Bells of Saint Mary's" (Doug Tringer) – 2:51
  5. "Are You from Dixie ('Cause I'm from Dixie Too)" (George L. Cobb, Jack Yellen) – 3:02

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