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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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | RCA's "Nashville Sound" Studio, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 27:00 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Reissues
edit- In 1998, Me & Jerry and Me & Chet were reissued on CD by One Way Records.[2]
Track listing
editSide one
edit- "Jerry’s Breakdown" (Jerry Reed) – 2:09
- "Limehouse Blues" (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) – 2:34
- "Liebestraum" (Franz Liszt) – 2:41
- "Serenade to Summertime" (Sergio Palito) – 2:33
- "Nashtown Ville" (Atkins) – 2:04
Side two
edit- "Mystery Train" (Junior Parker, Sam Phillips) – 2:49
- "The Mad Russian" (Jerry Reed, Paul Yandell) – 2:13
- "Flying South" (Cindy Walker) – 2:32
- "Good Stuff" (Reed) – 2:42
- "All I Ever Need is You" (Jimmy Holiday, Eddie Reeves) – 2:05
- "I Saw the Light" (Hank Williams) – 3:20
Personnel
edit- 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