Superpickers

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FieldValue
nameSuperpickers
typestudio
artistChet Atkins
coverSuperpickers_Atkins.jpg
released1974
recordedNashville, Tennessee
genreCountry
length31:14
labelRCA Victor
producerBob Ferguson, Chet Atkins
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typealbum
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prev_year1973
titleSuperpickers
year1974
next_titleThe Atkins - Travis Traveling Show
next_year1974
artistChet Atkins collaborations
typealbum
prev_titleWorld's Greatest Melodies
prev_year1972
titleSuperpickers
year1974
next_titleThe Atkins - Travis Traveling Show
next_year1974
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| name = Superpickers | type = studio | artist = Chet Atkins | cover = Superpickers_Atkins.jpg | alt = | released = 1974 | recorded = Nashville, Tennessee | venue = | studio = | genre = Country | length = 31:14 | label = RCA Victor | producer = Bob Ferguson, Chet Atkins | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Chet Atkins | type = album | prev_title = Alone | prev_year = 1973 | title = Superpickers | year = 1974 | next_title = The Atkins - Travis Traveling Show | next_year = 1974 | artist = Chet Atkins collaborations | type = album | prev_title = World's Greatest Melodies | prev_year = 1972 | title = Superpickers | year = 1974 | next_title = The Atkins - Travis Traveling Show | next_year = 1974

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.

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."

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

Personnel

References

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Chet Atkins – ''Superpickers'': Review". [[AllMusic]].
  2. Ruhlmann, William. "Chet Atkins – ''Picks on the Hits/Superpickers'': Review". [[AllMusic]].

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