Sneakin' Around | ||||
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Released | October 1991 | |||
Recorded | Chet Atkins Workshop, Nashville, TN | |||
Genre | Country, pop | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Darryl Dybka, Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed | |||
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Sneakin' Around is a collaborative album by American guitarists Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed,released in 1991. Reed and Atkins had done a series of recording collaborations nearly 20 years before this release. It peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard Country Albums charts.
At the Grammy Awards of 1993,Sneakin' Around won the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance. Chet was also nominated that year for his work with The Chieftains' "Tahitian Skies".
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Allmusic music critic Richard S. Ginell called the album a "most welcome" encore and wrote;"the old Atkins/Reed country ways filter in,the rapport and good humor between the two intact and bubbling..." [1]
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 68 |
Jerry Reed Hubbard,known professionally as Jerry Reed,was an American country singer,guitarist,composer,songwriter and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films. His signature songs included "Guitar Man","U.S. Male","A Thing Called Love","Alabama Wild Man","Amos Moses","When You're Hot,You're Hot","Ko-Ko Joe","Lord,Mr. Ford","East Bound and Down","The Bird",and "She Got the Goldmine ".
The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World is an album by American guitarist Chet Atkins and Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel. Recorded when Atkins was 73,this was his last release of original material in the 20th century. "Smokey Mountain Lullaby" was nominated for the 1997 Grammy Award for Country Instrumental Performance.
Simpatico is an album by Suzy Bogguss and Chet Atkins,released in 1994.
A Session with Chet Atkins is the third studio album recorded by American guitarist Chet Atkins. It features Atkins introducing standard pop and jazz melded with country sensibilities. The liner notes state this is the first use of a celeste on a country record. The musicians include Homer and Jethro in the rhythm section. Atkins uses his new EchoSonic amplifier for the first time on his recordings.
Finger-Style Guitar is the sixth studio album by American guitarist Chet Atkins,released in 1956.
C.G.P. is the fifty-fifth studio album by Chet Atkins. It was released in 1988 by Columbia Records. The initials in the title refer to the Atkins-coined title "Certified Guitar Player",a moniker he assigned not only to himself but other guitarists he admired and felt contributed to the legacy of guitar playing.
Almost Alone is the fifty-seventh studio album by Chet Atkins. He was 71 at the time of the album's release. It is almost all solo guitar instrumentals. "Jam Man" won the 1997 Grammy award for Best Country &Western Instrumental Performance.
Our Man in Nashville is the twentieth studio album by American guitarist Chet Atkins,released in 1963. RCA did a series of "Our Man in ..." and Chet was indeed their man in Nashville. He was producing and developing the "Nashville sound".
Read My Licks is the fifty-sixth studio album by American guitarist Chet Atkins.
Sails is the fifty-fourth studio album by Chet Atkins. It was released in 1987 by Columbia Records. Sails follows in the 1980s' vein of Chet Atkins' releases with a smooth jazz and new age atmosphere.
Stay Tuned is a studio album by Chet Atkins,released in 1985 on Columbia Records. His guests included George Benson,Mark Knopfler,Steve Lukather,and Earl Klugh.
More of That Guitar Country is the twenty-seventh studio album by US country musician Chet Atkins. It is a follow-up to his Guitar Country release and was more successful. His rendition of "Yakety Sax" by Boots Randolph earned Atkins a hit on the country singles charts. A mix of traditional fingerpicking,country-flavored pop and traditional country,the album peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Country charts.
Street Dreams is the fifty-third studio album by American guitarist Chet Atkins,released in 1986 on the Columbia label.
Work It Out With Chet Atkins C.G.P. is the fiftieth studio album by Chet Atkins. After recording for RCA Victor since 1947,Chet left the label to join Columbia. This release is background music for exercising. He was nominated for the 1984 Best Country &Western Instrumental Performance Grammy award for "Tara's Theme" but did not win. It peaked at No. 64 on the Billboard Country Albums charts.
Chet Atkins Picks on Jerry Reed is the 45th studio album of instrumental guitar versions of ten Jerry Reed compositions performed primarily by American guitarist Chet Atkins,released in 1974.
Superpickers is a 1974 album by guitarist Chet Atkins and top recording session players in Nashville,TN.
The Essential Chet Atkins:The Columbia Years is a compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. The 15 tracks included here are from his recordings on the Columbia label from 1983 to the 1997. The tracks have all been digitally remastered.
The Essential Chet Atkins is a two-disc compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins,released in 2007 on the Legacy label.
The Best of Chet Atkins &Friends is a compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins,released in 1976. It peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Country Albums charts in 1977.
Chet Picks on the Grammys is a compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. The 13 tracks are all recordings of songs that won Grammy awards from 1967 to 1996. The songs either won a Grammy individually or were included on an album that won.