Yestergroovin

Yestergroovin'
Studio album by Chet Atkins
Released	1970
Recorded	RCA's "Nashville Sound" Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Country, pop, jazz
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Bob Ferguson
Chet Atkins chronology
Down Home (1970) Yestergroovin' (1970) Pickin' My Way (1970)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Yestergroovin' is the thirty-ninth studio album by guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1970. Yestergroovin' was nominated for the 1970 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance. It did not win, but Atkins's collaboration with Jerry Reed Me and Jerry did. He would be nominated twice in the same category again in 1973.

Chart performance

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs on the 25th of March, peaking at No. 139 during a five-week stay on the chart. ^[2]

Reception

Allmusic stated that it is "a throwback to some of his earlier, less-cluttered, more musical albums. It's a relaxed, friendly, assured package... Lovely record; one of his best from this period.". ^[1]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Steeplechase Lane" (Jerry Reed Hubbard)
2. "Tennessee Pride"
3. "Rocky Top" (Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant)
4. "Gotta Travel On"
5. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 2:38
6. "Country Champagne" – 2:30

Side two

1. "Liberty" – 2:42
2. "Inka Dinka Doo" – 2:43 (Jimmy Durante, Ben Ryan) ^[3]
3. "Bring Me Sunshine" (Sylvia Dee, Arthur Kent) – 2:40
4. "Yestergroovin'"
5. "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) – 3:00

Personnel

• Chet Atkins – guitar
• Producer – Bob Ferguson
• Al Pachucki – engineer
• Ray Butts – engineer
• Tom Pick – engineer
• Joe Clark – cover photo

Charts

Chart (1970)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs [2]	139

References

1. Allmusic (Yestergroovin' Review)
2. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 13. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
3. "Track Search: Inka Dinka Doo". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2012.