Pickin' the Hits

~ Release by Chet Atkins (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Vincent
performer:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
Vincent (Starry Starry Night)
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc., Songs of Universal, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
3:51
2Imagine
producer:
Chet Atkins and Darryl Dybka
guitar family:
Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
performer:
Chet Atkins
instrumental cover recording of:
Imagine
lyricist:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist)
composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Lenono Music
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
4:10
3Quiet Eyes
performer:
Chet Atkins
3:36
4Sweet Dreams
performer:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
Sweet Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1955-12-28)
3:27
5Summertime
performer:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
5:06
6Classical Gas
performer:
Chet Atkins
3:56
7Tara's Theme (From Gone With the Wind)
performer:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
Tara’s Theme (Gone With the Wind, main theme)
composer:
Max Steiner
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Olive Music LLC
part of:
Gone With the Wind (soundtrack from the 1939 film)
3:54
8Yackety Axe
performer:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
Yakety Axe
lyricist:
Merle Travis
composer:
Boots Randolph and James Rich (Country songwriter / guitarist)
version of:
Yakety Sax
3:27
9The Last Farewell
performer:
Chet Atkins
4:15
10Sails
performer:
Chet Atkins
4:21

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performer:Chet Atkins