Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler - Neck and Neck (1990) UK vinyl LP; & Dire Straits
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Catalog Number: 467435-1
CONDITION DETAILS Original 1990 European Pressing. Vinyl plays nicely (play-graded). Cover looks great; no scuffing, small tear in upper-left (see photo). Back cover has no issues. Inner sleeve is original (generic white). Spine is unbroken and easy-to-read, with mild-wear. Very-little shelf-wear along the top and bottom-edge. Opening is crisp with signs of light use. (Not a cut-out.)
ABOUT THE RECORD Neck and Neck is a collaborative album by American guitarist Chet Atkins and British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler; it peaked at #27 on Billboard's Top Country Albums. Poor Boy Blues was released as a single, and in 1991 won a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. That same year, So Soft Your Goodbye won a Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance. Atkins originally recorded Yakety Axe, a parody of Boots' Randolph's Yakety Sax, on his 1965 album More of That Guitar Country. This new recording features lyrics and a new arrangement that were composed by Merle Travis. Atkins also previously recorded I'll See You in My Dreams on an album with Merle Travis. Floyd Cramer and Vince Gill appear on this album as background singer and guest artists. In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album four out of five stars, calling it "the most focused and arguably the most rewarding record Atkins has released." Erlewine singled out Knopfler's influence on the legendary guitarist: "Working with Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler had a rejuvenating influence on Chet Atkins. Knopfler has Atkins moving toward his country roots, but both guitarists still play with a tasteful, jazzy sensibility—however, Atkins has abandoned the overt jazz fusion pretensions that sank most of his '80s records."
TRACK LISTING Poor Boy Blues Sweet Dreams There'll Be Some Changes Made Just One Time So Soft, Your Goodbye Yakety Axe Tears Tahitian Skies I'll See You In My Dreams The Next Time I'm In Town
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Keywords: music, album, vinyl, record, So Soft Your Goodbye, 90s, Chet Atkins, Neck and Neck, Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits, Vince Gill, Poor Boy Blues
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