By 1968, Chet Atkins was so caught up in the Nashville music machine that he helped create -- and perhaps so consumed with production and executive tasks -- that putting much thought into his own records had to take a back seat.
Either that or forces out of his control told him to do this and that.
Hence Solid Gold '68, a mostly overproduced, perfunctory collection of period pop hits that does neither the guitarist nor the tunes much good.
Atkins mostly ambles through things like "Lady Madonna," "The Sound of Silence," "Harper Valley P.T.A.," and "Grazing in the Grass" in his easygoing pop/rock mode, although he does display some Southern-tinged affinity for Laura Nyro's "Stoned Soul Picnic." The orchestrations by Nashville mainstay Bill Walker are hackwork; those by Cam Mullins are somewhat better, with more personality.
Only completists who must hear everything need search for this.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slick | Chet Atkins | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Lady MadonnaJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney | Chet Atkins | Play | 02:32 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Sealed With a Kiss | Chet Atkins | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Stoned Soul PicnicLaura Nyro | Chet Atkins | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | The Sound of SilencePaul Simon | Chet Atkins | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Mrs. RobinsonPaul Simon | Chet Atkins | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Harper Valley P.T.A.Tom T. Hall | Chet Atkins | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Light My FireJohn Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison | Chet Atkins | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Grazing in the GrassHarry Elston, Philemon Hou | Chet Atkins | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | It Never Hurts to Ask | Chet Atkins | Play | 02:37 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Prayer Meetin' | Chet Atkins | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Sleep Safe and Warm (Lullaby from "Rosemary's Baby") | Chet Atkins | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 33 mins | 77 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chet Atkins | Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 2 | John Densmore | Composer |
| 3 | Harry Elston | Composer |
| 4 | Tom T. Hall | Composer |
| 5 | Philemon Hou | Composer |
| 6 | Robby Krieger | Composer |
| 7 | John Lennon | Composer |
| 8 | Ray Manzarek | Composer |
| 9 | Paul McCartney | Composer |
| 10 | Jim Morrison | Composer |
| 11 | Laura Nyro | Composer |
| 12 | Paul Simon | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |