Solo Flights

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Solo Flights
Studio album by Chet Atkins
Released	1968
Genre	Country
Label	RCA Victor
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Solid Gold 68 (1968) Solo Flights (1968) Lover's Guitar (1969)

Solo Flights is the title of a recording by Chet Atkins. This album features Chet's experiment with the "Octabass Guitar" wherein he replaced the two lower strings (the E and A strings) with heavier gauges in order to drop an octave and create a fuller sound.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

1. "Drive In" (Reed)
2. "Three Little Words" (Kalmar, Ruby)
3. "Autumn Leaves" (Kosma, Mercer, Prevert)
4. "Chet's Tune" (Cohen)
5. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Zawinul)
6. "Cheek to Cheek" (Berlin)

[edit] Side two

1. "Cindy Oh Cindy"
2. "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Harline, Washington)
3. "Music to Watch Girls By" (Ramin, Velona)
4. "Choro da Saudate"
5. "Gonna Get Along Without You Now"
6. "Georgy Girl" (Dale, Springfield)

[edit] Personnel

• Chet Atkins – guitar