Sails (Chet Atkins album)

Infobox Album
Name = Sails
Type = studio
Artist = Chet Atkins


Released = 1987
Recorded =
Genre = Country, jazz
Length = 45:03
Label = Columbia
Producer = Chet Atkins, David Hungate
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gjfixql5ldse link]
Chronology = Chet Atkins
Last album = "Street Dreams"
(1986)
This album = Sails
(1987)
Next album = "C.G.P."
(1988)

"Sails" is an album by Chet Atkins. It was released in 1987 by Columbia Records. "Sails" follows in the 80's vein of Chet Atkins' releases with a smooth jazz and new age atmosphere.

Track listing

# "Sails" (Hall) – 4:20
# "Why Worry" (Mark Knopfler) – 6:23
# "Sometime, Someplace" (David Hungate, Randy McCormick) – 4:59
# "Up in My Treehouse" (Walker) – 3:52
# "Waltz for the Lonely" (Chet Atkins, Randy Goodrum) – 3:01
# "Laffin' at Life" (Atkins, Daryyl Dybka, David Hungate) – 5:30
# "On a Roll" (Atkins, Dybka, Paul Yandell) – 5:21
# "My Song" (Keith Jarrett) – 5:08
# "Love Letters" (Dybka) – 3:09
# "Wobegon (The Way It Used to Be)" (Atkins) – 3:20

Personnel

*Chet Atkins - guitar, banjo
*Darryl Dybka - keyboards
*David Hungate - bass
*Earl Klugh - guitar
*Mark Knopfler - guitar
*Mike Lawler - keyboards
*Clayton Ivey - keyboards
*Randy McCormick - keyboards
*Billy Joe Walker - guitar
*Terry McMillan - harmonica, percussion
*Paul Yandell - guitar
*Millard Green - guitar
*Larrie Londin - drums, percussion
*Mark Hammond - percussion, drum programming
*Bob Mater - drums
*Jim Horn - horns
*Mike Haynes - horns
*Baba Ram Dave - sitar
*Aristotle Onassid - bazoki
*Dave Humphries - drum programming

Production notes

*Strings arranged by Bergen White
*Horns arranged by Bergen White and Darryl Dybka
*Mixed by Dave Palmer and John Mills
*Engineered by John Mills and Tom Singers
*Mastered by Denny Purcell
*Design by Bill Johnson and Jeff Morris