Reflections (Chet Atkins and Doc Watson album)

Reflections is the title of a recording by American guitarists Chet Atkins and Doc Watson. The two musical legends team up on ten songs.

Reflections
Cover of the original 1980 LP
Studio album by Chet Atkins and Doc Watson
Released	1980
Recorded	September 25, 1979, Room 206, Spence Manor Hotel, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country, bluegrass
Length	27:45
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Chet Atkins, John D. Loudermilk
Chet Atkins chronology
First Nashville Guitar Quartet (1979) Reflections (1980) The Best of Chet on the Road — Live (1981)
Doc Watson chronology
Live and Pickin' (1979) Reflections (1980) Red Rocking Chair (1981)
Alternative cover
CD cover of Sugar Hill Records re-issue of Reflections

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Michael B. Smith called the release a "deeply personal recording" and wrote of the album "Two of the finest guitarists the world has ever produced are together on one fun-filled record."[1]

Reissues

• Originally released on RCA, it was reissued on CD by Sugar Hill Records.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Dill Pickle Rag" (Traditional) – 2:33
2. "Me and Chet Made a Record" (Chet Atkins, Doc Watson) – 2:35
3. "Flatt Did It" (Atkins, Watson) – 2:13
4. "Medley: Tennessee Rag/Beaumont Rag" (Traditional) – 2:26
5. "Medley: Texas Gales/Old Joe Clark" (Traditional) – 3:10

Side two

1. "You're Gonna Be Sorry" (Delmore, Delmore) – 2:21
2. "Goodnight Waltz" – 2:56
3. "Don't Monkey 'Round My Widder" (Karl Davis) – 3:29
4. "Medley: Black and White/Ragtime Annie" (Atkins, Watson) – 2:39
5. "On My Way to Canaan's Land" (Traditional) – 3:05

Personnel

• Chet Atkins – guitar, vocals
• Doc Watson - guitar, vocals
• T. Michael Coleman - bass
• Terry McMillan - percussion
• Jerry Shook - guitar

References

1. Smith, Michael B. "Reflections > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.

External links

• A Doc Watson discography