Sails

Chet Atkins | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Original Release Date: June 1, 1987
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000269I
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #280,502 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Atkins is joined by Mark Knopfler and Earl Klugh on some of these tunes - 1/Sails 2/Why Worry 3/Sometime, Someplace 4/Up In My Treehouse 5/Waltz For The Lonely 6/Laffin' At Life 7/On A Roll 8/My Song 9/Love Letter 10/Wobegon (The Way it Used To BE)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, soothing, calm, mood music, May 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sails (Audio CD)

One of my favorite CD's of all time. I've given this as gifts and everyone loves it. A perfect CD to watch the sunset to. The first song starts with waves, then seagulls, then beautiful guitar music. The remainder of the CD continues the relaxed, beautiful mood. Not a country CD, just good music.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This remains a favorite!, July 6, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Sails (Audio CD)

My husband (a guitar picker) & I have enjoyed SAILS for several years & it remains a favorite. Yes, it is different from what one usually expects from Chet. I picked it up from a bin by chance, knowing if Chet did it, it HAD to be good. My husband is also an avid sailor, so the combination had to be a winner! We made a tape of it to play in our pontoon boat tape player & it is so perfect just "cruising down the river" leisurely enoying friends, food, & nature with our music.
I am so glad to see it still available to give fellow boaters that love it like we do.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rare Atkins Cd worth the hunt, January 27, 2008

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Scott Hedegard "Scott" (Fayetteville, AR USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sails (Audio CD)

Long time Chet Atkins devotees (there are no "fans", only worshippers) love the late greatest guitarist of all time for his astonishing mastery of any type of music he felt like exploring and putting all comers to shame in the process. From old country to show tunes, to covering the Beatles and working with Mark Knopfler and Les Paul, he did it all.
"Sails" is a companion piece to "C.G.P.", both '80's releases of smooth jazz/pop music that showed his contemporary side. "Sails" is hard to find, but can be ordered on Amazon. It is a synth and strings heavy mellow outing, his playing more sparse, serving the melodies and avoiding overplaying, which shows how great he was, understanding economy is just as vital as shredding. For those in a quiet contemplative mood, wishing for some real melody or soothing jagged nerves, it can't be beat. Far from wimpy Muzak crap, "Sails" is tasteful and top notch, which one could expect nothing less from this giant of American music.