Street Dreams is the fifty-third studio album by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1986 on the Columbia label.
Having previously recorded some of Darryl Dybka's compositions, Atkins asked Dybka to help create a jazzier musical direction. Dybka arranged, produced, and composed many of the songs on this release.
Reception
Allmusic music critic Cub Koda wrote of the album; "This 1986 album has a production sheen to it that makes it totally of its time, and it doesn't necessarily wear too well because of it. Too many synthesizers and contemporary touches simply detract from the main reason you bought it in the first place—to hear Chet Atkins play his patented fluid guitar. Although Atkins usually sounds wonderful on gut-string guitar, here his sound is pinched and curiously restrained..."
Track listing
Personnel Chet Atkins – guitar, arrangements Bruce Bolen – guitar Lee Ritenour – guitar Paul Yandell – guitar David Hungate – bass guitar Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar Mark O'Connor – fiddle Jim Horn – saxophone Tom Scott – Lyricon Darryl Dybka – keyboards, drum programming Ronnie Foster – keyboards, percussion Ricky Lawson – drums Harvey Mason – drums Terry McMillan – drums, percussion Paulinho Da Costa – percussion E. Granat – first violin Alexander Horuath – violin Kenneth Burward-Hoy – viola Stephen Erdody – cello Eddie del Barrio – keyboard arrangements George del Barrio – string arrangements
Production notes Keith Seppanen – engineering Rick Clifford – engineering assistance Mike Poston – overdub engineering David Palmer – remix engineering Denny Purcell – mastering Bill Johnson – art direction Larry Williams – photography
References
External links Darryl Dybka biography