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Album cover. RCA Victor (CPL2-1014) (1975)
In Concert is a live album by Charley Pride, Chet Atkins, Ronnie Milsap, Dolly Parton, Jerry Reed, and Gary Stewart. It was released on April 14, 1975, by RCA Victor. The album was recorded at the Grand Ole Opry House in January 1975. Its release followed the broadcast of the concert on the ABC-TV series, In Concert. The album peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. ​​Dolly's live version of "Jolene" from this album was nominated for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female at the 18th Annual Grammy Awards.

Track listing

Side A
  1. Kaw-Liga   Charley Pride (Fred Rose, Hank Williams) 1:44
  2. Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town   Charley Pride (Harold Dorman, Wiley Gann) 2:18
  3. Lousiana Man   Charley Pride (Doug Kershaw) 2:33
  4. Jolene   Dolly Parton (Dolly Parton) 3:01
  5. Love Is Like a Butterfly   Dolly Parton (Dolly Parton) 2:04
Side B
  1. That Girl Who Waits on Tables   Ronnie Milsap (Bobby Barker) 2:47
  2. Medley: Slippin' and Slidin' / I'm in Love Again / Johnny B. Goode / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On   Ronnie Milsap (Richard Penniman, Al Collins, James Smith, Edwin Bocage / Antoine Domino, Dave Bartholomew / Chuck Berry / Dave Williams, Sunny David) 4:33
  3. Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'   Charley Pride (Ben Peters) 2:02
  4. Chaplin in New Shoes   Chet Atkins (Boudleaux Bryant) 2:09
  5. The Entertainer (Theme from the motion picture The Sting)   Chet Atkins (Scott Joplin) 2:13
Side C
  1. Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms   Dolly Parton and Ronnie Milsap (Traditional) 1:44
  2. Let's Sing Our Song   Jerry Reed (Jerry R. Hubbard) 2:46
  3. A Thing Called Love   Jerry Reed (Jerry R. Hubbard) 2:27
  4. Lord, Mr. Ford   Jerry Reed (Dick Feller) 3:21
Side D
  1. Coat of Many Colors   Dolly Parton (Dolly Parton) 3:03
  2. The Bargain Store   Dolly Parton (Dolly Parton) 2:33
  3. Out of Hand   Gary Stewart (Tom Jans, Jeff Barry) 2:31
  4. Colonel Bogey   Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed (Kenneth J. Alford) 1:51
  5. For the Good Times   Charley Pride (Kris Kristofferson) 3:25
  6. John Henry   Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed (Traditional, arr. by Jerry Reed) 1:35

Recording

​The album was recorded on January 15, 1975, at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee.

Release and promotion

​The album was released April 14, 1975, on LP, cassette, and 8-track.

Television broadcast

​The concert was filmed for an episode of In Concert on ABC. The 90-minute episode aired on April 11, 1975.

Critical reception

Billboard called the album "memorable" and "quite an entertaining package." The review noted "Kiss an Angel Good Morning", "Love Is Like a Butterfly", "The Girl Who Waits on Tables", and "Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms" as the best cuts on the album. The review concluded with a note to dealers that the album "has a big push going, and it should be an instant winner."
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Billboard review, April 26, 1975.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 40 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart dated May 10, 1975. It peaked at number 19 on the chart dated May 31, its fourth week on the chart. The album charted for nine weeks. 

Accolades

​Dolly's live version of "Jolene" from this album was nominated for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female at the 18th Annual Grammy Awards in 1976.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
  • Chet Atkins – guitar
  • Don Branker – announcer
  • Herb Burnette – art director
  • Ronnie Milsap – lead vocals
  • Doug Nelson – recording engineer
  • Dolly Parton – lead vocals
  • Pinwheel Studios – photography
  • Charley Pride – lead vocals, host
  • Jerry Reed – lead vocals
  • Norm Schwartz – assistant recording engineer
  • Gary Stewart – lead vocals
  • Bill Vandevort – editing