# Albert's Alley guitar solo > The guitar solo on Albert's Alley by Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland (1985). From the album Showdown!. Played on a Fender Telecaster. Canonical URL: Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland, 1985, from *Showdown!*. Solo by *Albert Collins*. A slinky instrumental where Collins leads the charge with spiky, fingerpicked phrases and generous space between them. Albert's Alley by Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland is #8 in our ranking of the best Albert Collins guitar solos. The solo is played by Albert Collins and the song was released in 1985. ## In our lists - [The Best Albert Collins Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/albert-collins-guitar-solos/) — #8 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Albert's Alley? Albert Collins played the solo on Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland's Albert's Alley (1985). ### What guitar was used on the Albert's Alley solo? A fender telecaster, according to widely reported accounts. --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)