Rick Sings Nelson
1970 studio album by Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band
Rick Sings Nelson | ||||
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Studio album by Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band | ||||
Released | 1970 | |||
Recorded | 1970 | |||
Genre | Country rock | |||
Length | 35:09 | |||
Label | Decca/MCA[1] | |||
Producer | Rick Nelson | |||
Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band chronology | ||||
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Rick Sings Nelson is the nineteenth studio album by Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band.[2][3] It was the first album on which Nelson wrote every song.[4][5]
The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated November 17 of that year and remained on the chart for two weeks, peaking at number 196.[5]
Critical reception
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "accomplished", writing that it was part of "a series of strong, often underrated, albums".[7]
Billboard said the album proves that the albums contains "a package of standout material."[8]
Track listing
- All tracks composed by Rick Nelson.
- "We've Got Such a Long Way to Go" – 3:57
- "California" – 3:04
- "Anytime" – 4:28
- "Down Along the Bayou Country" – 2:10
- "Sweet Mary" – 3:25
- "Look at Mary" – 3:08
- "The Reason Why" – 4:19
- "Mr. Dolphin" – 3:40
- "How Long" – 3:00
- "My Woman" – 3:58
Personnel
Musicians
- Rick Nelson – guitar, piano, lead vocals
- Allen Kemp – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Tim Cetera – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Tom Brumley – steel guitar
- Patrick Shanahan – drums
Production
- Producer: Rick Nelson
- Executive producer: John Walsh
Charts
Chart (1970–1972) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Top LPs[5] | 196 |
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[9] | 33 |
References
- ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ricky Nelson | Rhino". www.rhino.com.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Fireside. 1995.
- ^ The Da Capo Companion to 20th-Century Popular Music. Da Capo Press. 1995. p. 684.
- ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 556. ISBN 0898201179.
- ^ Rick Nelson – Rick Sings Nelson: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 145.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 82, no. 40. October 3, 1970. p. 22.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 214. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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Ricky Nelson
- James Burton
- Richie Frost
- Gene Garf
- James Kirkland
- The Jordanaires
- Ricky (1957)
- Ricky Nelson (1958)
- Ricky Sings Again (1959)
- Songs by Ricky (1959)
- More Songs by Ricky (1960)
- Rick Is 21 (1961)
- Album Seven by Rick (1962)
- For Your Sweet Love (1963)
- Rick Nelson Sings for You (1963)
- The Very Thought of You (1964)
- Spotlight on Rick (1964)
- Best Always (1965)
- Love and Kisses (1965)
- Bright Lights and Country Music (1966)
- Country Fever (1967)
- Another Side of Rick (1967)
- Perspective (1969)
- Rick Sings Nelson (1970)
- Rudy the Fifth (1971)
- Garden Party (1972)
- Windfall (1974)
- Intakes (1977)
- Playing to Win (1981)
- All My Best (1985)
- The Memphis Sessions (1986)
- Best Sellers by Rick Nelson (1963)
- On the Flip Side (1966)
- Ricky Sings Spirituals (1960)
- "I'm Walkin'"
- "A Teenager's Romance"
- "You're My One and Only Love"
- "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?"
- "Be-Bop Baby"
- "Stood Up"
- "Waitin' in School"
- "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It"
- "Believe What You Say"
- "Poor Little Fool"
- "Lonesome Town"
- "I Got a Feeling"
- "It's Late"
- "Never Be Anyone Else But You"
- "Just a Little Too Much"
- "Sweeter Than You"
- "I Wanna Be Loved"
- "Young Emotions"
- "Travelin' Man"
- "Hello Mary Lou"
- "A Wonder Like You"
- "Everlovin'"
- "Young World"
- "Summertime"
- "Teen Age Idol"
- "It's Up to You"
- "Fools Rush In"
- "For You"
- "The Very Thought of You"
- "There's Nothing I Can Say"
- "She Belongs to Me"
- "Life"
- "Garden Party"
- "Dream Lover"
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