Ricky Sings Spirituals
Ricky Sings Spirituals | ||||
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EP by Ricky Nelson | ||||
Released | February, 1960 | |||
Genre | Gospel | |||
Length | 10:14 | |||
Label | Imperial Records | |||
Producer | Charles "Bud" Dant | |||
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Ricky Sings Spirituals is an EP by American singer Ricky Nelson. It was released in February 1960 and contains four gospel songs. Jimmie Haskell arranged the album and Charles "Bud" Dant produced it.
Nelson's only EP, it was inspired by Elvis Presley's devotion to gospel music.[1] It didn't come from his own religious upbringing, which was nonexistent and may have been Ozzie Nelson's idea (Ozzie wrote one of the songs, even though he didn't practice any organized religion).[1] The EP includes a Baker Knight tune, "Glory Train", but it was a commercial failure and an out-of-character footnote to his fifties rock & roll.[1] According to Nelson, he wasn't trying to copy Presley by recording an EP of spiritual songs, but he understood that he "was welcomed as a cleaned up Elvis."[2]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
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William Ruhlmann of AllMusic said that "the songs were in the style of old-time gospel music…Nelson sang the songs with assurance, but not with the feeling that Presley put into his gospel recordings. As with Nelson's rock & roll performances, his gospel recordings were sincere imitations of music he seemed to like.[3]
Joel Selvin called it "the strangest record of his career."[4]
Track listing
Side one
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Glory Train" | Baker Knight | 2:38 |
2. | "I Bowed My Head in Shame" | Baker Knight | 2:32 |
Side two
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "March With the Band of the Lord" | Ray Johnson | 2:40 |
2. | "If You Believe It" | Ozzie Nelson | 2:16 |
References
- ^ a b c Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson : idol for a generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-8092-4187-3.
- ^ Homer, Sheree (2012). Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-7864-6060-1.
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Ricky Nelson – Ricky Sing Spirituals: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson : idol for a generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-8092-4187-3.
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