Album Seven by Rick

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Album Seven by Rick
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1962
Studio United Western, Hollywood
Genre
Length27:18
Label Imperial
Producer Charles "Bud" Dant
Rick Nelson chronology
Rick Is 21
(1961)
Album Seven by Rick
(1962)
Best Sellers by Rick Nelson
(1963)
Singles from Album Seven by Rick
  1. "Summertime"
    Released: February 24, 1962
  2. "There's Not A Minute"
    Released: August 1963
  3. "Today's Teardrops"
    Released: September 1963
  4. "Congratulations"
    Released: February 1964

Album Seven by Rick is the seventh album by rock and roll and pop idol Rick Nelson, released in March 1962 by Imperial Records. [1] This was his final LP for the label. The album was entirely recorded in Los Angeles, California, at United Western Recorders studios. It featured Nelson's usual group of songwriters, including Jerry Fuller. [2] Jimmie Haskell was the arranger and Charles "Bud" Dant produced the album.

Contents

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated April 14, 1962, and remained on the chart for 20 weeks, peaking at number 27. [3] It reached No. 31 on the Cashbox albums chart where it stayed there for 10 weeks [4]

The album was released on compact disc by Beat Goes On on January 30, 2001, as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one disc with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Nelson's 1963 compilation album, It's Up to You. [5] It was also released as one of two albums on one CD by Capitol Records on June 19, 2001, with the other album being Nelson's 1960 EP, Ricky Sings Spirituals . [6] Bear Family included also the album in the 2001 The American Dream box set. [7]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

On release, Billboard stated that Nelson's warbling is folksy, sincere and loaded with teen appeal. He sings everything from Gershwin ('Summertime") to rockabilly, but the main emphasis is on teen-appeal tunes - "Today's Teardrops", "Thank You Darling", "Baby You Don't Know". [10] Variety wrote in their review that "his homesupn styling makes 'em sound good at the moment" [11] , Cashbox stated that it "offers eleven other tunes with the musical accompaniment of his own group. While playing the rhythm guitar Rick dishes up attractive renditions of “Congratulations,” “Excuse Me Baby,” and “Poor Loser". [12]

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic said that "The writers have a good sense of Nelson's taste in rock & roll, even if on occasion they sound like they're trying to clone earlier triumphs ("Today's Teardrops" particularly sounds like an attempt to rewrite "Hello Mary Lou"). For once, even the covers are striking: "Summertime" is given a rock & roll arrangement that would have surprised George Gershwin, and the choice of the 1958 country hit "I Can't Stop Loving You" was inspired. [1]

Track listing

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Summertime" George Gershwin 2:14
2."Congratulations" Jerry Fuller 2:16
3."Baby You Don't Know" Dave Burgess, Jerry Fuller 1:54
4."I Can't Stop Loving You" Don Gibson 2:39
5."Excuse Me Baby" Dorsey Burnette 2:37
6."History of Love" Dave Burgess, Jerry Fuller 2:04

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Today's Teardrops" Gene Pitney, Aaron Schroeder 2:05
2."Mad Mad World" Dorsey Burnette, Joe Osborn 2:01
3."Thank You Darling" Jackie DeShannon, Sharon Sheeley 1:38
4."Poor Loser" Jerry Fuller 2:19
5."Stop Sneakin' Around" Baker Knight 2:34
6."There's Not a Minute" Clint Ballard, Jr., Frederick Tobias2:24

Charts

Chart (1962)Peak
position
US Top LPs (Billboard) [3] 27
US Cashbox [4] 31

Singles

YearTitleU.S. Hot 100

[13] [14]

U.S. Cashbox

[15]

1962"Summertime"89111
1963""There's Not a Minute"127149
"Today's Teardrops"5465
1964"Congratulations"63104

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