All My Best (Ricky Nelson album)

All My Best
Studio album by Ricky Nelson
Released	1985 (1985)
Genre	Rock and Roll Rockabilly Country Rock
Length	38:14
Label	Silver Eagle
Ricky Nelson chronology
Playing to Win (1981) All My Best (1985) The Memphis Sessions (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]
MusicHound	[3]

All My Best is a 1985 Ricky Nelson album. Although the record is a collection of greatest hits, it is not a compilation but a new studio recording. Nelson conceived the album for his own Silver Eagle label and promoted the record himself on late-night television.

Nelson recruited the Jordanaires to provide backing vocals, as well as familiar session musicians. ^[4] Since Nelson's session musicians had not performed the songs for many years, some differences from the original recordings are audible on the album. ^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Travelin' Man"	Jerry Fuller	Rick Is 21 (1961)	2:19
2.	"Hello Mary Lou"	Gene Pitney	Rick Is 21 (1961)	2:19
3.	"Poor Little Fool"	Sharon Sheeley	Ricky Nelson (1958)	2:27
4.	"Stood Up"	Dub Dickerson, Erma Herrold	Best Sellers by Rick Nelson (1963)	1:36
5.	"You Are The Only One"	Baker Knight	Million Sellers (1963)	2:33
6.	"It's Late"	Dorsey Burnette	Ricky Sings Again (1959)	1:55
7.	"You Know What I Mean"	Mickey Jupp	Previously unreleased	1:47
8.	"Young World"	Fuller	Non-album track (1962)	2:18
9.	"Lonesome Town"	Knight	Ricky Sings Again (1959)	2:12
10.	"I Got A Feeling"	Knight	Non-album track (1958)	1:55
11.	"Just a Little Too Much"	Johnny Burnette	Songs by Ricky (1959)	2:00
12.	"Believe What You Say"	Johnny Burnette, Dorsey Burnette	Ricky Sings Again (1959)	2:06
13.	"It's Up to You"	Fuller	It's Up to You (1962)	2:46
14.	"Waitin' in School"	Johnny Burnette, Dorsey Burnette	Best Sellers by Rick Nelson (1963)	1:58
15.	"Never Be Anyone Else But You"	Knight	Ricky Sings Again (1959)	2:13
16.	"Don't Leave Me This Way"	Ricky Nelson	Ricky Nelson (1958)	2:24
17.	"Fools Rush In"	Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer	Rick Nelson Sings for You (1963)	2:35
18.	"Teen Age Idol"	Jack Lewis	Non-album track (1962)	2:29
19.	"I'm Walkin'"	Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew	Non-album track (1957)	1:38
20.	"Mighty Good"	Knight	Non-album track (1959)	2:05
21.	"Sweeter Than You"	Knight	Songs by Ricky (1959)	2:26
22.	"Garden Party"	Nelson	Garden Party (1972)	3:58

Charts

Chart (1985–1986)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [6]	58

References

1. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1020. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved August 22, 2024.
2. DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (1992). The Rolling stone album guide : completely new reviews : every essential album, every essential artist. Random House. p. 498. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved November 17, 2024.
3. Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1996). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 482. ISBN   0-7876-0780-0.
4. Richard Carlin, Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary 2014 - All My Best, MCA 6163. "Originally released in 1985 by Rick on his own Silver Eagle label and hawked on late-night television, this is a nice collection of remakes featuring The Jordanaires on backup vocals."
5. Sheree Homer - Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer 2012 - Page 129 "The first version of 'Do You Know What I Mean,' which had been issued on Silver Eagle's All My Best, contained a mistake. Haskell explained, "I listened to the record, and I said, 'The drummer Ricky Intveld's got an extra half a beat in there, ...'""
6. 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.