Best Always (Rick Nelson album)

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Best Always
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Studio album by
Rick Nelson
ReleasedApril 19, 1965
Genre Rock and roll
Length28:08
Label Decca
Producer Charles "Bud" Dant
Rick Nelson chronology
Spotlight on Rick
(1964)		Best Always
(1965)		 Love and Kisses
(1965)
Singles from Best Always
  1. "Lonely Corner"
    Released: August 1964
  2. "Mean Old World"
    Released: March 6, 1965

Best Always is the twelfth studio album by rock and roll and pop idol Rick Nelson, and his fifth for Decca Records, released on April 19, 1965. One single, "Mean Old World", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue of the magazine dated March 20, 1965, eventually reaching number 96 during its two-week stay. [1] Jimmie Haskell arranged the album and Charles "Bud" Dant produced it.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Richie Unterberger of AllMusic said that "It boasts a quite good pop melody. Nelson stretches his vocal range on the cover of the Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You," and gives a taste of his upcoming move into country with a version of "You Don't Know Me." [2]

Billboard called it "A Strong support" and stated that "a dozen pop hits, some old, some recent are given fine interpretations." [4]

Cashbox gave a positive review, saying "it a compilation of mixed tunes, some soft and some driving. Along with his recent single, “Mean Old World,” Nelson bounces through “I Know A Place” and the while back “Since I Don’t Have You." [5]

Record Mirror called it "genuinely entertaining" and claimed "The contents are a good selection. and every track given single treatment. rather than a general album sound". [6]

Track listing

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Not Ready for You Yet" Buzz Cason, Paul Hampton 2:05
2."You Don't Know Me" Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker 2:24
3."Ladies Choice" Jerry Fuller 2:17
4."Lonely Corner" Johnny Burnette, Betty Murdoch2:03
5."Only the Young" Pat Boone, Jimmy Seals 2:23
6."Mean Old World" Billy Vera 2:18

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Know a Place" Tony Hatch 2:48
2."Since I Don't Have You"Jackie Taylor, James Beaumont, Janet Vogel, Joseph Rock, Joe Verscharen, Lennie Martin, Wally Lester2:33
3."It's Beginning to Hurt" Dave Burgess 1:58
4."My Blue Heaven" Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting 2:17
5."How Does It Go"Jay Goodis, Jerry Keller 3:01
6."When The Chips Are Down" Dash Crofts, Keith MacKendrick, Jimmy Seals 2:01

Charts

Singles

YearTitleU.S. Hot 100 [7]
1965Mean Old World96

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References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 502. ISBN   0898201551.
  2. 1 2 Unterberger, Richie. Rick Nelson – Best Always: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (14 October 1965). "Rick Nelson: Best Always" (PDF). New Record Mirror . No. 14. p. 8. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Album Reveiw: Best Always". Billboard . April 24, 1965. p. 60.
  5. ↑ Cash Box. Cash Box Pub. Co. 1965-04-17. p. 32.
  6. ↑ "16 Brash & Ballady Tracks from LULU :Norman Jopling and Peter Jones new albums reviewed by Norman Jopling and Peter Jones new albums" (PDF). Record Mirror . October 14, 1965. p. 8.
  7. ↑ "Ricky Nelson | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
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