Intakes (Rick Nelson album)

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Intakes
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Studio album by
Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band
ReleasedSeptember 1977
Genre Country rock
Length31:11
Label Epic
Producer Rick Nelson
Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band chronology
Windfall
(1974)		Intakes
(1977)		 Playing to Win
(1981)
Singles from Intakes
  1. "You Can't Dance"
    Released: September 1977
  2. "Gimme a Little Sign"
    Released: January 1978

Intakes is a country rock album by Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band, released in September 1977. It was Nelson's only album released on the Epic Records label, and Nelson's twenty-second solo studio album overall. [1] Dennis Larden was the arranger, while Nelson produced the album.

Contents

Real Gone Music label included the album in the 2012 The Complete Epic Recordings box set. [2] Bear Family included also the album in the 2010 The Last Time Around box set. [3]

Background

Ricky Nelson wrote two songs himself that may have been inspired by his wife: "It's Another Day", about a deteriorating love affair, and "Something You Can't Buy", a song returning him to his rockabilly roots. [4] [5] Larden arranged the songs for the album and wrote "One X One" and "Wings." [5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Billboard described the album as "the most commercial effort from [Nelson]" saying "He moves away from a countnfied vocal vein into more a pop-oriented" [8]

Cashbox described the album as "a highly listenable sound album" [9]

Track listing

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Can't Dance"Tim Ryan, Bob Yeomans2;59
2."One X One"Dennis Larden3:35
3."I Wanna Move With You" Baker Knight 3:30
4."It's Another Day" 3:11
5."Wings"Dennis Larden3:13

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Five Minutes More"Art DelGudico, Jay DeWitt White2:46
2."Change Your Mind"Jay DeWitt White2:31
3."Something You Can't Buy" 2:48
4."Gimme a Little Sign" Alfred Smith, Joe Hooven, Jerry Winn3:06
5."Stay Young" Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle 3:32

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 "Intakes Rick Nelson". AllMusic. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Rick Nelson - The Complete Epic Recordings". AllMusic. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ "The Last Time Around 1970-1982". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  4. ↑ Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. pp. 229–230. ISBN   978-0-8092-4187-3.
  5. 1 2 Homer, Sheree (2012). Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland. p. 115. ISBN   978-0-7864-6060-1.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1020. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Billboard Top Albums Picks: Rick Nelson - Intakes" (PDF). Billboard . October 8, 1977. p. 94.
  9. ↑ "Cashbox Album Pop Picks Reviews: Intakes". Cash Box . Vol. 39, no. 19. October 8, 1977. p. 28.
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