Rick Is 21

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Rick Is 21
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 8, 1961
Recorded1960−61
Genre
Label Imperial
Producer Charles "Bud" Dant
Rick Nelson chronology
More Songs by Ricky
(1960)
Rick Is 21
(1961)
Album Seven by Rick
(1962)
Singles from Rick Is 21
  1. "Travelin' Man" b/w "Hello Mary Lou"
    Released: April 1961
Professional ratings
Review scores
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New Record Mirror 4/5 [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Rick Is 21 is the sixth album by rock and roll and pop idol Rick Nelson, and was released in 1961. The album was almost entirely recorded in Los Angeles, California, United States at the famous United Western Recorders studios from February to April, 1961. Only one song was recorded at Master Recorders studios in Hollywood, California, United States. That song was: Do You Know What it Means To Miss New Orleans recorded in February, 1960. The album was the first to credit his first name as "Rick"; previous albums were credited to Ricky Nelson. Jimmie Haskell was the arranger and Charles "Bud" Dant was the producer.

Contents

The album made its first appearance on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated May 29 of that year and remained on the chart for 49 weeks, peaking at number 8. [4] Successful singles from the album include "Travelin' Man" and "Hello Mary Lou".

The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Capitol Records on June 19, 2001 as tracks 19 through 30 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of the other album being Nelson's Other Imperial album from July 1960, More Songs by Ricky. [5]

Reception

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic said that Nelson "returned to a modified rock sound, bringing in new writers like Jerry Fuller and Gene Pitney, and coming up with a streamlined pop/rock approach but the rest of the album is guitar rock arrangements of songs written by old hand Dorsey Burnette ("My One Desire"), contributing the excellent rocker "Break My Chain" (complete with a terrific James Burton guitar solo), but the overall quality of the material is high, and Nelson's band plays it well. [1]

Billboard magazine described the album as "a tribute to his reaching his majority" [6]

New Record Mirror called it "a Nice Birthday Present" [2]

Track listing

  1. "My One Desire" (Dorsey Burnette) – 2:14
  2. "That Warm Summer Night" (Jerry Fuller) – 2:11
  3. "Break My Chain" (Jerry Fuller) – 1:53
  4. "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" (Louis Alter, Eddie DeLange) – 2:32
  5. "I'll Make Believe" (Johnny Rivers) – 2:18
  6. "Travelin' Man" (Jerry Fuller) – 2:12
  7. "Oh Yeah, I'm in Love" (Gregory Carroll, Doris Payne) – 2:08
  8. "Everybody But Me" (Dave Burgess) – 2:11
  9. "Lucky Star" (Dave Burgess) – 2:17
  10. "Sure Fire Bet" (Gene Pitney) –2:07
  11. "Stars Fell on Alabama" (Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins) – 2:34
  12. "Hello Mary Lou" (Gene Pitney) – 2:17

Charts

Album

Chart (1961)Peak
position
U.S. Top LPs (Billboard) [4] 8

Singles

YearTitleU.S. Hot 100 [7] U.S. Cashbox

[8]

1961"Hello Mary Lou"9
1961"Travelin' Man"1

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References

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