Ricky Nelson (album)

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Ricky Nelson
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Studio album by
Ricky Nelson
ReleasedJuly 1958
Genre
Label Imperial
Producer Charles "Bud" Dant
Ricky Nelson chronology
Ricky
(1957)		Ricky Nelson
(1958)		 Ricky Sings Again
(1959)
Singles from Ricky Nelson
  1. "Poor Little Fool b/w "Don't Leave Me This Way"
    Released: June 23, 1958
  2. "I'm in Love Again"
    Released: February 1963
Professional ratings
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Ricky Nelson is the second album by teen idol Ricky Nelson, released in 1958. [3]

Contents

The Album features of then-recent hits and older songs updated for his style, including a cover of Bobby Lee Trammell "Shirley Lee", Little Walter's "My Babe", "Unchained Melody" [4] , Fats Domino's "I'm in Love Again", and Roy Orbison's "Down the Line" [5] it also contained Ricky Nelson's first composition, "Don't Leave Me This Way", [6] The Jordanaires provide backing vocals.

The album made its first appearance on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart in the issue dated July 28 of that year and remained on the chart for 9 weeks, peaking at number 7. [7] it also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated June 21, of that year, and remained on the chart for 13 weeks, peaking at number 4 [8]

The album was released on compact disc by Capitol Records on June 19, 2001, as tracks 16 through 27 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Nelson's debut studio album from November 1957, Ricky . [9] Bear Family included also the album in the 2001 The American Dream box set. [10]

Reception

A review by AllMusic said that Ricky Nelson "remained a slavish imitator of the Sun Records rockabilly style on his sophomore long-player, but he had improved enormously in the endeavor", and gave the album a positive rating. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Shirley Lee" (Bobby Lee Trammell) – 2:00
  2. "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)" (Jimmie Hodges) – 2:51
  3. "There's Good Rockin' Tonight" (Roy Brown) – 1:50
  4. "I'm Feelin' Sorry" (Jack Clement) – 2:19
  5. "Down the Line" (Roy Orbison, Phillips) – 2:33
  6. "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) – 2:21
  7. "I'm in Love Again" (Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino) – 2:20
  8. "Don't Leave Me This Way" (Ricky Nelson) – 2:29
  9. "My Babe" (Willie Dixon) – 2:33
  10. "I'll Walk Alone" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:39
  11. "There Goes My Baby" (James Burton, James Kirkland) – 2:15
  12. "Poor Little Fool" (Sharon Sheeley) – 2:33

Charts

Album

Chart (1958)Peak

position

U.S. Billboard Best Selling LPs (Billboard) [11] 7
U.S. Cashbox [12] 4

Singles

YearTitleU.S. Hot 100

[13]

U.S. Cashbox

[14]

U.K. Singles Chart

[15]

1958"Poor Little Fool"124
1963"I'm in Love Again"6751—

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References

  1. ↑ Ricky Nelson at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1020. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Ricky Nelson – Ricky Nelson: Album Review". AllMusic . Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. p. 103. ISBN   978-0-8092-4187-3.
  5. ↑ Homer, Sheree (2012). Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 52. ISBN   978-0-7864-6060-1.
  6. ↑ Poore, Billy (1998). Rockabilly: A Forty-year Journey. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 99. ISBN   0-7935-9142-2.
  7. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 556. ISBN   0898201179.
  8. ↑ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 268. ISBN   0-8108-2005-6.
  9. ↑ "Ricky - Ricky Nelson". AllMusic. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  10. ↑ "The American Dream: The Complete Imperial and Verve 1957-1962". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  11. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 556. ISBN   0898201179.
  12. ↑ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 268. ISBN   0-8108-2005-6.
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  15. ↑ "RICKY NELSON". Official Charts. February 27, 1958. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
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