Ricky Sings Again

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Ricky Sings Again
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1959
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Label Imperial
Producer Charles "Bud" Dant
Ricky Nelson chronology
Ricky Nelson
(1958)
Ricky Sings Again
(1959)
Songs by Ricky
(1959)
Singles from Ricky Sings Again
  1. "Believe What You Say"
    Released: March 10, 1958
  2. "Lonesome Town"
    Released: August 29, 1958
  3. "It's Late"
    Released: February 9, 1959
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Ricky Sings Again is the third rock and roll album by Ricky Nelson, released in 1959. The Jordanaires provide vocal accompaniment.

Contents

The album made its first appearance on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated February 2 of that year and remained on the chart for 19 weeks, peaking at number 14. [2] The 3 singles from the album was "Lonesome Town" "It's Late", "Never Be Anyone Else But You", "Believe What You Say".

Reception

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic said that the album "showed [Nelson] "was having material written for him instead of having to fill up his LPs with covers of other people's hits, he hewed to the rockabilly sound developed by Elvis Presley and others in and around Memphis, TN. In particular, he had become a follower of Dorsey Burnette". [3]

Cashbox called it "uptempo and ballad beat". [4]

Track listing

  1. "It's Late" (Dorsey Burnette) - 1:59
  2. "One of These Mornings" (Dorsey Burnette) - 1:54
  3. "Believe What You Say" (Dorsey Burnette, Johnny Burnette) - 2:05
  4. "Lonesome Town" (Baker Knight) - 2:14
  5. "Tryin' to Get to You" (Rose Marie McCoy, Charlie Singleton) - 2:15
  6. "Be True to Me" (James Kirkland, Nat Stuckey) - 2:23
  7. "Old Enough to Love" (Al Jones, Bill Jones, Merle Kilgore) - 2:17
  8. "Never Be Anyone Else But You" (Baker Knight) - 2:16
  9. "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" (Hank Williams) - 2:20
  10. "You Tear Me Up" (Baker Knight) - 2:21
  11. "It's All in the Game" (Charles Dawes, Carl Sigman) - 1:58
  12. "Restless Kid" (Johnny Cash) - 1:57

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References

  1. Ricky Sings Again at AllMusic
  2. 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.
  3. "Ricky Nelson – Ricky Sings Again": Album Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  4. "Album Reviews". Cash Box . Vol. 20, no. 16. January 17, 1959. p. 434.