Rudy the Fifth

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Rudy the Fifth
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Studio album by
Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band
ReleasedNovember 1971
Recorded1971
Genre Country rock
Length38:51
Label Decca/MCA
Producer Rick Nelson
Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band chronology
Rick Sings Nelson
(1970)		Rudy the Fifth
(1971)		 Garden Party
(1972)

Rudy the Fifth is a country rock album by Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band, released on October 4, 1971, and Nelson's nineteenth solo and twentieth studio album overall. [1]

Contents

The album contains original songs as well as self-penned compositions including "The Last Time Around" and "Song for Kristin (which he played classical guitar with no overdubs). [2] and covers such as Bob Dylan's "Just Like a Woman" & "Love Minus Zero/No Limit", The Rolling Stones "Honky Tonk Women". [3] and Shirley & Lee, & Johnny Preston "Feel So Good", [3] it also featured Nelson playing piano on "Honky Tonk Woman" [2] His close friend Kent McCord designed the cover. [4]

Rudy the Fifth "bubbled under" the Top LPs & Tape chart for two weeks that began in the issue dated November 27, 1971, peaking at number 204. [5]

The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Beat Goes On on January 26, 1999, as tracks 11 through 23 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 10 consisting of Nelson's 1970 album, Rick Sings Nelson . [6] Bear Family included also the album in the 2010 The Last Time Around box set. [7]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide B− [8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Billboard gave a positive review, described the album as "a folk-rock" [10]

Dafydd Ress described the album as "one of [Nelson's] best." [11]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rick Nelson, except where indicated.

  1. "This Train" – 2:34
  2. "Just Like a Woman" (Bob Dylan) – 4:58
  3. "Sing Me a Song" – 3:21
  4. "The Last Time Around" – 4:21
  5. "Song for Kristin" – 1:14
  6. "Honky Tonk Woman" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 4:11
  7. "Feel So Good" (Leonard Lee) – 2:59
  8. "Life" – 2:57
  9. "Thank You Lord" – 4:00
  10. "Song for Kristin" – 1:15
  11. "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" (Dylan) – 2:55
  12. "Gypsy Pilot" – 4:06

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1971–1972)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs204
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [13] 38

References

  1. 1 2 "Rick Nelson - Rudy The Fifth: Ratings & Review". AllMusic . Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Homer, Sheree (2012). Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 96. ISBN   978-0-7864-6060-1.
  3. 1 2 Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. p. 193. ISBN   978-0-8092-4187-3.
  4. ↑ Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. p. 195. ISBN   978-0-8092-4187-3.
  5. ↑ Whitburn 2010.
  6. ↑ "Rick Sings Nelson/Rudy the Fifth". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  7. ↑ "The Last Time Around 1970-1982". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  8. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: N". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 8, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
  9. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1020. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Album Reviews: Pop Spotlight: Rudy The Fifth". Billboard . Vol. 84, no. 44. October 30, 1971. p. 52.
  11. ↑ Rees, Dafydd (1991). Rock movers & shakers. New York: Billboard Books. p. 354. ISBN   0823076091.
  12. ↑ "Kent McCord was a photographer behind-the-scenes on Adam-12". metv.com. January 13, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  13. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 214. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.

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