Windfall (Rick Nelson album)

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Windfall
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Studio album by
Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band
ReleasedJanuary 10, 1974 [1]
Recorded1974
Genre Country rock
Length34:17
Label MCA [2]
Producer Rick Nelson
Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band chronology
Garden Party
(1972)		Windfall
(1974)		 Intakes
(1977)

Windfall is a 1974 country rock album by Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band, Nelson's twenty-second studio album. [3] [4] The album peaked at No. 190 on the Billboard albums chart. [5]

Contents

The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Beat Goes On on March 13, 2002 as tracks 11 through 20 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 10 consisting of Nelson's 1972 album, Garden Party. [6]

Background

Jay DeWitt White wrote "How Many Times", Baker Knight's "I Don't Want to Be Lonely One". Larden wrote "Legacy", "Evil Woman Child", "One Night Stand" and "Don't Leave Me Here", "Windfall" (co-wrote with Nelson)", [7] [8] Nelson arranged the songs for the album and wrote three songs "Someone to Love", "Lifestream", & "Windfall" (co-wrote with Larden)" [8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Bruce Eder of AllMusic said that the album "showed [Nelson], displaying more confidence than he'd had since the mid-1960s, delved not only into some achingly beautiful corners of country-rock, but also harder rocking territory and also more soul and funk-oriented sounds than anyone believed possible." [11]

Billboard described the album as "the urban form of country pop music" and stated that "such tunes as "How Many Times" and a marked contrast in "Evil Ways" with its driving rhythm and wah wah guitar solo" [12]

Rolling Stone gave the album a mostly positive review, praising two of Nelson's contributions, "Lifestream" and "Someone to Love." [13]

Track listing

  1. "Legacy" (Dennis Larden) – 3:24
  2. "Someone to Love" (Rick Nelson) – 3:58
  3. "How Many Times" (Jay DeWitt White) – 4:42
  4. "Evil Woman Child" (Larden) – 3:45
  5. "Don't Leave Me Here" (Larden) – 2:44
  6. "Wild Nights in Tulsa" (Don Burns, Riley Wildflower) – 3:32
  7. "Lifestream" (Nelson) – 2:40
  8. "One Night Stand" (Larden) – 3:17
  9. "I Don't Want to Be Lonely Tonight" (Thomas Baker Knight) – 3:15
  10. "Windfall" (Nelson, Larden) – 3:00

Charts

Chart (1974)Peak
position
US Top LPs (Billboard)190
Australia (Kent Music Report) [14] 61

Personnel

Production

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References

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  4. ↑ "Rick Nelson To Sing At LCC". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: 65. October 20, 1974. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Chart History: Ricky Nelson". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Garden Party/Windfall". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  7. ↑ Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. pp. 213–214. ISBN   978-0-8092-4187-3.
  8. 1 2 Homer, Sheree (2012). Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 104. ISBN   978-0-7864-6060-1.
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  10. ↑ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1989. ISBN   9780857125958 . Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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  12. ↑ "Billboard Top Albums Pick: Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band - Windfall" (PDF). Billboard . January 26, 1974. p. 66.
  13. ↑ Shaw, Greg. "Windfall". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  14. ↑ 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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