It's Up to You (Ricky Nelson song)

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"It's Up to You"
Single by Rick Nelson
from the album It's Up to You
B-side "I Need You"
ReleasedDecember 1962
Genre Pop
Length2:30
Label Imperial Records 5901
Songwriter(s) Jerry Fuller
Rick Nelson singles chronology
"Teen Age Idol"
(1962)
"It's Up to You"
(1962)
"I'm in Love Again"
(1963)

"It's Up to You" is a song written by Jerry Fuller and performed by Rick Nelson. The song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 4 on the easy listening chart, No. 24 on the R&B chart, and No. 22 in the UK Singles Chart in 1963. [1] The single's B-side, "I Need You", reached No. 83 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2] The song is featured on his 1962 album, It's Up to You.

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