Songs by Ricky
Songs by Ricky | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 1959 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 32:24 | |||
Label | Imperial | |||
Producer | Charles "Bud" Dant | |||
Ricky Nelson chronology | ||||
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Singles from Songs By Ricky | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Songs by Ricky is the fourth rock and roll album by Ricky Nelson, released in November 1959. The Jordanaires provide vocal accompaniment. This is the last album in which the Jordanaires provide vocal accompaniment. Jimmie Haskell was the arranger, while Charles "Bud" Dant produced the album.
Songs by Ricky peaked at number twenty-two on the Billboard Top LPs chart. Successful singles from the album include "Just a Little Too Much" and "Sweeter Than You", both of which peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Capitol Records on June 19, 2001 as tracks 18 through 29 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of the other album being Nelson's Other Imperial album from January 1959, Ricky Sings Again.[3]
Reception
[edit]William Ruhlmann of AllMusic thought "The result was a consistent record by a writing and performing team at the peak of its powers, everyone contributing to an overall sound that was a rhythmic, smooth development on the kind of raw rockabilly invented in Memphis by the original artists at Sun Records. and Nelson had turned into a supple vocalist with a sure sense of the material.".[4]
Track listing
[edit]Side one
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "You'll Never Know What You're Missing" | Baker Knight | 2:34 |
2. | "That's All" | Bob Haymes, Alan Brandt | 2:05 |
3. | "Just a Little Too Much" | Johnny Burnette | 2:12 |
4. | "One Minute to One" | Baker Knight | 2:05 |
5. | "Half Breed" | John D. Loudermilk | 2:05 |
6. | "You're So Fine" | Dorsey Burnette | 2:26 |
Side two
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Don't Leave Me" | Johnny Burnette | 2:16 |
2. | "Sweeter Than You" | Baker Knight | 2:19 |
3. | "A Long Vacation" | Dorsey Burnette | 2:08 |
4. | "So Long" | Don Nelson | 2:01 |
5. | "Blood From a Stone" | Johnny Bachelor, Rupert Stephens | 2:12 |
6. | "I've Been Thinkin'" | Johnny Burnette | 2:06 |
Charts
[edit]Album
[edit]Chart (1959) | Peak position |
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U.S. Top LPs (Billboard)[5] | 22 |
Singles
[edit]Year | Title | U.S. Hot 100[6] |
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1959 | "Just a Little Too Much" | 9 |
"Sweeter Than You |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ricky Nelson – Songs by Ricky: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1020. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Ricky Sings Again - Songs By Ricky". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Ricky Nelson – Songs By Ricky": Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2001). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955-2001. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 622. ISBN 0898201470. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles (12th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 697. ISBN 0898201802. Retrieved October 10, 2023.