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Rick Sings Nelson

1970 studio album by Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band

Rick Sings Nelson is the nineteenth studio album by Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band.[2][3] It was the first album on which Nelson wrote every song.[4][5]

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The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated November 17 of that year and remained on the chart for two weeks, peaking at number 196.[5]

Critical reception

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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "accomplished", writing that it was part of "a series of strong, often underrated, albums".[7]

Billboard said the album proves that the albums contains "a package of standout material."[8]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rick Nelson.
  1. "We've Got Such a Long Way to Go" – 3:57
  2. "California" – 3:04
  3. "Anytime" – 4:28
  4. "Down Along the Bayou Country" – 2:10
  5. "Sweet Mary" – 3:25
  6. "Look at Mary" – 3:08
  7. "The Reason Why" – 4:19
  8. "Mr. Dolphin" – 3:40
  9. "How Long" – 3:00
  10. "My Woman" – 3:58

Personnel

Musicians

  • Rick Nelson – guitar, piano, lead vocals
  • Allen Kemp – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Tim Cetera – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Tom Brumley – steel guitar
  • Patrick Shanahan – drums

Production

  • Producer: Rick Nelson
  • Executive producer: John Walsh

Charts

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References

  1. [1]
    Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. [2]
    "Ricky Nelson | Rhino". www.rhino.com.
  3. [3]
    The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Fireside. 1995.
  4. [4]
    The Da Capo Companion to 20th-Century Popular Music. Da Capo Press. 1995. p. 684.
  5. [5]
    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.
  6. [6]
    Rick Nelson – Rick Sings Nelson: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  7. [7]
    Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 145.
  8. [8]
    "Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 82, no. 40. October 3, 1970. p. 22.
  9. [9]
    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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