Rick Is 21

Rick Is 21
Studio album by
Rick Nelson
ReleasedMay 8, 1961
Recorded1960−61
Genre
LabelImperial
ProducerCharles "Bud" Dant
Rick Nelson chronology
More Songs by Ricky
(1960) 		Rick Is 21
(1961) 		Album Seven by Rick
(1962)
Singles from Rick Is 21
  1. "Travelin' Man" b/w "Hello Mary Lou"
    Released: April 1961
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
New Record Mirror4/5[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Rick Is 21 is the sixth album by rock and roll and pop idol Rick Nelson, and was released in 1961. The album was almost entirely recorded in Los Angeles, California, United States at the famous United Western Recorders studios from February to April, 1961. Only one song was recorded at Master Recorders studios in Hollywood, California, United States. That song was: Do You Know What it Means To Miss New Orleans recorded in February, 1960. The album was the first to credit his first name as "Rick"; previous albums were credited to Ricky Nelson. Jimmie Haskell was the arranger and Charles "Bud" Dant was the producer.

The album made its first appearance on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated May 29 of that year and remained on the chart for 49 weeks, peaking at number 8.[4] It reached No. 6 on the Cashbox albums chart where stayed there for 45 weeks.[5] Successful singles from the album include "Travelin' Man" and "Hello Mary Lou".

The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Capitol Records on June 19, 2001 as tracks 19 through 30 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 July 1960, More Songs by Ricky.[6]

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Ricky Nelson – Rick is 21: Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1020. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 268. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  6. ^ "More Songs By Ricky - Rick Is 21". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.