Ricky Nelson (album)

Ricky Nelson
Studio album by
Ricky Nelson
ReleasedJuly 1958
Genre
LabelImperial
ProducerCharles "Bud" Dant
Ricky Nelson chronology
Ricky
(1957) 		Ricky Nelson
(1958) 		Ricky Sings Again
(1959)
Singles from Ricky Nelson
  1. "Poor Little Fool b/w "Don't Leave Me This Way"
    Released: June 23, 1958
  2. "I'm in Love Again"
    Released: February 1963
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Ricky Nelson is the second album by teen idol Ricky Nelson, released in 1958.[3]

The Album features of then-recent hits and older songs updated for his style, including a cover of Bobby Lee Trammell "Shirley Lee", Little Walter's "My Babe", "Unchained Melody"[4], Fats Domino's "I'm in Love Again", and Roy Orbison's "Down the Line"[5] it also contained Ricky Nelson's first composition, "Don't Leave Me This Way",[6] The Jordanaires provide backing vocals.

The album made its first appearance on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart in the issue dated July 28 of that year and remained on the chart for 9 weeks, peaking at number 7.[7] it also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated June 21, of that year, and remained on the chart for 13 weeks, peaking at number 4[8]

The album was released on compact disc by Capitol Records on June 19, 2001, as tracks 16 through 27 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Nelson's debut studio album from November 1957, Ricky.[9]

  1. ^ Ricky Nelson at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1020. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
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  4. ^ Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-8092-4187-3.
  5. ^ Homer, Sheree (2012). Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-7864-6060-1.
  6. ^ Poore, Billy (1998). Rockabilly: A Forty-year Journey. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 99. ISBN 0-7935-9142-2.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 268. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  9. ^ "Ricky - Ricky Nelson". AllMusic. Retrieved September 15, 2024.