Ricky Sings Again

Ricky Sings Again
Studio album by
Ricky Nelson
ReleasedJanuary 1959
Recorded1958–1959
Genre
LabelImperial
ProducerCharles "Bud" Dant
Ricky Nelson chronology
Ricky Nelson
(1958) 		Ricky Sings Again
(1959) 		Songs by Ricky
(1959)
Singles from Ricky Sings Again
  1. "Believe What You Say"
    Released: March 10, 1958
  2. "Lonesome Town"
    Released: August 29, 1958
  3. "It's Late"
    Released: February 9, 1959
  4. "Old Enough to Love"
    Released: April 1963

Ricky Sings Again is the third rock and roll album by Ricky Nelson, released in 1959.[1] it features a group of songs from The Burnettes, & Baker Knight,[2] including covers of Elvis Presely & Hank Williams"[3] The Jordanaires provide vocal accompaniment.

The album debuted on the Billboard Best Selling LPs chart in the issue dated February 2, 1959, remaining on the chart for 19 weeks and peaking at number 14.[4] It debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated January 10, 1959, and remained on the chart for in a total of 27 weeks, spending a week at number one[5] Five singles were released from the album: "Lonesome Town", "It's Late", "Never Be Anyone Else But You", "Believe What You Say" and "Old Enough To Love". They peaked at No. 9, No. 6, No. 7, No. 4, and No. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[6], They reached numbers 12, 7, 5, 6, and 86, respectively, on the Cashbox Singles Chart,[7] "Never Be Anyone Else But You" and ''It's Late" peaked at number 14 and 3 in the UK[8]

The album was released on compact disc by Capitol Records on June 19, 2001, as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one disc with tracks 18 through 29 consisting of Nelson's other Imperial album from November 1959, Songs by Ricky.[9]

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  2. ^ Homer, Sheree (2012). Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-7864-6060-1.
  3. ^ Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-8092-4187-3.
  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.
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  9. ^ "Ricky Sings Again - Songs By Ricky". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2024.