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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Ricky Sings Again is the third rock and roll album by Ricky Nelson, released in 1959. The Jordanaires provide vocal accompaniment.

The album made its first appearance on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart in the issue dated February 2 of that year and remained on the chart for 19 weeks, peaking at number 14.[3] it also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated January 10, of that year, and remained on the chart for in a total of 27 weeks, spending only a week at number 1[4], The 3 singles from the album was "Lonesome Town" "It's Late", "Never Be Anyone Else But You", "Believe What You Say".

The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Capitol Records on June 19, 2001 as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 18 through 29 consisting of the other album being Nelson's Other Imperial album from November 1959, Songs by Ricky.[5]

  1. ^ Ricky Sings Again at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1020. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 268. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  5. ^ "Ricky Sings Again - Songs By Ricky". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.