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| Released | July 1960 | |||
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| Length | 27:16 | |||
| Label | Imperial | |||
| Producer | Charles "Bud" Dant | |||
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More Songs by Ricky is the fifth album by rock and roll and pop idol Ricky Nelson, released in July 1960. The album was recorded at Master Recorders studios in Hollywood, California, United States.
it contains old Standards from his dad Ozzie Nelson era, including "When Your Lover Has Gone", "Baby Won't You Please Come Home", "Time After Time", & "Again". The album was the last to credit his first name as "Ricky" and final studio album credited as "Ricky Nelson" during his lifetime. Jimmie Haskell arranged the album, while Charles "Bud" Dant produced it.
The album made its first appearance on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated August 29 of that year and remained on the chart for 22 weeks, peaking at number 18.[1] The only single from the album was "I'm Not Afraid", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue of the magazine dated September 5, 1960, eventually reaching number 27 during its eight-week stay.[2] and number 40 on the Cashbox singles chart,[3]
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 19 through 30 consisting of the other album being Nelson's Other Imperial album from May 8 1961, Rick Is 21.[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.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 502. ISBN 0898201551.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 08, 1960".
- ^ "More Songs By Ricky - Rick Is 21". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.