Rudy the Fifth

Rudy the Fifth
Studio album by
Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band
ReleasedNovember 1971
Recorded1971
GenreCountry rock
Length38:51
LabelDecca/MCA
ProducerRick Nelson
Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band chronology
Rick Sings Nelson
(1970) 		Rudy the Fifth
(1971) 		Garden Party
(1972)

Rudy the Fifth is a country rock album by Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band, released on October 4, 1971, and Nelson's twentieth studio album overall.

The album contains original songs as well as self-penned compositions including "The Last Time Around" and "Song for Kristin (which he played classical guitar with no overdubs).[1] and covers such as Bob Dylan's "Just Like a Woman" & "Love Minus Zero/No Limit", The Rolling Stones "Honky Tonk Women".[2] and Shirley & Lee, & Johnny Preston "Feel So Good",[2] it also featured Nelson playing piano on "Honky Tonk Woman"[1] His close friend Kent McCord designed the cover.[3]

Rudy the Fifth "bubbled under" the Top LPs & Tape chart for two weeks that began in the issue dated November 27, 1971, peaking at number 204.[4]

The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Beat Goes On on January 26, 1999 as tracks 11 through 23 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 10 consisting of Nelson's 1970 album, Rick Sings Nelson.[5]

  1. ^ a b Homer, Sheree (2012). Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-7864-6060-1.
  2. ^ a b Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-8092-4187-3.
  3. ^ Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-8092-4187-3.
  4. ^ Whitburn 2010.
  5. ^ "Rick Sings Nelson/Rudy the Fifth". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.