Songs by Ricky

Songs by Ricky
Studio album by
Ricky Nelson
ReleasedNovember 1959
Genre
Length32:24
LabelImperial
ProducerCharles "Bud" Dant
Ricky Nelson chronology
Ricky Sings Again
(1959) 		Songs by Ricky
(1959) 		Ricky Sings Spirituals
(1960)
Singles from Songs By Ricky
  1. "Just a Little Too Much" b/w "Sweeter Than You"
    Released: June 1959
  2. "A Long Vacation"
    Released: June 1963

Songs by Ricky is the fourth rock and roll album by Ricky Nelson, released in November 1959.[1] The Jordanaires provide vocal accompaniment, the last Nelson album on which they do so. it features a group of songs from The Burnettes, Baker Knight, & His Uncle Don Nelson.[2] Jimmie Haskell was the arranger, and Charles "Bud" Dant produced the album.

The album debuted on the Billboard Best Selling LPs chart in the issue dated September 29, 1959, remaining on the chart for 26 weeks and peaking at number 22.[3] It reached No. 9 on the Cashbox albums chart during a 19-week stay on the chart.[4] Successful singles from the album include "Just a Little Too Much" and "Sweeter Than You", both of which peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[5] They reached numbers 11 and 18, respectively, on the Cashbox Singles Chart[6] and peaked at numbers 11 and 65 in the UK[7]

The album was released on compact disc by Capitol Records on June 19, 2001, as tracks 18 through 29 on a pairing of two albums on one disc with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Nelson's other Imperial album from January 1959, Ricky Sings Again.[8]

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  2. ^ Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-8092-4187-3.
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  7. ^ "RICKY NELSON". Official Charts. 1958-02-27. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  8. ^ "Ricky Sings Again - Songs By Ricky". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.