Best Always (Rick Nelson album) explained

Best Always
Type:studio
Artist:Rick Nelson
Cover:Best Always.JPG
Released:April 19, 1965
Genre:Rock and roll
Length:28:08
Label:Decca
Producer:Charles "Bud" Dant
Prev Title:Spotlight on Rick
Prev Year:1964
Next Title:Love and Kisses
Next Year:1965

Best Always is the twelfth studio album by rock and roll and pop idol Rick Nelson, and his fifth for Decca Records, released on April 19, 1965. One single, "Mean Old World", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue of the magazine dated March 20, 1965, eventually reaching number 96 during its two-week stay.[1] Jimmie Haskell arranged the album and Charles "Bud" Dant produced it.

Reception

Richie Unterberger of AllMusic said that "It boasts a quite good pop melody. Nelson stretches his vocal range on the cover of the Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You," and gives a taste of his upcoming move into country with a version of "You Don't Know Me."

Billboard called it "A Strong support" and stated that "a dozen pop hits, some old, some recent are given fine interpretations."[2]

Cashbox gave a positive review, saying "it a compilation of mixed tunes, some soft and some driving. Along with his recent single, “Mean Old World,” Nelson bounces through “I Know A Place” and the while back “Since I Don’t Have You."[3]

Record Mirror called it "genuinely entertaining" and claimed "The contents are a good selection. and every track given single treatment. rather than a general album sound".[4]

Track listing

Side two

Charts

Singles

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002 . 2003 . Record Research . 0898201551 . Menomonee Falls, Wisc. . 502.
  2. April 24, 1965 . Album Review: Best Always . . 60 .
  3. Book: Cash Box . 1965-04-17 . Cash Box Pub. Co. . 32.
  4. October 14, 1965 . 16 Brash & Ballady Tracks from LULU :Norman Jopling and Peter Jones new albums reviewed by Norman Jopling and Peter Jones new albums . . 8 . en.
  5. Ricky Nelson Biography, Music & News . 2023-10-06 . Billboard . en-US.