| Cover: | More Songs by Ricky.jpg |
| More Songs by Ricky | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Ricky Nelson |
| Released: | July 1960 |
| Genre: |
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| Length: | 27:16 |
| Label: | Imperial |
| Producer: | Charles "Bud" Dant |
| Prev Title: | Ricky Sings Spirituals |
| Prev Year: | 1960 |
| Next Title: | Rick Is 21 |
| Next Year: | 1961 |
More Songs by Ricky is the fifth album by rock and roll and pop idol Ricky Nelson, released in 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]
William Ruhlmann of AllMusic said that "Nelson turned back to the music of his bandleader father Ozzie, cutting covers of songs from the 1920s ("Baby Won't You Please Come Home," "I'd Climb the Highest Mountain"), the 1930s ("When Your Lover Has Gone"), and the 1940s ("Time After Time," "Again") in arrangements that incorporated not only horns, but also strings and chirpy female backup vocals. It was all a big change from Nelson's previous recordings, and it did not restore his commercial fortunes.[4]
Billboard appreciated the effort. "Nelson warbles with easy charm on a group of great standards and a few originals"[5]
Cashbox praised Nelson for his "performances of ballad evergreens 'Again,' 'Time After Time' and 'When Your Lover Has Gone' to the more rousing rockers."[6]