Rick Sings Nelson Explained

Rick Sings Nelson
Type:	studio
Artist:	Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band
Cover:	Rick Sings Nelson.jpg
Released:	1970
Recorded:	1970
Genre:	Country rock
Length:	35:09
Label:	Decca/MCA^[1]
Producer:	Rick Nelson
Prev Title:	In Concert at The Troubadour
Prev Year:	1970
Next Title:	Rudy the Fifth
Next Year:	1971

Rick Sings Nelson is the nineteenth studio album by Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band.^{[2] [3]} It was the first album on which Nelson wrote every song.^{[4] [5]}

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated November 17 of that year and remained on the chart for two weeks, peaking at number 196.

Critical reception

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "accomplished", writing that it was part of "a series of strong, often underrated, albums".

Billboard said the album proves that the albums contains "a package of standout material."^[6]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rick Nelson.

1. "We've Got Such a Long Way to Go" – 3:57
2. "California" – 3:04
3. "Anytime" – 4:28
4. "Down Along the Bayou Country" – 2:10
5. "Sweet Mary" – 3:25
6. "Look at Mary" – 3:08
7. "The Reason Why" – 4:19
8. "Mr. Dolphin" – 3:40
9. "How Long" – 3:00
10. "My Woman" – 3:58

Personnel

Musicians

• Rick Nelson – guitar, piano, lead vocals
• Allen Kemp – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Tim Cetera – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Tom Brumley – steel guitar
• Patrick Shanahan – drums

Production

• Producer: Rick Nelson
• Executive producer: John Walsh

Charts

Chart (1970–1972)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs	196
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[7]	33

Notes and References

1. Book: Popoff, Martin. Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. September 8, 2009. Penguin. 9781440229169. Google Books.
2. Web site: Ricky Nelson | Rhino. www.rhino.com.
3. Book: The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll . 1995 . Fireside.
4. Book: The Da Capo Companion to 20th-Century Popular Music . 1995 . Da Capo Press . 684.
5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996 . 1996 . Record Research . 0898201179 . Menomonee Falls, Wis. . 556.
6. Album Reviews . October 3, 1970 . . 82. 40 . 22 . en.
7. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 214.