Songs by Ricky explained

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Songs by Ricky
Type:studio
Artist:Ricky Nelson
Released:November 1959
Genre:
Length:32:24
Label:Imperial
Producer:Charles "Bud" Dant
Prev Title:Ricky Sings Again
Prev Year:1959
Year:1959
Next Title:Ricky Sings Spirituals
Next Year:1960
Chronology:Ricky Nelson

Songs by Ricky is the fourth rock and roll album by Ricky Nelson, released in November 1959. The Jordanaires provide vocal accompaniment. This is the last album in which the Jordanaires provide vocal accompaniment. Jimmie Haskell was the arranger, while Charles "Bud" Dant produced the album.

Songs by Ricky peaked at number twenty-two on the Billboard Top LPs chart. 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.

Reception

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic thought "The result was a consistent record by a writing and performing team at the peak of its powers, everyone contributing to an overall sound that was a rhythmic, smooth development on the kind of raw rockabilly invented in Memphis by the original artists at Sun Records. and Nelson had turned into a supple vocalist with a sure sense of the material.".[1]

Track listing

Side two

Charts

Singles

YearTitleU.S. Hot 100[3]
1959"Just a Little Too Much"9
"Sweeter Than You

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ricky Nelson – Songs By Ricky": Album Review . 2024-05-13 . AllMusic.
  2. Book: Whitburn . Joel . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955-2001 . 2001 . Record Research Inc. . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin . 0898201470 . 622 . October 10, 2023.
  3. Book: Whitburn . Joel . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles . 2009 . Record Research Inc. . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin . 0898201802 . 697 . 12th . October 10, 2023.