Rick Sings Nelson
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| Rick Sings Nelson | ||||
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| Studio album by Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 35:09 | |||
| Label | Decca/MCA[1] | |||
| Producer | Rick Nelson | |||
| Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band chronology | ||||
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Rick Sings Nelson is the eighteenth studio album by Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band.[2][3] It was the first album on which Nelson wrote every song.[4]
The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated November 17, 1970, and remained on the chart for two weeks, peaking at number 196.[5]
The album was released on compact disc by Beat Goes On on January 26, 1999, as tracks 1 through 10 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 11 through 22 consisting Nelson's 1971 album, Rudy the Fifth.[6] Bear Family included also the album in the 2010 The Last Time Around box set.[7]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [9] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "accomplished", writing that it was part of "a series of strong, often underrated, albums".[9]
Variety described the album as "an straight outstanding disk".[10]
Billboard said that the album contains "a package of standout material."[11]
Track listing
- All tracks composed by Rick Nelson.
- "We've Got Such a Long Way to Go" – 3:57
- "California" – 3:04
- "Anytime" – 4:28
- "Down Along the Bayou Country" – 2:10
- "Sweet Mary" – 3:25
- "Look at Mary" – 3:08
- "The Reason Why" – 4:19
- "Mr. Dolphin" – 3:40
- "How Long" – 3:00
- "My Woman" – 3:58
