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Focusing primarily on Rick's early-'60s material for Imperial, this 27-cut disc is not quite as rocking as Volume One, but still offers plenty of worthy moments. It includes all of his massive, mid-tempo teen idol ballad hits of the era: "Young World," "A Wonder Like You," "Teenage Idol," "It's Up to You," and the number one hit "Travelin' Man." Teen ballads they might have been, but James Burton's masterful guitar licks and Nelson's assured, committed delivery placed them leagues above other teen-idol hits of the period. Of more interest to serious fans are the inclusion of several minor hit singles and covers of R&B tunes. And of course, there's the first-class rockabilly hit "Hello Mary Lou" (penned by Gene Pitney), perhaps his best recording of the decade. His surprisingly raucous cover of "Summertime" features, amazingly, the same bassline used as a hook on the Blues Magoos' psych-pop-garage hit "(We Ain't Got) Anything Yet" years later. The pleasures of this CD are modest but consistent.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BAKER KNIGHT, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1991 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Robert Norberg, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Fuller, ComposerLyricist - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1991 Capitol Records, LLC
Cayet Mangiaracina, ComposerLyricist - Gene Pitney, ComposerLyricist - Ricky Nelson, MainArtist
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1961 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Fuller, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1991 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Burgess, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1991 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Fuller, ComposerLyricist - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1991 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Composer - Dubose Heyward, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Producer, MainArtist - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1991 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Lewis, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1991 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Burgess, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Fuller, ComposerLyricist - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1991 Capitol Records, LLC
BAKER KNIGHT, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
ALAN BRANDT, Composer - BOB HAYMES, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Bartholomew, Composer - Fats Domino, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1991 Capitol Records, LLC
Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Jacobs, Composer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1991 Capitol Records, LLC
Al Jones, Composer - MERLE KILGORE, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Jones, Composer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Dorsey Burnette, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Frederick Tobias, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cling Ballard, Jr., Composer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - AARON SCHROEDER, Composer - Gene Pitney, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1991 Capitol Records, LLC
Jerry Fuller, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Burgess, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1964 Capitol Records, LLC
Dorsey Burnette, ComposerLyricist - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1961 Capitol Records, LLC
BAKER KNIGHT, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Rose McCoy, Composer - Charles Singleton, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Dorsey Burnette, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Carl Sigman, ComposerLyricist - Charles Gates Dawes, ComposerLyricist - Ricky Nelson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Jacobs, Composer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1991 Capitol Records, LLC
Ricky Nelson, MainArtist - Recorded by WLS Radio, Chicago, Composer
(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1991 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Focusing primarily on Rick's early-'60s material for Imperial, this 27-cut disc is not quite as rocking as Volume One, but still offers plenty of worthy moments. It includes all of his massive, mid-tempo teen idol ballad hits of the era: "Young World," "A Wonder Like You," "Teenage Idol," "It's Up to You," and the number one hit "Travelin' Man." Teen ballads they might have been, but James Burton's masterful guitar licks and Nelson's assured, committed delivery placed them leagues above other teen-idol hits of the period. Of more interest to serious fans are the inclusion of several minor hit singles and covers of R&B tunes. And of course, there's the first-class rockabilly hit "Hello Mary Lou" (penned by Gene Pitney), perhaps his best recording of the decade. His surprisingly raucous cover of "Summertime" features, amazingly, the same bassline used as a hook on the Blues Magoos' psych-pop-garage hit "(We Ain't Got) Anything Yet" years later. The pleasures of this CD are modest but consistent.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 27 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:54
- Main artists: Ricky Nelson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI - EMI Records (USA)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1991 Capitol Records, LLC
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