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Eight of Ricky Nelson's first nine singles hit the Top Ten (sometimes even the B-sides made the Top Ten) and seven went gold. The string was broken in the fall of 1959, and though "I Wanna Be Loved," his tenth single, and "Young Emotions," his 11th, went Top 20, changes were clearly in order. The rockabilly Nelson loved and had imitated was out of fashion, replaced by softer pop music, some of it in a neo-big band style. On More Songs by Ricky, his first album in 11 months, Nelson shifted gears. One change was probably inevitable: Johnny and Dorsey Burnette, upon whom Nelson had relied for material, had launched their own solo careers and were less available to him, providing only one title, Dorsey's characteristic "Hey Pretty Baby." Nelson's other songwriting standby, Baker Knight, had three songs on the LP, but he too was adapting to the new style. His "Ain't Nothin' But Love," like another of the album's songs, "Here I Go Again," sounded a lot like the horn-filled productions of Lloyd Price, who had replaced Nelson as the country's second biggest pop singles artist in 1959. Horns, in fact, abounded on the record, particularly a saxophone that took several fat solos. Without the Burnettes, 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.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Felice Bryant, Composer - Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Clarence Williams, Composer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Warfield , Composer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Don Covay, Composer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Berry, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sidney Clare, Composer - Louis Yule Brown, Composer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer - Marie Keller, Composer
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BAKER KNIGHT, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Einar Aaron Swan, Composer - Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BAKER KNIGHT, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Dorsey Burnette, Composer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Jule Styne, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BAKER KNIGHT, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Dorcas Cochran, Composer - Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lionel Newman, Composer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Eight of Ricky Nelson's first nine singles hit the Top Ten (sometimes even the B-sides made the Top Ten) and seven went gold. The string was broken in the fall of 1959, and though "I Wanna Be Loved," his tenth single, and "Young Emotions," his 11th, went Top 20, changes were clearly in order. The rockabilly Nelson loved and had imitated was out of fashion, replaced by softer pop music, some of it in a neo-big band style. On More Songs by Ricky, his first album in 11 months, Nelson shifted gears. One change was probably inevitable: Johnny and Dorsey Burnette, upon whom Nelson had relied for material, had launched their own solo careers and were less available to him, providing only one title, Dorsey's characteristic "Hey Pretty Baby." Nelson's other songwriting standby, Baker Knight, had three songs on the LP, but he too was adapting to the new style. His "Ain't Nothin' But Love," like another of the album's songs, "Here I Go Again," sounded a lot like the horn-filled productions of Lloyd Price, who had replaced Nelson as the country's second biggest pop singles artist in 1959. Horns, in fact, abounded on the record, particularly a saxophone that took several fat solos. Without the Burnettes, 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.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:27:09
- Main artists: Ricky Nelson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1960 Capitol Records LLC This Compilation ℗ 2015 Capitol Records LLC
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