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There's nothing more frustrating than an excellent retrospective that nevertheless has a serious shortcoming. Such is the case in Capitol's near-definitive 2002 Rick Nelson compilation, Greatest Hits, which has so many hits and so many great songs, it's easy to believe upon a glance that they're all here. But they're not. Most egregiously, "Waiting in School," the flip side of "Stood Up" (which made it perhaps the greatest rock & roll single ever, as no less of an authority than Cub Koda stated), is not here, but such classic sides as "If You Can't Rock Me," "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It," and "String Along," among others, aren't here, along with good cuts from his recordings with the Stone Canyon Band. Of course, since this is a Capitol release called Greatest Hits, it's little surprise that it doesn't cover the Stone Canyon Band, but the absence of "Waiting in School" is enough to keep this from bliss. Even so, it's essential because it contains the great majority of Nelson's great songs, and because he really was one of the best of the first generation of rockers. Perhaps not a trailblazer nor a genius on the level of either Chuck Berry or the Everlys, but one of the greatest pure singers of his time, fronting a crackerjack band and singing his peerless material with a conviction overshadowed only by Elvis. And, unlike Elvis, he was one of the legions of teens that wished he was Elvis, giving his music a distinctive edge, even if he was backed by unflappable pros. And that's something he didn't lose in his career -- he was always a superior interpreter with impeccable taste, which is evident by the two Stone Canyon Band cuts that close this collection (including his comeback classic, "Garden Party"). Much of what Rick Nelson cut is enjoyable, a lot of it is worth hearing, but Greatest Hits comes as close as any single disc could to capturing his greatest -- even if it's missing one of his greatest songs.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Dave Bartholomew, Composer - Fats Domino, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Producer, MainArtist - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1957 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer - Pearl Lendhurst, Composer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Haskell, Producer - Erma Herrold, Composer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer - Dub Dickerson, Composer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Dorsey Burnette, Composer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Burnette, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Sharon Sheeley, Composer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Bob Fisher, Producer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BAKER KNIGHT, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Haskell, Producer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Baker Knight, Composer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 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
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Dorsey Burnette, ComposerLyricist - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Bob Fisher, Producer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Burnette, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Beau Huggins, Producer, Executive Producer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer - William Rhinehart, Producer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 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
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Fuller, ComposerLyricist - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Cayet Mangiaracina, ComposerLyricist - Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Gene Pitney, ComposerLyricist - Ricky Nelson, Producer, MainArtist - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Dave Burgess, Composer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Fuller, ComposerLyricist - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Producer - Bob Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Lewis, Composer - Ricky Nelson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Nelson, Producer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Orchestra/Member, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Rube Bloom, ComposerLyricist - Rick Nelson, MainArtist - Charles Bud Dant, Producer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1963 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Haskell, Orchestra/Member, AssociatedPerformer - AL DUBIN, ComposerLyricist - JOE BURKE, ComposerLyricist - Rick Nelson, MainArtist - Charles Bud Dant, Producer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1963 Capitol Records, LLC
Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - Rick Nelson, MainArtist - Charles "Bud" Dant, Producer - The Stone Canyon Band, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1969 Capitol Records, LLC
Ricky Nelson, Composer - Rick Nelson, Producer, MainArtist - The Stone Canyon Band, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1972 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
There's nothing more frustrating than an excellent retrospective that nevertheless has a serious shortcoming. Such is the case in Capitol's near-definitive 2002 Rick Nelson compilation, Greatest Hits, which has so many hits and so many great songs, it's easy to believe upon a glance that they're all here. But they're not. Most egregiously, "Waiting in School," the flip side of "Stood Up" (which made it perhaps the greatest rock & roll single ever, as no less of an authority than Cub Koda stated), is not here, but such classic sides as "If You Can't Rock Me," "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It," and "String Along," among others, aren't here, along with good cuts from his recordings with the Stone Canyon Band. Of course, since this is a Capitol release called Greatest Hits, it's little surprise that it doesn't cover the Stone Canyon Band, but the absence of "Waiting in School" is enough to keep this from bliss. Even so, it's essential because it contains the great majority of Nelson's great songs, and because he really was one of the best of the first generation of rockers. Perhaps not a trailblazer nor a genius on the level of either Chuck Berry or the Everlys, but one of the greatest pure singers of his time, fronting a crackerjack band and singing his peerless material with a conviction overshadowed only by Elvis. And, unlike Elvis, he was one of the legions of teens that wished he was Elvis, giving his music a distinctive edge, even if he was backed by unflappable pros. And that's something he didn't lose in his career -- he was always a superior interpreter with impeccable taste, which is evident by the two Stone Canyon Band cuts that close this collection (including his comeback classic, "Garden Party"). Much of what Rick Nelson cut is enjoyable, a lot of it is worth hearing, but Greatest Hits comes as close as any single disc could to capturing his greatest -- even if it's missing one of his greatest songs.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:36
- Main artists: Ricky Nelson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2002 Capitol Records Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2002 EMI Catalog
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