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| Released | July 1958 | |||
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| Label | Imperial | |||
| Producer | Charles "Bud" Dant | |||
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Ricky Nelson is the second studio album by American singer Ricky Nelson, released in July 1958 by Imperial Records.[1]
The album features of then-recent hits and older songs updated for his style, including a cover of Bobby Lee Trammell "Shirley Lee", Little Walter's "My Babe", "Unchained Melody",[2] Fats Domino's "I'm in Love Again", and Roy Orbison's "Down the Line"[3] it also contained Ricky Nelson's first composition, "Don't Leave Me This Way",[4] The Jordanaires provide backing vocals.
The album debuted on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart in the issue dated July 28, 1958, and remained on the chart for nine weeks, peaking at number 7.[5] It debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated June 21, 1958, and remained on the chart for 13 weeks, peaking at number 4.[6]
The album was released on compact disc by Capitol Records on June 19, 2001, as tracks 16 through 27 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Nelson's debut studio album Ricky.[7] Bear Family included also the album in the 2001 The American Dream box set.[8]
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- ^ Homer, Sheree (2012). Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-7864-6060-1.
- ^ Poore, Billy (1998). Rockabilly: A Forty-year Journey. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 99. ISBN 0-7935-9142-2.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 556. ISBN 0898201179.
- ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 268. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
- ^ "Ricky - Ricky Nelson". AllMusic. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ "The American Dream: The Complete Imperial and Verve 1957-1962". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2024.