Ricky (album)
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Article ImagesRicky is the debut album by American actor and rock and roll musician Ricky Nelson, released in November 1957. The album topped the Billboard's Top LPs chart, becoming the first solo artist to chart under the age of 18.[1]
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Released | November 1957 | |||
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Label | Imperial | |||
Producer | Charles "Bud" Dant | |||
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Singles from Ricky | ||||
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The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Capitol Records on June 19, 2001 as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 16 through 27 consisting of the other album being Nelson's 2nd Studio album from July 1958, Ricky Nelson.[2]
- "Honeycomb" (Bob Merrill) 2:54
- "Boppin' the Blues" (Carl Perkins, Howard Griffin) 1:56
- "Be-Bop Baby" (Pearl Lendhurst) 2:00
- "Have I Told You Lately that I Love You?" (Scotty Wiseman) 1:58
- "Teenage Doll" (George Lendhurst, Pearl Lendhurst) 1:40
- "If You Can't Rock Me" (Willie Jacobs) 1:53
- "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On" (Sunny David, Dave Williams) 2:11
- "Baby I'm Sorry" (Kenneth Scott[3][4]) 2:21
- "Am I Blue?" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) 1:39
- "Confessin'" (Doc Daugherty, Al Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds) 2:16
- "Your True Love" (Carl Perkins) 1:58
- "True Love" (Cole Porter) 2:17
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [5] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
A contemporary review by AllMusic described the album as "derivative" but that Nelson sings "rhythmically in his smooth voice, negotiating the rock & roll beat with far greater ease than Pat Boone" and that he "display[s] the combination of natural pop instincts and genuine rock & roll feel that set him apart from the burgeoning pack of Elvis Presley imitators."
Chart (1958) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Best Selling Pop LPs[7][8] | 1 |
- ^ Lynch, Joe. "Solo Artists Who Scored a No. 1 Album Before Turning 18". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "Ricky - Ricky Nelson". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "The STRIKES".
- ^ "THE STRIKES". www.rockabilly.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-12-02.
- ^ Ricky at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1020. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Best Selling Pop LP'S". Billboard. January 20, 1958. p. 50. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "Best Selling Pop LP'S" (PDF). Billboard. January 27, 1958. p. 26. Retrieved January 8, 2022.