The Ballads of Ricky Nelson by Rick Nelson (CD, 2013)

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The Ballads of Ricky Nelson. Ricky Nelson was just sixteen years old when he cut his first record in 1957. The pick of Ricky's cover versions can be found on this compilation. Also features B-sides like.

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Record LabelBear Family Records (Germany)

UPC5397102172120

eBay Product ID (ePID)20050184748

Product Key Features

FormatCD

Release Year2013

GenreRock

StyleCountry Rock

ArtistRick Nelson

Release TitleThe Ballads of Ricky Nelson

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Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureGermany

Additional informationAs a TV teen idol, Ricky Nelson sang more than his fair share of ballads and they're almost all collected on the 30-track 2013 Bear Family compilation The Ballads of Ricky Nelson. The title here bills "Ricky," not "Rick," and that's an important distinction: after he left Imperial in 1962, he shortened his name to "Rick" and made a bid as a serious country-rocker. None of that material is here; this focuses entirely on the years between 1957 and 1962, when he was starring on The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet and cutting records on Imperial. There are plenty of hits here -- "Poor Little Fool," "Lonesome Town," "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You," "Never Be Anyone Else But You," "You're My One and Only Love," "A Teenager's Romance" -- and there are also covers of hits from other singers (Elvis' "Trying to Get to You," Jimmie Rodgers' "Honeycomb," the standard "Unchained Melody"), a few originals, and a bunch of solid examples of L.A. studio craft. Naturally, Nelson had much more to offer than ballads -- he was a terrific rock & roller -- so this can't be seen as a thorough overview of his early years as it's missing those classic rockers "Waitin' in School," "It's Late," "I'm Walking," "Be-Bop Baby," "Stood Up," and "Believe What You Say" -- but as a portrait of his sweet side, The Ballads of Ricky Nelson is thoroughly enchanting. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine