Spotlight on Rick
Spotlight on Rick | ||||
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Studio album by Rick Nelson | ||||
Released | November 23, 1964 | |||
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Length | 28:00 | |||
Label | Decca | |||
Producer | Charles "Bud" Dant | |||
Rick Nelson chronology | ||||
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Singles from Spotlight on Rick | ||||
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Spotlight on Rick is the eleventh studio album by rock and roll and pop idol Rick Nelson, and his fourth for Decca Records, released on November 23, 1964. The track, "A Happy Guy", was released as a single and peaked at number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100[1] and number 83 on the Cashbox singles chart.[2] Jimmie Haskell arranged the album and Charles "Bud" Dant produced it.
The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Ace Records on December 9, 1997 as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of the other album being Nelson's other Decca album from August 1964, The Very Thought of You[3]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
Richie Unterberger of AllMusic wrote that "Nelson's mid-'60s albums would have seemed like far more respectable efforts had they been able to escape comparison with a fast-changing rock scene. which had some average contributions by above-average writers like Baker Knight and Jerry Fuller. An energetic stab at Chuck Berry's "I'm Talking About You," and a nice tune from the pen of ex-Cricket Sonny Curtis ("Don't Breathe a Word"), were mild highlights.[4]
Billboard selected the album for a "Spotlight Album" review, and stated his easy-going ballads and delivered in his usual winning style. The songs are teen-grooved".[6]
Cashbox stated his "distinctive widerange baritone voice and emotion-packed delivery carries him in good stead."[7]
Track listing
Side one
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm a Fool" | Joey Cooper, Red West | 1:57 |
2. | "I Tried" | Joey Cooper, Red West | 2:43 |
3. | "I'm Talking About You" | Chuck Berry | 2:07 |
4. | "Yesterday's Love" | Baker Knight | 2:12 |
5. | "A Happy Guy" | Larry Kusik, Kenny Rankin | 2:15 |
6. | "From a Distance" | Johnny Bachelor | 3:00 |
Side two
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Stop, Look, Listen" | Joy Byers | 2:11 |
2. | "Don't Breathe a Word" | Sonny Curtis | 2:08 |
3. | "That's Why I Love You Like I Do" | Charles Bene | 2:38 |
4. | "In My Dreams" | Chuck Fain, Dotty Harmony, James Smith, Cathy Temen | 2:25 |
5. | "Just Relax" | Baker Knight | 2:04 |
6. | "Live and Learn" | Clyde Pitts | 2:20 |
Charts
Singles
Year | Title | U.S. Hot 100 |
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1964 | A Happy Guy | 83 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 502. ISBN 0898201551.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 28, 1964". Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ "Very Thought of You/Spotlight on Rick". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "Rick Nelson – Spotlight on Rick": Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1020. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Spotlight Pick: Spotlight on Rick". Billboard. November 28, 1964. p. 64.
- ^ Cash Box. Cash Box Pub. Co. 1964-11-28. p. 22.
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- For Your Sweet Love (1963)
- Rick Nelson Sings for You (1963)
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- Best Always (1965)
- Love and Kisses (1965)
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- "Everlovin'"
- "Young World"
- "Summertime"
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- "It's Up to You"
- "Fools Rush In"
- "For You"
- "The Very Thought of You"
- "There's Nothing I Can Say"
- "She Belongs to Me"
- "Life"
- "Garden Party"
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