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1970 studio album by Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band
Rick Sings Nelson
is the nineteenth studio album by
Rick Nelson
and the Stone Canyon Band.
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It was the first album on which Nelson wrote every song.
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The album debuted on the
Billboard
Top LPs chart in the issue dated November 17 of that year and remained on the chart for two weeks, peaking at number 196.
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Critical reception
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
called the album "accomplished", writing that it was part of "a series of strong, often underrated, albums".
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Billboard said the album proves that the albums contains "a package of standout material."
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Track listing
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- All tracks composed by
Rick Nelson
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- "We've Got Such a Long Way to Go" ? 3:57
- "California" ? 3:04
- "Anytime" ? 4:28
- "Down Along the Bayou Country" ? 2:10
- "Sweet Mary" ? 3:25
- "Look at Mary" ? 3:08
- "The Reason Why" ? 4:19
- "Mr. Dolphin" ? 3:40
- "How Long" ? 3:00
- "My Woman" ? 3:58
Personnel
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Musicians
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- Rick Nelson ? guitar, piano, lead vocals
- Allen Kemp ? lead guitar, backing vocals
- Tim Cetera ? bass guitar, backing vocals
- Tom Brumley
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steel guitar
- Patrick Shanahan ? drums
Production
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- Producer: Rick Nelson
- Executive producer: John Walsh
Charts
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References
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Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009).
Goldmine Record Album Price Guide
. Penguin.
ISBN
9781440229169
– via Google Books.
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"Ricky Nelson | Rhino"
.
www.rhino.com
.
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The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll
. Fireside. 1995.
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The Da Capo Companion to 20th-Century Popular Music
. Da Capo Press. 1995. p. 684.
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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
.
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Rick Nelson ?
Rick Sings Nelson
: Review
at
AllMusic
. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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Larkin, Colin (2006).
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 145.
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"Album Reviews"
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Billboard
. Vol. 82, no. 40. October 3, 1970. p. 22.
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Kent, David
(1993).
Australian Chart Book 1970?1992
(illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 214.
ISBN
0-646-11917-6
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