Believe What You Say
| "Believe What You Say" | ||||
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| Single by Ricky Nelson | ||||
| from the album Ricky Sings Again | ||||
| A-side | "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" | |||
| Released | March 10, 1958 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:04 | |||
| Label | Imperial Records 5503 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dorsey Burnette, Johnny Burnette | |||
| Ricky Nelson singles chronology | ||||
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"Believe What You Say" is a song written by Dorsey Burnette and Johnny Burnette and performed by Ricky Nelson. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, #6 on the R&B chart, and #10 on the country chart in 1958.[1] The song appeared on his 1959 album, Ricky Sings Again.[2] The song also appeared on his 1970 album, In Concert at the Troubadour, 1969.
The Burnette brothers along with Joe Campbell sit on Nelson's home steps to get a meeting with him. Their persistence and their work impressed Nelson, and he agreed to record the song. This is the first recording that Nelson recorded with musicians James Burton, James Kirkland, Richie Frost, and Gene Garf.
Other versions
- Billy Burnette released a version of the song in 1976.
References
- ^ Ricky Nelson, "Believe What You Say" Chart Positions Retrieved April 2, 2014
- ^ Ricky Nelson, Ricky Sings Again Retrieved April 2, 2014
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