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Ricky Sings Again

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Ricky Sings Again
Studio album by
Ricky Nelson
ReleasedJanuary 1959
Recorded1958–1959
Genre
LabelImperial
ProducerCharles "Bud" Dant
Ricky Nelson chronology
Ricky Nelson
(1958) 		Ricky Sings Again
(1959) 		Songs by Ricky
(1959)
Singles from Ricky Sings Again
  1. "Believe What You Say"
    Released: March 10, 1958
  2. "Lonesome Town"
    Released: August 29, 1958
  3. "It's Late"
    Released: February 9, 1959
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Ricky Sings Again is the third rock and roll album by Ricky Nelson, released in 1959. The Jordanaires provide vocal accompaniment.

The album made its first appearance on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart in the issue dated February 2 of that year and remained on the chart for 19 weeks, peaking at number 14.[3] it also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated January 10, of that year, and remained on the chart for in a total of 27 weeks, spending only a week at number 1[4], The 3 singles from the album was "Lonesome Town" "It's Late", "Never Be Anyone Else But You", "Believe What You Say".

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 18 through 29 consisting of the other album being Nelson's Other Imperial album from November 1959, Songs by Ricky.[5]

Reception

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William Ruhlmann of AllMusic said that the album "showed [Nelson] "was having material written for him instead of having to fill up his LPs with covers of other people's hits, he hewed to the rockabilly sound developed by Elvis Presley and others in and around Memphis, TN. In particular, he had become a follower of Dorsey Burnette".[6]

Cashbox called it "uptempo and ballad beat".[7]

Track listing

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  1. "It's Late" (Dorsey Burnette) - 1:59
  2. "One of These Mornings" (Dorsey Burnette) - 1:54
  3. "Believe What You Say" (Dorsey Burnette, Johnny Burnette) - 2:05
  4. "Lonesome Town" (Baker Knight) - 2:14
  5. "Tryin' to Get to You" (Rose Marie McCoy, Charlie Singleton) - 2:15
  6. "Be True to Me" (James Kirkland, Nat Stuckey) - 2:23 (recorded November 1958)
  7. "Old Enough to Love" (Al Jones, Bill Jones, Merle Kilgore) - 2:17
  8. "Never Be Anyone Else But You" (Baker Knight) - 2:16
  9. "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" (Hank Williams) - 2:20
  10. "You Tear Me Up" (Baker Knight) - 2:21
  11. "It's All in the Game" (Charles Dawes, Carl Sigman) - 1:58
  12. "Restless Kid" (Johnny Cash) - 1:57

Charts

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Album

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Chart (1959) Peak

position

U.S. Billboard Top Pop Albums (Billboard)[3] 14
U.S. Cashbox[4] 1

Singles

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Year Title U.S. Hot 100

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U.S. Cashbox

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U.K. Singles Chart

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1958 "Believe What You Say" 4 12 -
"Lonesome Town" 7 7 -
1959 "Never Be Anyone Else But You" 6 5 14
"It's Late" 9 6 3
1963 "Old Enough to Love" 100 86 -

References

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  1. ^ Ricky Sings Again at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1020. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 268. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  5. ^ "Ricky Sings Again - Songs By Ricky". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Ricky Nelson – Ricky Sings Again": Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  7. ^ "Album Reviews Popular Picks Of The Week: Ricky Sings Again". Cash Box. Vol. 20, no. 16. January 17, 1959. p. 44.
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles (12th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 697. ISBN 0898201802. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  9. ^ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 244–245. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
  10. ^ "RICKY NELSON". Official Charts. 1958-02-27. Retrieved 2024-05-19.


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