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| Released | July 1960 | |||
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| Length | 27:16 | |||
| Label | Imperial | |||
| Producer | Charles "Bud" Dant | |||
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More Songs by Ricky is the fifth album by rock and roll and pop idol Ricky Nelson, released in 1960. The album was recorded at Master Recorders studios in Hollywood, California, United States. The album was the last to credit his first name as "Ricky" and final studio album credited as "Ricky Nelson" during his lifetime. Jimmie Haskell arranged the album, while Charles "Bud" Dant produced it.
The album made its first appearance on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated August 29 of that year and remained on the chart for 22 weeks, peaking at number 18.[1] The only single from the album was "I'm Not Afraid", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue of the magazine dated September 5, 1960, eventually reaching number 27 during its eight-week stay.[2] and number 40 on the Cashbox singles chart,[3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
William Ruhlmann of AllMusic said that "Nelson turned back to the music of his bandleader father Ozzie, cutting covers of songs from the 1920s ("Baby Won't You Please Come Home," "I'd Climb the Highest Mountain"), the 1930s ("When Your Lover Has Gone"), and the 1940s ("Time After Time," "Again") in arrangements that incorporated not only horns, but also strings and chirpy female backup vocals. It was all a big change from Nelson's previous recordings, and it did not restore his commercial fortunes.[5]
Track listing
Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Not Afraid" | Felice Bryant | 2:37 |
| 2. | "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home" | Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams | 2:10 |
| 3. | "Here I Go Again" | John Berry, Don Covay | 2:10 |
| 4. | "I'd Climb the Highest Mountain" | Louis Yule Brown, Sidney Clare | 2:08 |
| 5. | "Make Believe" | Marie Keller | 2:11 |
| 6. | "Ain't Nothin' But Love" | Baker Knight | 2:20 |
Side two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "When Your Lover Has Gone" (From Warner Bros. Pictures Blonde Crazy) | Einar Aaron Swan | 2:23 |
| 2. | "Proving My Love" | Baker Knight | 2:03 |
| 3. | "Hey, Pretty Baby" | Dorsey Burnette | 2:18 |
| 4. | "Time After Time" (From the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film It Happened in Brooklyn) | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | 2:12 |
| 5. | "I'm All Through with You" | Baker Knight | 2:45 |
| 6. | "Again" (From 20th Century Fox Pictures Road House) | Lionel Newman, Dorcas Cochran | 1:52 |
Charts
Album
| Chart (1960) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Top LPs (Billboard) | 18 |
Singles
| Year | Title | U.S. Hot 100[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | "I'm Not Afraid" | 27 |
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 502. ISBN 0898201551.
- ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 08, 1960".
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. More Songs by Ricky at AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Ricky Nelson – More Songs By Ricky: Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ↑ "Ricky Nelson | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-11-13.