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.
Spotlight on Rick | ||||
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Released | November 23, 1964 | |||
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Length | 28:00 | |||
Label | Decca | |||
Producer | Charles "Bud" Dant | |||
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Singles from Spotlight on Rick | ||||
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Reception edit
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
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.[3]
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".[4]
Cashbox stated his "distinctive widerange baritone voice and emotion-packed delivery carries him in good stead."[5]
Track listing edit
Side one edit
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 edit
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 edit
Singles edit
Year | Title | U.S. Hot 100 |
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1964 | A Happy Guy | 83 |
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "Rick Nelson – Spotlight on Rick": Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "Billboard Spotlight Pick: Spotlight on Rick". Billboard. November 28, 1964. p. 64.
- ^ Cash Box. Cash Box Pub. Co. 1964-11-28. p. 22.