In Concert at the Troubadour, 1969

In Concert at the Troubadour, 1969 is a live country rock album by Ricky Nelson recorded in Los Angeles during four dates at The Troubadour in late 1969. The album featured the debut of the Stone Canyon Band, which included Randy Meisner, Tom Brumley, Allen Kemp, and Patrick Shanahan, and was Nelson's highest-charting release in three years. The album contains four songs written by Nelson and three Bob Dylan compositions, as well as other songs by Eric Andersen and Tim Hardin. The performances were attended by many fellow musicians and songwriters.

In Concert at the Troubadour, 1969
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ReleasedJanuary 1970
RecordedOctober 30-November 2, 1969
GenreCountry rock
Length39:32
LabelDecca
ProducerJoe Sutton, Rick Nelson
Rick Nelson chronology
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In Concert at the Troubadour, 1969
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Rick Sings Nelson
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Christgau's Record GuideB−[1]

In 2011, the British label Ace Records issued a remastered version of In Concert at the Troubadour on two compact discs with 30 bonus tracks and a booklet containing detailed information about the shows and songs that were recorded.

Track listing edit

  1. "Come on In" (Rick Nelson)
  2. "Hello Mary Lou" (Gene Pitney)
  3. "Violets of Dawn" (Eric Andersen)
  4. "Who Cares About Tomorrow/Promises" (Nelson)
  5. "She Belongs to Me" (Bob Dylan)
  6. "If You Gotta Go, Go Now" (Dylan)
  7. "I'm Walkin'" (Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
  8. "Red Balloon" (Tim Hardin)
  9. "Louisiana Man" (Doug Kershaw)
  10. "Believe What You Say" (Dorsey Burnette, Johnny Burnette)
  11. "Easy to Be Free" (Nelson)
  12. "I Shall Be Released" (Dylan)

2011 Ace Records reissue edit

Disc one edit

  1. "Come on In" (Nelson) - 2:40
  2. "Hello Mary Lou, Goodbye Heart" (Gene Pitney) – 2:35
  3. "Violets of Dawn" (Eric Andersen) – 3:25
  4. "Who Cares About Tomorrow/Promises" (Nelson) – 5:42
  5. "She Belongs to Me" (Bob Dylan) – 2:54
  6. "If You Gotta Go, Go Now" (Dylan) – 2:52
  7. "I'm Walkin'" (Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew) – 1:56
  8. "Red Balloon" (Tim Hardin) – 3:20
  9. "Louisiana Man" (Doug Kershaw) – 3:07
  10. "Believe What You Say" (Dorsey Burnette, Johnny Burnette) – 2:03
  11. "Easy to Be Free" (Nelson) – 3:22
  12. "I Shall Be Released" (Dylan) – 4:06
  13. "Violets of Dawn" (Andersen) – 3:12
  14. "Travelin' Man" (Jerry Fuller) - 2:16
  15. "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You" (Dylan) – 2:41
  16. "I'm Walkin'" (Domino, Bartholomew) – 2:01
  17. "Louisiana Man" (Doug Kershaw) – 2:59
  18. "She Belongs to Me" (Dylan) – 2:46
  19. "I Shall Be Released" (Dylan) – 3:48
  20. "Lady Came From Baltimore" (Hardin) - 2:21
  21. "Poor Little Fool" (Sharon Sheeley) - 2:18
  22. "Hello Mary Lou, Goodbye Heart" (Pitney) – 2:34

Tracks 1-12 are from the original 1970 album; Tracks 13-22 are newly mixed alternate performances.

Disc two edit

  1. "Intro/Come on In" (Nelson) - 2:39
  2. "Hello Mary Lou" (Pitney) – 2:47
  3. "I Shall Be Released" (Dylan) – 3:43
  4. "Don Everly Intro/Bye Bye Love" (B. Bryant, F. Bryant) - 2:25
  5. "I'm Walkin'" (Domino, Bartholomew) – 1:54
  6. "Red Balloon" (Hardin) – 3:11
  7. "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" (Clarence Williams) - 2:16
  8. "Easy to Be Free" (Nelson) – 3:13
  9. "Louisiana Man" (Kershaw) – 2:55
  10. "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You" (Dylan) – 2:48
  11. "Travelin' Man" (Fuller) - 2:09
  12. "She Belongs to Me" (Dylan) – 2:50
  13. "Poor Little Fool" (Sheeley) - 2:20
  14. "I Think It's Going To Rain Today" (Randy Newman) - 3:18
  15. "Believe What You Say" (D. Burnette, J. Burnette) – 2:04
  16. "Who Cares About Tomorrow/Promises" (Nelson) – 5:36
  17. "Lady Came From Baltimore" (Hardin) - 2:16
  18. "Violets of Dawn" (Eric Andersen) – 3:25
  19. "It's Late" (Dorsey Burnette) - 2:10
  20. "If You Gotta Go, Go Now" (Dylan) – 3:18

All tracks on disc two are newly mixed alternate performances from the 1969 Troubadour shows.

Personnel edit

Production edit

  • Producer: Rick Nelson, Randy Meisner [Joe Sutton, Rick's manager at the time, was also credited][2]
  • Production coordination: John Walsh
  • Art Direction: Unknown
  • Photography: Bill Levy
  • Liner notes: Eric Andersen

References edit

  1. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: N". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  2. ^ Andersen, Eric (2011). Rick Nelson in Concert, The Troubadour, 1969. Geffen Records. p. 8. UPC 029667044622.