Post Description

Bear Family Records - BCD 17212 - Ricky Nelson - The Ballads of Ricky Nelson

As a TV teen idol, Ricky Nelson sang more than his fair share of ballads and they're almost all collected on the 30-track 2013 Bear Family compilation The Ballads of Ricky Nelson. The title here bills "Ricky," not "Rick," and that's an important distinction: after he left Imperial in 1962, he shortened his name to "Rick" and made a bid as a serious country-rocker. None of that material is here; this focuses entirely on the years between 1957 and 1962, when he was starring on The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet and cutting records on Imperial. There are plenty of hits here -- "Poor Little Fool," "Lonesome Town," "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You," "Never Be Anyone Else But You," "You're My One and Only Love," "A Teenager's Romance" -- and there are also covers of hits from other singers (Elvis' "Trying to Get to You," Jimmie Rodgers' "Honeycomb," the standard "Unchained Melody"), a few originals, and a bunch of solid examples of L.A. studio craft. Naturally, Nelson had much more to offer than ballads -- he was a terrific rock & roller -- so this can't be seen as a thorough overview of his early years as it's missing those classic rockers "Waitin' in School," "It's Late," "I'm Walking," "Be-Bop Baby," "Stood Up," and "Believe What You Say" -- but as a portrait of his sweet side, The Ballads of Ricky Nelson is thoroughly enchanting.

---------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Tracklisting
---------------------------------------------------------------------

   1. (00:02:34) Ricky Nelson - Poor Little Fool
   2. (00:02:38) Ricky Nelson - I'll Walk Alone
   3. (00:02:15) Ricky Nelson - Lonesome Town (Version I)
   4. (00:02:19) Ricky Nelson - I'm Feelin' Sorry
   5. (00:02:19) Ricky Nelson - A Teenager's Romance
   6. (00:02:52) Ricky Nelson - Someday (You'll Want Me To Wan
   7. (00:02:06) Ricky Nelson - You're My One And Only Love
   8. (00:02:28) Ricky Nelson - Don't Leave Me This Way
   9. (00:01:58) Ricky Nelson - Have I Told You Lately That I
  10. (00:02:15) Ricky Nelson - Trying To Get To You
  11. (00:02:15) Ricky Nelson - Never Be Anyone Else But You
  12. (00:02:19) Ricky Nelson - I Can't Help It
  13. (00:02:19) Ricky Nelson - Sweeter Than You (Version 2)
  14. (00:02:56) Ricky Nelson - Honeycomb
  15. (00:02:45) Ricky Nelson - I Wanna Be Loved
  16. (00:02:37) Ricky Nelson - Young Emotions
  17. (00:02:19) Ricky Nelson - Unchained Melody
  18. (00:02:38) Ricky Nelson - I'm Not Afraid
  19. (00:02:16) Ricky Nelson - I'm Confessin'
  20. (00:02:41) Ricky Nelson - You Are The Only One
  21. (00:02:03) Ricky Nelson - Half Breed
  22. (00:02:38) Ricky Nelson - A Wonder Like You
  23. (00:02:15) Ricky Nelson - True Love
  24. (00:02:06) Ricky Nelson - Everlovin'
  25. (00:02:18) Ricky Nelson - Restless Kid
  26. (00:02:26) Ricky Nelson - Young World
  27. (00:02:05) Ricky Nelson - Proving My Love
  28. (00:02:28) Ricky Nelson - Teen Age Idol
  29. (00:02:13) Ricky Nelson - Everybody But Me
  30. (00:02:51) Ricky Nelson - It's Up To You


Er word 10 % pars mee gepost moet voldoende zijn.

Hou het netjes, want ik doe het ook voor mijn plezier.
Als er iets fout aan de spot is, laat het mij dan weten.
Kan ik nagaan wat er fout is gegaan en eventueel een repost doen.

Berichtjes zijn altijd van harte welkom,en worden zeer op prijs gesteld. 
Heel veel luister plezier toegewenst.

Groetjes Pimpelpaars.