Ricky Nelson - The Ballads of Ricky Nelson '2013

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 As a TV teen idol, Ricky Nelson sang more than his fair share of ballads and
theyre almost all collected on the 30-track 2013 Bear Family compilation The
Ballads of Ricky Nelson. The title here bills Ricky, not Rick, and thats 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, Youre My One and Only Love, A
Teenagers 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 cant be seen as a thorough overview of his early years as its missing
those classic rockers Waitin in School, Its Late, Im 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. 
:: TRACKLIST ::

1 Poor Little Fool 
2 Ill Walk Alone 
3 Lonesome Town 
4 Im Feelin Sorry 
5 A Teenagers Romance 
6 Someday (Youll Want Me To Want You) 
7 Youre My One And Only Love 
8 Dont Leave Me This Way 
9 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You 
10 Trying To Get To You 
11 Never Be Anyone Else But You 
12 I Cant Help It 
13 Sweeter Than You 
14 Honeycomb 
15 I Wanna Be Loved 
16 Young Emotions 
17 Unchained Melody 
18 Im Not Afraid 
19 Im Confessin 
20 You Are The Only One 
21 Half Breed 
22 A Wonder Like You 
23 True Love 
24 Everlovin 
25 Restless Kid 
26 Young World 
27 Proving My Love 
28 Teen Age Idol 
29 Everybody But Me 
30 Its Up To You

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