Album Seven by Rick / Ricky Sings Spirituals [Import, Original recording remastered]

Ricky Nelson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 19, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: EMI Europe Generic
• ASIN: B00005BJ9Y
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #241,169 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Summertime

2. Congratulations

3. Baby Don't You Know

4. I Can't Stop Loving You

5. Excuse Me Baby

6. History Of Love

7. Today's Teardrops

8. Mad Mad World

9. Thank You Darling

10. Poor Loser

11. Stop Sneakin' 'Round

12. There's Not A Minute

13. Everlovin'

14. A Wonder Like You

15. Young World

16. I've Got My Eyes On You (And I Like What I See)

17. It's Up To You

18. Teenage Idol

19. I Need You

20. Sweet Little Lovable You

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

This CD is an out of print collectible! It is the 2001 Capitol release. Catalog 72435-32448-2-8. There is a white mark through the UPC.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Album Seven and counting, November 7, 2007

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Ron (Tacoma, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Album Seven by Rick / Ricky Sings Spirituals (Audio CD)

Although Imperial would continue to release many repackagings of Rick Nelson material for several years, this 1962 album was his final set of new recordings for the label before moving over to Decca Records. "Album Seven" is not among the top tier of Nelson albums, but is still a solid collection of songs, with his usual contributors (Dave Burgess, the Burnette brothers, Jerry Fuller, Baker Knight) all represented here. The kickoff track, a rock version of the Gershwin standard "Summertime", is one of Rick's most overlooked recordings. Play this one for anyone who ever accused Nelson's music of being "bubblegum"! (They might even recognize what Johnny Rivers and Blues Magoos stole from the arrangement!) The album closer, "There's Not a Minute", is one of the saddest songs I've ever heard ("when I see two lovers run to meet each other/then I think of all my dreams that won't come true/when I realize I'll never love another/so many things, dear, remind me of you.."). "Mad, Mad World" makes me want to get away from it all, and just sit by a river in the mountains somewhere. There's a strong country feel on songs like "Congratulations" and "Can't Stop Loving You", and plenty of rock and roll on "Stop Sneakin' Around" and "Excuse Me Baby". The addition of Rick's 1962 hit singles "Teenage Idol", "Young World", and "It's Up to You" is a welcome bonus, as are the 4 songs from his super rare extended play 45 "Ricky Sings Spirituals". Ricky may not have loved gospel music as obsessively as his pal Elvis Presley, but he does just fine with the four songs included here. There's passion in his voice as he sings "I Bowed My Head in Shame", and Baker Knight's "Glory Train". Too bad Ricky never recorded a full album of songs in this style.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rick Nelson album 7, July 18, 2007

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John C. Robson (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Album Seven by Rick / Ricky Sings Spirituals (Audio CD)

I bought this LP when it first came out in the early '60s, still have it and wore it out. The range of songs runs from rock, pop, to country.
The rock version of George Gershwin's "Summertime" still stands out to this very day, Joe Osborn's bass line has been copied many times. "Stop Sneakin' 'Round' has a very unique sound and syncopated rhythm and sounds new, as if it was recorded yesterday. Many of Ricks songs were way ahead of his time. I have a son-in-law that loves county music and I have played some of Ricks country songs, he was amazed when I told him that they were recorded 40 years ago. He said "This sounds like what is Nashville is turning out NOW"
As all wise the legendary guitar playing of James Burton is on all the tracks, his guitar solos are worth the price of admission. John