Rick Nelson - Greatest Hits [Import]

Ricky Nelson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 18, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B00005BJ9X
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,708 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Out-of-print in the US! Digitally remastered collection of Rick's biggest hits, spanning the years 1957-72. From his early teen-idol days when he was known as Ricky Nelson (on the Ozzie And Harriet Show) through his more accomplished '60s recordings (when he switched to the more dignified and mature Rick Nelson) up to his early '70s Country Rock hits with his Stone Canyon Band, every track here is a bona fide hit. 20 tracks including 'I'm Walking', 'Travelin' Man', 'Hello Mary Lou', 'Poor Little Fool', 'Lonesome Town' and the autobiographical 'Garden Party. EMI.

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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Sampler, February 20, 2002

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T. C Lane (Marina, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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From his first Top 40 hit in 1957 to his last in 1972 this is a superb beginning to anyone interested in Rick Nelson. Only 2 of his Top 10 hits are missing (57's "A Teenager's Romance" and 62's "It's Up To You") but all his other Top 10's are here. Hard-core Nelson fans might find a favorite track missing, but this is geared for the Nelson novice, and succeeds on that level. Up-to-date liner notes, photos and chart information make this an ideal sampler. If you want to venture further into his career pick up the Legacy Box Set which goes from 1957-1985. If that's too much than 3 budget compilations will do the trick: Legendary Masters Vol. 1 and 2 go up to 1963. While the out-of-print (but easy to find used) Best of 63-75 covers the rest. P.S. Also try the remastered Ricky Sings Again/Songs By Ricky (Capitol 1959) just in case you're wondering if Nelson could cut it for a whole album (he could).

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rick is the greatest, March 5, 2003

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"tiggermist" (Highlands Ranch, Colorado) - See all my reviews

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Rick Nelson is one of the greatest, but also one of the most overlooked singers around. His songs are as famous as his name and family tree. This collection contains most of Rick's greatest hits like "Fools Rush In","For You", "Travelin' Man", "Hello Mary Lou", and many more. I encourage you to buy this CD if you are a fan of Rick Nelson or just a music lover in general. He's Great!

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Compilation Of Rick's Illustrative Career!, July 22, 2002

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Barron Laycock "Labradorman" (Temple, New Hampshire United States) - See all my reviews
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Rick Nelson is one of the least celebrated and yet most profoundly memorable of all the rock stars of the late fifties and early sixties. His work spanned a time frame that included a lot of rock greats, and yet he stood shoulder to shoulder to them in delivering a phenomenal string of successes which no one other than Elvis Presley could keep pace with in his time. Yet today he is often seen in less than flattering terms, even though he is likely one of the greatest balladeers of the day. Anyone taking a good listen to such songs as "Lonesome Town", "Young World' and ""Never Be Anyone Else But You" can hardly deny his powerful and sensitive voice as a perfect vehicle for the songs. Unfortunately, Nelson is too often treated as more of a star than an artist.

Yet all of the proof of his ability is here in a collection of his greatest hits, which range from the early "Stood Up" to the more complex and appealing "Travelin' Man". There is quite a range of work here, from "Waiting In School" to "Be-bop Baby", from "Poor Little Fool" to "It's Late", and from "Hello, Mary Lou" to "Believe What You Say". My favorites here are a rocking rendition of "Just A Little Too Much", with some terrific guitar licks by his preferred studio back-up man, James Burton, and "Teenage idol", which shows Rick to considerable advantage later in his recording career. He later did some great covers of songs by everyone from Eric Andersen (a personal friend of Nelson's) to Dylan's "She Belongs to Me" to his own "Easy To Be Free" and "Garden Party". With a career that spanned more than thirty years before his untimely demise in an airplane crash, Rick Nelson remains one of rock's most under-appreciated artists.