Detailed Description
LEGACY
4-CD
Rick Nelson's lengthy career spanned 30 years, with records on the charts from the late '50s to the early '80s, yet most remember him only as "Little Ricky." This comprehensive, 100-song retrospective rectifies that, giving full scope to his remarkable and surprisingly robust career. Additionally, the photo-heavy booklet gives insight into the era when rock & roll, television, and culture first merged. Ricky Nelson was the first teen idol who grew up on television. His parents' Ozzie and Harriet Show afforded him the opportunity to sing, and he was groomed to be early TV's middle ground between Elvis and Pat Boone.
Disc 1 captures this period, featuring his earliest hits such as "I'm Walkin'" and "Poor Little Fool," though others like Little Walter's "My Babe" and "There Goes My Baby", with sizzling guitar leads by James Burton, reveal a genuine rockabilly edginess, suggesting Ricky's truer leanings.
Disc 2 has the majority of Ricky's largest hits, pop pieces from '59 to '65, where the addition of strings and the Jordanaires' backing vocals led to smash hits like "Mary Lou," "Travelin' Man," and "Young World."
Disc 3 documents Rick's (he had dropped the y) mid-'60s evolution into a country sound heavily influenced by Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline. Rick's version of Dylan's "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" was well received, but the big hit on this disc is "Garden Party," a wry, autobiographical take on his rejection by a '72 oldies-oriented crowd at Madison Square Garden.
Disc 4 features material with his Stone Canyon Band, covering the period from 1972 to 1985, the year of his unfortunate plane crash. By now, his rich, yearning voice blends perfectly with the pedal-steel-led band, and the music sounds remarkably contemporary.
Rick Nelson's teenage celebrity typecast him for life, but Legacy reveals a solid musician who matured and grew over time. This anthology does him and his fans a great service.
- I'm Walkin'
- You're My One And Only Love
- A Teenager's Romance
- Be Bop Baby (Single Version)
- Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (Single Version)
- If You Can't Rock Me
- Stood Up
- Waitin' In School
- Believe What You Say (Single Version)
- My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
- Shirley Lee
- My Babe
- Poor Little Fool
- There Goes My Baby
- Lonesome Town
- I Got A Feeling
- Cindy (Alternate Version)
- It's Late
- One Of These Mornings
- Gloomy Sunday
- Brand New Girl
- Never Be Anyone Else But You
- Just A Little Too Much
- Sweeter Than You
- I've Been Thinkin' (Alternate Version)
- I Wanna Be Loved
- Mighty Good
- Hey Pretty Baby
- Lonesome Town (Alternate Version)
- Just A Little Too Much (Alternate Version)
- My Rifle, My Pony & Me
- Young EmotionS
- Glory Train
- I'm Not Afraid
- You Are My Sunshine
- Ain't Nothin' But Love
- Yes Sir, That's My Baby
- You Are The Only One
- Milkcow Blues
- Travelin' Man
- Hello Mary Lou
- Today's TeardropS
- Everlovin'
- A Wonder Like You
- Sweet Little Loveable You
- Young World
- It's Up To You
- Teenage Idol
- I Got A Woman
- String Along
- Gypsy Woman
- I Rise, I Fall
- Fools Rush IN
- For You
- The Very Thought Of You
- There's Nothing I Can Say
- I'm A Fool
- I'm Talkin' 'Bout You
- The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
- Jingle Bells
- Louisiana Man
- Night Train To Memphis
- You Just Can't Quit
- Alone
- Mystery Train
- Suzanne On A Sunday Morning
- Promenade In Green
- She Belongs To Me
- Easy To Be Free
- Come On In (Live)
- Bye Bye Love (Live)
- Look At Mary
- Life (Single Version)
- Thank You Lord
- Last Time Around
- Gypsy Pilot
- Love Minus Zero/No Limit
- Garden Party
- Palace Guard
- Are You Really Real
- One Night Stand
- Legacy
- Truck Drivin' Man (Live)
- Wings
- One X One
- Stay Young
- Carl Of The Jungle
- Mama, You've Been On My Mind
- Dream Lover
- Tired Of Toeing The Line
- Almost Saturday Night
- Believe What You Say (Capitol Single version)
- Back To Schooldays
- Rave On
- The Loser Babe Is You
- Call It What You Want
- Doll Hospital
- Give 'Em My Number
- Do You Know What I Mean
- True Love Ways
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