Ricky Nelson (album)

The album contained Ricky Nelson's first composition, "Don't Leave Me This Way", and a track written by his lead guitarist James Burton along with bass player James Kirkland called "There Goes My Baby". The album also included a cover of Fats Domino's "I'm in Love Again", along with a cover of Roy Orbison's "Down the Line". Also included were covers of then-recent hits and older songs updated for his style. The Jordanaires provide backing vocals.

1. "Shirley Lee" (Bobby Lee Trammell) – 2:00
2. "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)" (Jimmie Hodges) – 2:51
3. "There's Good Rockin' Tonight" (Roy Brown) – 1:50
4. "I'm Feelin' Sorry" (Jack Clement) – 2:19
5. "Down the Line" (Roy Orbison, Phillips) – 2:33
6. "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) – 2:21
7. "I'm in Love Again" (Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino) – 2:20
8. "Don't Leave Me This Way" (Ricky Nelson) – 2:29
9. "My Babe" (Willie Dixon) – 2:33
10. "I'll Walk Alone" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:39
11. "There Goes My Baby" (James Burton, James Kirkland) – 2:15
12. "Poor Little Fool" (Sharon Sheeley) – 2:33

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

A review by AllMusic said that Ricky Nelson "remained a slavish imitator of the Sun Records rockabilly style on his sophomore long-player, but he had improved enormously in the endeavor", and gave the album a positive rating.