Spotlight on Rick
Spotlight on Rick is the eleventh studio album by rock and roll and pop idol Rick Nelson, and his fourth for Decca Records, released on November 23, 1964. One single, "A Happy Guy", was minor hit in the US. Jimmie Haskell arranged the album and Charles "Bud" Dant produced it.
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| Released | November 23, 1964 | |||
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| Length | 28:00 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Charles "Bud" Dant | |||
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Reception
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Richie Unterberger of AllMusic wrote,
Nelson's mid-'60s albums would have seemed like far more respectable efforts had they been able to escape comparison with a fast-changing rock scene. As it was, the innovations of the British Invasion, Beach Boys, Phil Spector, and more, made his records, as professional and pleasant as they were, seem hopelessly outdated. Nelson continued to tread water on this album, which had some average contributions by above-average writers like Baker Knight and Jerry Fuller. An energetic stab at Chuck Berry's "I'm Talking About You," and a nice tune from the pen of ex-Cricket Sonny Curtis ("Don't Breathe a Word"), were mild highlights.[1]
Track listing
Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I'm a Fool" | Joey Cooper, Red West | 1:57 |
| 2. | "I Tried" | Joey Cooper, Red West | 2:43 |
| 3. | "I'm Talking About You" | Chuck Berry | 2:07 |
| 4. | "Yesterday's Love" | Baker Knight | 2:12 |
| 5. | "A Happy Guy" | Larry Kusik, Kenny Rankin | 2:15 |
| 6. | "From a Distance" | Johnny Bachelor | 3:00 |
Side two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Stop, Look, Listen" | Joy Byers | 2:11 |
| 2. | "Don't Breathe a Word" | Sonny Curtis | 2:08 |
| 3. | "That's Why I Love You Like I Do" | Charles Bene | 2:38 |
| 4. | "In My Dreams" | Chuck Fain, Dotty Harmony, James Smith, Cathy Temen | 2:25 |
| 5. | "Just Relax" | Baker Knight | 2:04 |
| 6. | "Live and Learn" | Clyde Pitts | 2:20 |
Charts
Singles
| Year | Title | U.S. Hot 100 |
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| 1964 | A Happy Guy | 83 |
References
- Unterberger, Richie. Rick Nelson – Spotlight on Rick: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2023.