Spotlight on Rick
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 23, 1964
Genre
Length28:00
LabelDecca
ProducerCharles "Bud" Dant
Rick Nelson chronology
The Very Thought of You
(1964)
Spotlight on Rick
(1964)
Best Always
(1965)
Singles from Spotlight on Rick
  1. "A Happy Guy"
    Released: November 9, 1964

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 from the album was "A Happy Guy", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue of the magazine dated November 29, 1964, eventually reaching number 82 during its four-week stay.[1] and number 83 on the Cashbox singles chart.[2] Jimmie Haskell arranged the album and Charles "Bud" Dant produced it.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Richie Unterberger of AllMusic wrote that "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. 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.[4]

Billboard selected the album for a "Spotlight Album" review, and stated Nelson "has a string of hit singles, a network TV Show, good looks and perhaps above all a sound that flips the younger set. His easy-going ballads and delivered in his usual winning style. The Ssngs are teen-grooved, and dealers will seell out this album fast.".[5]

Track listing

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm a Fool"Joey Cooper, Red West1:57
2."I Tried"Joey Cooper, Red West2:43
3."I'm Talking About You"Chuck Berry2:07
4."Yesterday's Love"Baker Knight2:12
5."A Happy Guy"Larry Kusik, Kenny Rankin2:15
6."From a Distance"Johnny Bachelor3:00

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stop, Look, Listen"Joy Byers2:11
2."Don't Breathe a Word"Sonny Curtis2:08
3."That's Why I Love You Like I Do"Charles Bene2:38
4."In My Dreams"Chuck Fain, Dotty Harmony, James Smith, Cathy Temen2:25
5."Just Relax"Baker Knight2:04
6."Live and Learn"Clyde Pitts2:20

Charts

Singles

Year Title U.S. Hot 100
1964 A Happy Guy 83

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2003). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 502. ISBN 0898201551.
  2. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 28, 1964". Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  3. Unterberger, Richie. Rick Nelson – Spotlight on Rick: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  4. Ruhlmann, William. "Rick Nelson – Spotlight on Rick": Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  5. "Billboard Spotlight Pick: Spotlight on Rick". Billboard. November 28, 1964. p. 64.
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