Rockin' With Ricky

by Nelson

Overview

Originally released as an LP in 1984, the CD version of this collection of Nelson's hardest-rocking early material doubles in length to include a whopping 32 tracks (on one disc) from the late '50s and early '60s. This has most of his up-tempo smashes, a la "Be-Bop Baby," "Waitin' in School," and "Believe What You Say," with a host of LP tracks, many of them covers of songs made famous by Elvis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and the like. The two volumes of greatest hits on EMI are more well-rounded and, on the whole, better retrospectives of his classic era. This is pretty good proof that he could rock respectably, though, with some good cuts that are hard to find on reissues, like "You're So Fine" and "Poor Loser." ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	05/21/1996
Label:	Ace
UPC:	0029667108522
Rank:	100560

Tracks

1. Mighty Good
2. Milk Cow Blues
3. If You Can't Rock Me
4. Be-Bop Baby
5. There's Good Rockin' Tonight
6. It's Late
7. Waitin' in School
8. Shirley Lee
9. There Goes My Baby
10. Boppin' the Blues
11. I Got a Feeling
12. My Babe
13. Stood Up
14. Down the Line
15. One of These Mornings
16. Your True Love
17. Ain't Nothin' But Love
18. Believe What You Say
19. My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
20. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
21. I'm in Love Again
22. You Tear Me Up
23. You'll Never Know What You're Missin'
24. Just a Little Too Much
25. You're So Fine
26. Break My Chain
27. Oh Yeah, I'm in Love
28. Stop Sneakin' Around
29. I'll Make Believe
30. Today's Teardrops
31. Poor Loser
32. I've Been Thinkin'

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Rick Nelson   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Ray Johnson   Piano
James Burton   Rhythm,Vocals

Technical Credits

Fats Domino   Liner Notes,Composer
Rube Bloom   Composer
Dorsey Burnette   Composer
Gene Pitney   Composer
Johnny Rivers   Composer
Dub Dickerson   Composer
Johnny Burnette   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Rob Finnis   Sheet Music
Ron Furmanek   Research,Tape Research
Roger Armstrong   Photography
Jerry Lee Lewis   Liner Notes
Roy Brown   Composer
Rick Nelson   Composer
Aaron Schroeder   Composer
Dave Williams   Composer
Duncan Cowell   Post Producer
Dave Bartholomew   Composer
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup   Composer
Burnette   Composer
Bobby Lee Trammell   Composer
Clarence Williams   Composer
Carl Perkins   Composer
Doris Payne   Composer
Jerry Fuller   Composer
Roy Orbison   Composer,Liner Notes
Mickey Jupp   Composer
Willie Dixon   Composer
James Kirkland   Composer
Sam Phillips   Composer
John Stafford   Liner Notes
Matthew Jackson   Package Design
Willie Jacobs   Composer
Pearl Lendhurst   Composer
Gregory Carrol   Composer
Sharon Sheeley   Composer
Sunny David   Composer
Baker Knight   Composer
Kokomo Arnold   Composer
James Burton   Composer