Album Seven by Rick is the seventh studio album by rock and roll and pop idol Rick Nelson, released in March 1962 by Imperial Records.[1] This was his final LP for the label. The album was recorded at United Western Recorders studios in Los Angeles, California. It featured Nelson's usual group of songwriters, including Jerry Fuller.[2] Jimmie Haskell was the arranger and Charles "Bud" Dant produced the album.

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated April 14, 1962, and remained on the chart for 20 weeks, peaking at number 27.[3] It reached No. 31 on the Cashbox albums chart during a ten-week run.[4]

The album was released on compact disc by Beat Goes On on January 30, 2001, as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one disc with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Nelson's 1963 compilation album, It's Up to You.[5] It was released as one of two albums on one CD by Capitol Records on June 19, 2001, along with Nelson's 1960 EP, Ricky Sings Spirituals.[6] Bear Family included the album in The American Dream box set in 2001.[7]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]
Disc[9]

Upon release, Billboard stated that "Nelson's warbling is folksy, sincere and loaded with teen appeal", singing "everything from Gershwin...to rockabilly".[10] Variety wrote in their review that "there doesn't seem to be anything ... in long range statue but [Nelson's] homespun styling makes [th]em sound good at the moment".[11] Cashbox claims "Nelson's teen admirers should come out in force for this seventh helping of his vocal talents" and that he "dishes up attractive renditions of 'Congratulations,' 'Excuse Me Baby,' and 'Poor Loser.'"[12] Nigel Hunter of Disc was critical of the set singling out Nelson's "tasteless butchering of Gershwin's 'Summertime'" and questioning why the producers "altered the melody line of ... 'I Can't Stop Lovin' You."[9]

Retrospectively, William Ruhlmann of AllMusic thinks "the album is a good set of songs mostly written for Nelson by his old guard of songwriters". Like Disc's Hunter, Ruhlmann believed the "rock & roll arrangement" given to "Summertime" "would have surprised George Gershwin", and called the choice of covering "I Can't Stop Loving You" "inspired". Still, while a "disappointing seller", he considers the album "a worthy follow-up to Rick Is 21.[1]

Track listing

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Summertime"George Gershwin2:14
2."Congratulations"Jerry Fuller2:16
3."Baby You Don't Know"Dave Burgess, Jerry Fuller1:54
4."I Can't Stop Loving You"Don Gibson2:39
5."Excuse Me Baby"Dorsey Burnette2:37
6."History of Love"Dave Burgess, Jerry Fuller2:04

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Today's Teardrops"Gene Pitney, Aaron Schroeder2:05
2."Mad Mad World"Dorsey Burnette, Joe Osborn2:01
3."Thank You Darling"Jackie DeShannon, Sharon Sheeley1:38
4."Poor Loser"Jerry Fuller2:19
5."Stop Sneakin' Around"Baker Knight2:34
6."There's Not a Minute"Clint Ballard, Jr., Frederick Tobias2:24

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1962) Peak
position
US Top LPs (Billboard)[3] 27
US Cashbox Albums[4] 31

Singles

Year Title U.S. Hot 100

[13][14]

U.S. Cashbox

[15]

1962 "Summertime" 89 111
1963 "There's Not a Minute" 127 149
"Today's Teardrops" 54 65
1964 "Congratulations" 63 104

References

  1. ^ a b c Ruhlmann, William. "Rick Nelson – Album Seven by Rick: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  2. ^ Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-8092-4187-3.
  3. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 556. ISBN 0898201179. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 268. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  5. ^ "Album Seven by Rick/It's Up to You". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Album Seven By Rick/Rick Sings Spirituals". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  7. ^ "The American Dream: The Complete Imperial and Verve 1957-1962". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  8. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1020. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Hunter, Nigel (September 29, 1962). "LPs Reviewed by Nigel Hunter: New name but it's same old Ricky" (PDF). Disc. No. 236. p. 11. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  10. ^ "Album Reviews: Spotlight Albums of the Week". Billboard. March 3, 1962. p. 18.
  11. ^ "Record Reviews: B'way's 'Family Affair,' Rick's '7,' Casals' 'White House' Top New LPs". Variety. Vol. 226, no. 6. March 7, 1962. p. 44.
  12. ^ "Album Reviews: Popular Picks of the Week". Cash Box. Vol. 23, no. 24. March 10, 1962. p. 30.
  13. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles (12th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 697. ISBN 0898201802. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  14. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling under the hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8982-0047-8.
  15. ^ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 244–245. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
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