All My Best (Ricky Nelson album)

All My Best
Studio album by
Ricky Nelson
Released1985 (1985)
Genre
Length38:14
LabelSilver Eagle
Ricky Nelson chronology
Playing to Win
(1981) 		All My Best
(1985) 		The Memphis Sessions
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]
MusicHound[3]

All My Best is a 1985 Ricky Nelson album. Although the record is a collection of greatest hits, it is not a compilation but a new studio recording. Nelson conceived the album for his own Silver Eagle label and promoted the record himself on late-night television.

Nelson recruited the Jordanaires to provide backing vocals, as well as familiar session musicians.[4] Since Nelson's session musicians had not performed the songs for many years, some differences from the original recordings are audible on the album.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Travelin' Man"Jerry FullerRick Is 21 (1961)2:19
2."Hello Mary Lou"Gene PitneyRick Is 21 (1961)2:19
3."Poor Little Fool"Sharon SheeleyRicky Nelson (1958)2:27
4."Stood Up"Dub Dickerson, Erma HerroldBest Sellers by Rick Nelson (1963)1:36
5."You Are The Only One"Baker KnightMillion Sellers (1963)2:33
6."It's Late"Dorsey BurnetteRicky Sings Again (1959)1:55
7."You Know What I Mean"Mickey JuppPreviously unreleased1:47
8."Young World"FullerNon-album track (1962)2:18
9."Lonesome Town"KnightRicky Sings Again (1959)2:12
10."I Got A Feeling"KnightNon-album track (1958)1:55
11."Just a Little Too Much"Johnny BurnetteSongs by Ricky (1959)2:00
12."Believe What You Say"Johnny Burnette, Dorsey BurnetteRicky Sings Again (1959)2:06
13."It's Up to You"FullerIt's Up to You (1962)2:46
14."Waitin' in School"Johnny Burnette, Dorsey BurnetteBest Sellers by Rick Nelson (1963)1:58
15."Never Be Anyone Else But You"KnightRicky Sings Again (1959)2:13
16."Don't Leave Me This Way"Ricky NelsonRicky Nelson (1958)2:24
17."Fools Rush In"Rube Bloom, Johnny MercerRick Nelson Sings for You (1963)2:35
18."Teen Age Idol"Jack LewisNon-album track (1962)2:29
19."I'm Walkin'"Fats Domino, Dave BartholomewNon-album track (1957)1:38
20."Mighty Good"KnightNon-album track (1959)2:05
21."Sweeter Than You"KnightSongs by Ricky (1959)2:26
22."Garden Party"NelsonGarden Party (1972)3:58

Charts

Chart (1985–1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 58

References

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1020. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  2. ^ DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (1992). The Rolling stone album guide : completely new reviews : every essential album, every essential artist. Random House. p. 498. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  3. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1996). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 482. ISBN 0-7876-0780-0.
  4. ^ Richard Carlin, Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary 2014 - All My Best, MCA 6163. "Originally released in 1985 by Rick on his own Silver Eagle label and hawked on late-night television, this is a nice collection of remakes featuring The Jordanaires on backup vocals."
  5. ^ Sheree Homer - Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer 2012 - Page 129 "The first version of 'Do You Know What I Mean,' which had been issued on Silver Eagle's All My Best, contained a mistake. Haskell explained, "I listened to the record, and I said, 'The drummer Ricky Intveld's got an extra half a beat in there, ...'""
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 214. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.


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