Ricky Nelson
Rick Is 21 - Imperial 1961 Comments:Even though the well-known Rick Nelson album prescription is continued here, compared to the spotty "More Songs by Ricky", "Rick is 21" is a much better and more modern sounding album. The songs are generally stronger, and Rick's new songwriting discoveries Dave Burgess and Jerry Fuller, in particular, give the album a more modern approach; obviously also thanks to better production. Jerry Fuller's "Travellin` Man" ( and "Hello Mary Lou") actually was Rick's comeback as charttopper. Jerry Fuller contributed one more fine pop-ballad "That Warm Summer Night" and the rocking "Break My Chain".
The, by far, strongest rocker, though, is Dorsey Burnette's "My One Desire"; of course featuring a new killer solo from James Burton.
Dave Burgess' two songs both sound inspired, and much in the same vein as Fuller's.
The usual inclusion of a couple of old standards, give place to "Miss New Orleans" and "Stars Fell on Alabama"; both good songs in their own right, but they seem out of place here.
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