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Rick Nelson Sings "For You" (1963)

Where the lyrics of Rick Nelson Sings "For You" take you, and where it was really made.

Three singles from this 1963 album reached the Billboard Hot 100, and the title track For You climbed to No. 6.

Key places

Western Recorders in Hollywood (1963)

Recording site The Music Grinder (Hollywood) — Several tracks on the album were recorded at Western Recorders in Hollywood, California, including For You on 24 September 1963. The point is shown at city level only. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Rick Nelson Sings "For You": studio album by Rick Nelson
• Released December 1963 by Decca Records
• Twelve tracks split across Side A and Side B
• Three tracks charted as singles on the Billboard Hot 100: For You (No. 6), Fools Rush In (No. 12), Down Home (No. 126)
• Producer Charles Bud Dant; arrangements by Jimmie Haskell

Background

• Mix of standards and contemporary songs on one album
• Title track For You written by Joe Burke and Al Dubin
• Fools Rush In written by Johnny Mercer and Rube Bloom
• The Nearness of You written by Ned Washington and Hoagy Carmichael
• Down Home written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
• A Legend in My Time written by Don Gibson
• Hello Mister Happiness written by Dave Burgess

Recording

• Sessions ran from 16 July to 17 October 1963 in Hollywood, California
• Tracks cut at two studios: Western Recorders and United Recording Corp.
• Core band on most tracks: Rick Nelson (vocals), James Burton and Glen Campbell (guitars), Ray Johnson (piano), Joe Osborn (bass), Richie Frost (drums)
• Several tracks added chorus and orchestra, with arrangements by Jimmie Haskell
• The Nearness of You was the last session, recorded 17 October 1963, with Larry Knechtel on piano and Jerry Cole on bass

Sources: it.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) was an American musician and actor.
• From age eight, he starred with his family in the radio and television series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
• In 1957 he began a long, successful recording career, placing 54 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and its predecessors between 1957 and 1973.
• "Poor Little Fool" (1958) was the first number one single on Billboard's newly created Hot 100 chart.
• He appeared with John Wayne and Dean Martin in Howard Hawks's western Rio Bravo (1959).
• He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 21, 1987.
• In 1972 he returned to the Top 40 with "Garden Party", which peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100.
• He died in a plane crash on December 31, 1985.

Personal Life

• He was married to Kristin Harmon from 1963 until their divorce in 1982.
• They had four children: actress Tracy Nelson, twin sons Gunnar and Matthew, and actor Sam.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

Records

• Billboard Hot 100: For You reached No. 6
• Billboard Hot 100: Fools Rush In reached No. 12
• Billboard Hot 100: Down Home reached No. 126
• Album released December 1963 by Decca Records
• Twelve tracks in total, six on each side
• Session dates: 16 July 1963 (That Same Old Feeling, You're Free to Go, Hello Mister Happiness)
• Session dates: 30 July 1963 (Down Home, I Rise, I Fall, A Legend in My Time)
• Session dates: 15 August 1963 (Fools Rush In, Just Take a Moment)
• Session dates: 24 September 1963 (For You, That's All She Wrote, Hey There, Little Miss Tease)
• Session date: 17 October 1963 (The Nearness of You)
• Credits: Charles Bud Dant as producer, Jimmie Haskell for arrangements

Sources: it.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The sessions spread over three months, from 16 July to 17 October 1963, across two Hollywood studios.
• Fools Rush In reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, while Down Home charted at No. 126.
• Down Home was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, and it features Tony Terran on trumpet and David Wells on trombone.
• The Nearness of You was the last session, with Larry Knechtel on piano and Jerry Cole on bass in place of the usual players.
• Producer Charles Bud Dant and arranger Jimmie Haskell shaped the album's sound across all the sessions.

Sources: it.wikipedia.org

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