The Very Thought of You is the tenth studio album by rock and roll and pop idol Rick Nelson[1] and his third for Decca Records. It was released on August 3, 1964. Jimmie Haskell was the arranger. Charles "Bud" Dant produced the album.
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| Released | August 3, 1964 | |||
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| Length | 31:03 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Charles "Bud" Dant | |||
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The single, The Very Thought of You, was Nelson's last US top-forty single for five years, peaking at No. 26.[2] On the Billboard Easy Listening chart, the song reached No. 11,[3] No. 19 on the Cashbox singles chart.[4], while it peaked at No. 65 in Australia.
The album debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated August 15, 1964, and remained on the chart for 6 weeks, peaking at number 72.[5]
The album was released on compact disc by Ace Records on December 9, 1997 as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Nelson's 1964 album, Spotlight on Rick[6] Bear Family included the album in the 2008 For You: The Decca Years box set.[7]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| New Record Mirror | [9] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [10] |
Richie Unterberger of AllMusic said that "Passable, mostly midtempo pop/rock that did little to either embarrass the singer or raise the listener's temperature. There are obscure songs by Mann-Weil ("I Don't Wanna Love You") and Charlie Rich ("Just a Little Bit Sweet"), but it all sounds like pleasant throwaway filler, the best cut being his cover of the great lost Drifters-like tune "I Wonder" (a small hit for the Pentagons in 1961).[1]
Billboard called it "easygoin' ballads with plenty of teen-sence romantic, and stated That "The beat is gentle and His delivery is in relaxed dual track."[11]
Cashbox called it "his strongest LP’s" and stated that it" spotlights the songster in a variety of moods and tempos as he warmly reads such goodies".[12]
Record Mirror called it "late night listening" and stated that "It contains a number of pop standards well performed in a quiet sort of way"[9]
Variety mentions "Nelson neatly blends a group of standards with some more recent songs"[13]
Joe Selvin described the album as "a lifeless event".[14]
Track listing
editSide one
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "My Old Flame" (from Paramount Pictures Belle of the Nineties) | Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston | 2:10 |
| 2. | "Just a Little Bit Sweet" | Charlie Rich | 2:12 |
| 3. | "The Loneliest Sound" | James Best, Dave Burgess | 2:37 |
| 4. | "You'll Never Fall in Love Again" | Charles Bene | 3:03 |
| 5. | "The Very Thought of You" | Ray Noble | 1:56 |
| 6. | "I Don't Wanna Love You" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | 2:10 |
Side two
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'll Get You Yet" | Charles Bene, William D'ella, William d'Elia | 3:00 |
| 2. | "I Wonder (If Your Love Will Ever Belong to Me)" | Ted Goodloe, Jimmy Jones, Joe Jones, Carl McGinnis, Willie Munson | 2:30 |
| 3. | "Be My Love" (from the Metro Goldwyn Mayer film The Toast of New Orleans) | Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn | 2:20 |
| 4. | "I Love You More Than You Know" | Dave Burgess | 2:49 |
| 5. | "Love Is the Sweetest Thing" | Ray Noble | 2:17 |
| 6. | "Dinah" (from the Broadway musical Kid Boots) | Harry Akst, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young | 3:57 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1964) | Peak
position |
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| US Cash Box[5] | 72 |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. AC | U.S. Cashbox |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | "The Very Thought of You" | 26 | 11 | 19 |
References
edit- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Rick Nelson – The Very Thought Of You: Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2003). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 502. ISBN 0898201551.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn presents Billboard top adult songs, 1961-2006 : chart data compiled from Billboard's adult contemporary charts, 1961-2006, and adult top 40 charts, 1996-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-89820-1697. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 244–245. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Very Thought of You/Spotlight on Rick". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "For You: The Decca Years". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ ""The Very Thought of You" - Album Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ a b "FATS' GREATEST OLDIES ON A NEW ALBUM" (PDF). Record Mirror. October 10, 1964. p. 12.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1020. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Spotlight Pick: The Very Thought of You". Billboard. August 8, 1964. p. 25.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Cash Box. Vol. 25, no. 45. August 1, 1964. p. 30.
- ^ "Variety Album Reviews Marin's Beatle Track, Lopez's Latin, Rick's Thought, Cole's Lady Tops LPs: The Very Thought of You". Variety. Vol. 235, no. 11. August 5, 1964. p. 44.
- ^ Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. pp. 161–162. ISBN 978-0-8092-4187-3.