For Your Sweet Love

For Your Sweet Love
Studio album by
Rick Nelson
ReleasedMay 27, 1963
GenreRock and roll
Length27:14
LabelDecca
ProducerCharles "Bud" Dant
Rick Nelson chronology
Best Sellers by Rick Nelson
(1963) 		For Your Sweet Love
(1963) 		Rick Nelson Sings for You
(1963)
Singles from For You Sweet Love
  1. "I Got a Woman"
    Released: February 27, 1963
  2. "String Along"
    Released: May 9, 1963

For Your Sweet Love is the eighth studio album by rock and roll and pop idol Rick Nelson[1] and his first for Decca Records. The album was released on May 27, 1963.

it features the singles "I Got a Woman", "You Don't Love Me Anymore (And I Can Tell)", "String Along", and "Gypsy Woman", It also features the cover of Little Peggy March's "I Will Follow You", and a couple of contirbutions by Dorsey Burnette and Joe Osborn.[2]

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated June 8, 1963, and remained on the chart for 20 weeks, peaking at number 20.[3] It also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated July 13, of that year, and remained on the chart for a total of 22 weeks, peaking at number 17.[4]

The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Ace Records in 1997 as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 12 through 24 consisting of the other album being Nelson's Other Decca album from December 1963, Rick Nelson Sings for You.[5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]
New Record Mirror[7]

Richie Unterberger of AllMusic said that "although there would always be some bright spots worth a listen (usually in the form of James Burton solos). The material often recalls, but does not match, his earlier '60s ballads such as "Travelin' Man." "Gypsy Woman" is an uncommonly tough number for the period, and "I Will Follow You" is a decent cover of the Little Peggy March hit "I Will Follow Him."[1]

Billboard described the album as a "a Listenable Album", and praised that it features "a flock of other goodies."[8]

Cashbox described the album as a "professional, wide-range voice and distinctive style carries him in good stead."[9]

Record Mirror described the album as "a fine album in Rick Nelson in typical style"[10]

The Evening Independent described the album as "a well-balanced program."[11]

Track listing

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For Your Sweet Love"Jerry Fuller2:17
2."Gypsy Woman"Dorsey Burnette, Joe Osborn2:34
3."You Don't Love Me Anymore [And I Can Tell]"Nicollet Tady2:03
4."Everytime I See You Smiling"Dorsey Burnette, Joe Osborn1:58
5."Pick Up the Pieces"Hal David, Sherman Edwards2:10
6."String Along"Bobby Doyle, Jimmy Duncan2:22

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Boy Too Late"Ellie Greenwich, Tony Powers2:08
2."Everytime I Think About You"Claude Demetrius2:43
3."Let's Talk the Whole Thing Over"Mike McCaffrey2:00
4."I Got a Woman"Ray Charles2:25
5."What Comes Next?"Jerry Crutchfield2:08
6."I Will Follow You"Franck Pourcel, Paul Mauriat, Arthur Altman, Norman Gimbel2:08

Charts

Album

Chart (1963) Peak
position
U.S. Top LPs (Billboard) 20
U.S. Cashbox 17

Singles

Year Title U.S. Hot 100

[12]

U.S. Cashbox

[13]

1963 I Got a Woman 49 58
You Don't Love Me Anymore (And I Can Tell) 47 48
String Along 25 17
Gypsy Woman 62 91

References

  1. ^ a b c Unterberger, Richie. "Rick Nelson – For Your Sweet Love: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-8092-4187-3.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums: 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 556. ISBN 0898201179.
  4. ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 268. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  5. ^ "For Your Sweet Love/Sings for You". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1020. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  7. ^ Watson, Jimmy (21 September 1963). "Rick Nelson: For Your Sweet Love". New Record Mirror. p. 10. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Billboard Spotlight: For Your Sweet Love". Billboard. Vol. 75, no. 22. June 1, 1963. p. 16.
  9. ^ "Cashbox Album Popular Picks of The Week Reviews: For Your Sweet Love". Cash Box. Vol. 24, no. 35. May 25, 1963. p. 22.
  10. ^ Watson, Jimmy (21 September 1963). "Rick Nelson: For Your Sweet Love" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 132. p. 10. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  11. ^ Rick Nelson's First Decca Album Includes Hit Sings: Platter Platter. Evening Independent. August 2, 1963.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 244–245. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.