More Songs by Ricky is the fifth album by rock and roll and pop idol Ricky Nelson, released in July 1960.[1] The album was recorded at Master Recorders studios in Hollywood, California, United States.
The album debuted on the Billboard Best Selling LPs chart in the issue dated August 29, 1960, remaining on the chart for 22 weeks and peaking at number 18.[2] It reached No. 24 on the Cashbox albums chart during an 11-week stay on the chart.[3] The only single from the album was "I'm Not Afraid", which debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated September 5, 1960, peaking at number 27 during its eight-week stay.[4] and number 40 on the Cashbox singles chart,[5]
The album was released on compact disc by Capitol Records on June 19, 2001, as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 19 through 30 consisting of Nelson's 1961 album, Rick Is 21.[6]
Cashbox praised Nelson for his "performances of ballad evergreens 'Again,' 'Time After Time' and 'When Your Lover Has Gone' to the more rousing rockers."[9], Billboard appreciated the effort. "Nelson warbles with easy charm on a group of great standards and a few originals"[10], Variety gave the album a Postive reviews, saying "He has a mixture of familiar and un-familiar songs that he twangs through easily"[11]
William Ruhlmann of AllMusic said that "Nelson turned back to the music of his bandleader father Ozzie, cutting covers of songs from the 1920s ("Baby Won't You Please Come Home," "I'd Climb the Highest Mountain"), the 1930s ("When Your Lover Has Gone"), and the 1940s ("Time After Time," "Again") in arrangements that incorporated not only horns, but also strings and chirpy female backup vocals. It was all a big change from Nelson's previous recordings, and it did not restore his commercial fortunes.[1]
