| The Very Thought Of You | ||||
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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 Very Thought of You is the tenth studio album by rock and roll and pop idol Rick Nelson and his third for Decca Records. It was released on August 3, 1964. Jimmie Haskell was the arranger. Charles "Bud" Dant produced the album.
The single, "The Very Thought of You", was Nelson's last US top-forty single for five years, peaking at No. 26.[1] On the Billboard Easy Listening chart, the song reached No. 11,[2] while it peaked at No. 65 in Australia.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
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).[4]
Billboard selected the album for a "Spotlight Album" review, and stated "He represents one of the most successful recording artist of this decade. he has a legion of loyal fams who support all of his recording efforts. This package features Him and a raft of easygoin' ballads with plenty of teen-sence romantic appeal. A few examples are: "Love Is the Sweetest Thing", "My Old Flame", and "Be My Love". The beat is gentle and His delivery is in relaxed dual track."[5]
Joe Selvin called it, "a lifeless event".[6]
Track listing
Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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
Singles
| Year | Title | U.S. Hot 100 |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | "The Very Thought of You" | 26 |
References
- ↑ "Ricky Nelson | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ↑ "Ricky Nelson | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ↑ ""The Very Thought of You" - Album Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Rick Nelson – The Very Thought Of You: Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ↑ "Billboard Spotlight Pick: The Very Thought of You". Billboard: 25. August 8, 1964.
- ↑ Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. pp. 161–162. ISBN 978-0-8092-4187-3.