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wrote that "Nelson's mid-'60s albums would have seemed like far more respectable efforts had they been able to escape comparison with a fast-changing rock scene. which had some average contributions by above-average writers like Baker Knight and Jerry Fuller. An energetic stab at Chuck Berry's "I'm
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on December 9, 1997 as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of the other album being Nelson's other
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selected the album for a "Spotlight Album" review, and stated his easy-going ballads and delivered in his usual winning style. The songs are teen-grooved".
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Talking About You," and a nice tune from the pen of ex-Cricket Sonny Curtis ("Don't Breathe a Word"), were mild highlights.
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stated his "distinctive widerange baritone voice and emotion-packed delivery carries him in good stead."
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The album was released on compact disc for the first time by
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Chuck Fain, Dotty Harmony, James Smith, Cathy Temen
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Index


Studio album
Rick Nelson
Genre
Rock and roll
Label
Decca
Producer
Charles "Bud" Dant
Rick Nelson
The Very Thought of You
Best Always
Singles
rock and roll
pop
Rick Nelson
Decca Records
Billboard Hot 100
Jimmie Haskell
Charles "Bud" Dant
Ace Records
Decca
The Very Thought of You
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
AllMusic
Billboard
Cashbox
Red West
Chuck Berry

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