Ricky Nelson - The American Dream (2001)
Genre: Rock | Label: Bear Family Records | 6CD BoxSet | MP3 320 kbps | 961 MB
This is one of the more difficult Bear Family sets to take on simply because it is such an intimidating package. Never mind that Nelson is an American myth, having eked his way into that terrain by dying in a plane crash while still in his forties, and despite being managed by Colonel Tom Parker, he still looked fantastic despite the unsubstantiated rumors of drugs, alcoholism, and twisted xxx that poured forth from the tabloids after his passing.
But that Ricky (or Rick as he was known then) Nelson doesn't even appear inside this box set. The material documented here begins near the end of the rockabilly era in 1957 and ends before the Beatles came stateside. The 180 tracks contained on this set represent five years in the recording life of Ricky Nelson, who before he even began his recording career was a television star with his real-life family, the Nelsons, parented by Ozzie and Harriet. In fact, Ricky Nelson starred in a number of motion pictures during the era when these recordings were made -- most notably Rio Bravo with John Wayne and Dean Martin and The Wackiest Ship in the Army -- and remained on the TV program until 1966, four years after these sessions leave off in 1962. Ricky Nelson was indeed America's most popular and respectable teen idol.

Track List:
cd1-01 - I'm Walkin'
cd1-02 - You're My One And Only Love
cd1-03 - A Teenager's Romance
cd1-04 - Be-Bop Baby [Single Version]
cd1-05 - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You [Single Version]
cd1-06 - If You Can't Rock Me [1st Recording] [Master]
cd1-07 - Your True Love
cd1-08 - Honeycomb
cd1-09 - Boppin' The Blues
cd1-10 - Baby I'm Sorry
cd1-11 - I'm Confessin'
cd1-12 - Be-Bop Baby [LP Version]
cd1-13 - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You [LP Version]
cd1-14 - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
cd1-15 - True Love
cd1-16 - Am I Blue
cd1-17 - Teenage Doll
cd1-18 - If You Can't Rock Me [Version 2]
cd1-19 - Stood Up
cd1-20 - Waitin' In School
cd1-21 - My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
cd1-22 - Believe What You Say [Single Version]
cd1-23 - Shirley Lee
cd1-24 - I'm Feelin' Sorry
cd1-25 - There's Good Rockin' Tonight
cd1-26 - Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)
cd1-27 - Down The Line
cd1-28 - Unchained Melody
cd1-29 - Poor Little Fool
cd1-30 - My Babe
cd2-01 - I'm In Love Again
cd2-02 - There Goes My Baby
cd2-03 - Believe What You Say [LP Version]
cd2-04 - Don't Leave Me This Way
cd2-05 - Lonesome Town [Version 1]
cd2-06 - I Got A Feeling
cd2-07 - I'll Walk Alone
cd2-08 - Restless Kid
cd2-09 - It's All In The Game
cd2-10 - Lonesome Town
cd2-11 - Cindy [Version 3 - Slow]
cd2-12 - It's Late [Mono Master]
cd2-13 - One Of These Mornings
cd2-14 - Old Enough To Love
cd2-15 - Trying To Get To You
cd2-16 - Gloomy Sunday
cd2-17 - Be True To Me
cd2-18 - Never Be Anyone Else But You
cd2-19 - Just A Little Too Much [Version 1]
cd2-20 - Sweeter Than You [Version 1]
cd2-21 - I've Been Thinkin' [Version 1]
cd2-22 - It's Late [Stereo Mix]
cd2-23 - I Can't Help It
cd2-24 - You Tear Me Up
cd2-25 - Just A Little Too Much [Version 2]
cd2-26 - Sweeter Than You [Version 2]
cd2-27 - Never Be Anyone Else But You
cd2-28 - I've Been Thinkin' [Version 2]
cd2-29 - One Minute To One
cd2-30 - So Long
cd2-31 - Blood From A Stone
cd3-01 - You'll Never Know What You're Missing
cd3-02 - You're So Fine
cd3-03 - That's All
cd3-04 - A Long Vacation
cd3-05 - Hey Pretty Baby
cd3-06 - Half Breed
cd3-07 - Don't Leave Me
cd3-08 - Make Believe [Version 1]
cd3-09 - Mighty Good
cd3-10 - I Wanna Be Loved
cd3-11 - Again
cd3-12 - I'd Climb The Highest Mountain
cd3-13 - Young Emotions
cd3-14 - Make Believe [Version 2]
cd3-15 - Glory Train
cd3-16 - If You Believe It
cd3-17 - March With The Band Of The Lord
cd3-18 - I Bowed My Head In Shame
cd3-19 - Right By My Side
cd3-20 - Here I Go Again
cd3-21 - Do You Know What It Means (To Miss New Orleans)
cd3-22 - When Your Lover Has Gone
cd3-23 - Baby Won't You Please Come Home
cd3-24 - Time After Time
cd3-25 - I'm Not Afraid
cd3-26 - Yes Sir, That's My Baby
cd3-27 - You Are My Sunshine
cd3-28 - Ain't Nothin' But Love
cd3-29 - Proving My Love
cd3-30 - I'm All Through With You
cd4-01 - You Are The Only One
cd4-02 - Milk Cow Blues
cd4-03 - Hello Mary Lou [Mono Mix]
cd4-04 - Everybody But Me
cd4-05 - Break My Chain
cd4-06 - Travelin' Man
cd4-07 - Oh Yeah, I'm In Love
cd4-08 - Sure Fire Bet
cd4-09 - Stars Fell On Alabama
cd4-10 - Lucky Star
cd4-11 - My One Desire
cd4-12 - I'll Make Believe
cd4-13 - Hello Mary Lou [Stereo Mix]
cd4-14 - That Warm Summer Night
cd4-15 - Everlovin'
cd4-16 - A Wonder Like You
cd4-17 - Thank You Darling
cd4-18 - History Of Love
cd4-19 - Today's Teardrops
cd4-20 - Baby You Don't Know
cd4-21 - There's Not A Minute
cd4-22 - Mad Mad World
cd4-23 - Sweet Little Lovable You
cd4-24 - Stop Sneakin' Around
cd4-25 - Excuse Me Baby
cd4-26 - I Can't Stop Loving You
cd4-27 - Summertime
cd4-28 - Congratulations
cd4-29 - Poor Loser
cd4-30 - Young World
cd4-31 - I've Got My Eyes On You [Version 2]
cd5-01 - Teen Age Idol
cd5-02 - It's Up To You
cd5-03 - I Need You [Double Vocal]
cd5-04 - Brand New Girl [The Session]
cd5-05 - Brand New Girl
cd5-06 - Scratchin' [Version 2]
cd5-07 - Tears [Version 2]
cd5-08 - Doggone It [Version 2] [The Trophies]
cd5-09 - Desire [Version 2] [The Trophies]
cd5-10 - Cindy [Version 1 - Movie Version] [With Walter Brennan]
cd5-11 - My Rifle, My Pony And Me [With Dean Martin]
cd5-12 - Do You Know What It Means (To Miss New Orleans) [Movie Version
cd5-13 - I'm Walkin'
cd5-14 - You Are The Only One
cd5-15 - Stood Up
cd5-16 - Trying To Get To You
cd5-17 - Just Because (With Lorrie Collins)
cd5-18 - Baby I'm Sorry
cd5-19 - Waitin' In School
cd5-20 - You Are The Only One [With Lorrie Collins]
cd5-21 - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
cd5-22 - Never Be Anyone Else But You
cd5-23 - Cindy [Version 2 - Fast - Key Of D] [TV Version]
cd5-24 - Sevillanas [Guitar Duet With Vicente Gomez]
cd5-25 - Again
cd5-26 - Rick Flat-Picking
cd5-27 - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
cd5-28 - Christmas Song
cd5-29 - Jingle Bells
cd5-30 - Radio Ad - Album Plug
cd6-01 - You're My One And Only Love [Takes 2 And 3]
cd6-02 - I'm Walkin' [False Start - Take 4]
cd6-03 - A Teenager's Romance [False Start - Take 4]
cd6-04 - If You Can't Rock Me [Version 1] [Takes 1 And 2 Without Chorus]
cd6-05 - Poor Little Fool [2nd Guitar Overdub Without Chorus]
cd6-06 - Restless Kid [Different Chorus Overdub]
cd6-07 - Believe What You Say [Backing Track - Alternate James Burton Overdub]
cd6-08 - Don't Leave Me This Way [Without Chorus]
cd6-09 - Lonesome Town [Version 1 - Alternate Ricky Vocal]
cd6-10 - If You Can't Rock Me [Version 1] [Take 6 Without Chorus]
cd6-11 - It's All In The Game [Alternate Version]
cd6-12 - One Of These Mornings [False Start Plus Take 16, Alternate Ricky Vocal]
cd6-13 - Be True To Me [False Start]
cd6-14 - Be True To Me [Alternate Chorus Overdub]
cd6-15 - It's Late [Ricky Overdub, 2 Takes, Without Chorus]
cd6-16 - It's Late [Master, Alternate Stereo Mix]
cd6-17 - Trying To Get To You [Without Chorus]
cd6-18 - Cindy [Version 2 - Fast - Key Of D] [Alternate Version]
cd6-19 - Cindy [Version 2 - Fast - Key Of D] [Master]
cd6-20 - Just A Little Too Much [Version 2] [Track]
cd6-21 - Never Be Anyone Else But You [Alternate Overdub 1]
cd6-22 - Young Emotions [Without Strings]
cd6-23 - I've Been Thinkin' [Track]
cd6-24 - Never Be Anyone Else But You [Alternate Overdub 2]
cd6-25 - Doggone It [Version 1] [The Trophies]
cd6-26 - Tears [Version 1] [The Fleas]
cd6-27 - Scratchin' [Version 1] [The Fleas]
cd6-28 - I've Got My Eyes On You [Version 1] [Track]
cd6-29 - I Need You [Single Version]

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