This collection presents 35 original Ricky Nelson recordings drawn from EPs issued in the US, the UK, France and Sweden between 1957 and 1962. It avoids his biggest, well-known hits, featuring just a few charting B-sides, alongside further flips and lesser-known LP tracks. Nonetheless, many of these sound like they would have made strong A-sides - indeed, several had been cut as potential topsides. Legendary guitarist James Burton can be heard to great effect throughout, notably on rockin’ sides like There Goes My Baby, My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It, Milk Cow Blues and Poor Loser. Several of Ricky’s 1962 recordings are difficult to find elsewhere on CD.
1. BOPPIN' THE BLUES 2. IF YOU CAN'T ROCK ME 3. YOUR TRUE LOVE 4. SHIRLEY LEE 5. I'M FEELIN' SORRY 6. DOWN THE LINE 7. MY BABE 8. UNCHAINED MELODY 9. THERE GOES MY BABY 10. MY BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN IT 11. BE TRUE TO ME 12. ONE OF THESE MORNINGS 13. RESTLESS KID 14. YOU TEAR ME UP 15. TRYIN' TO GET TO YOU 16. I CAN'T HELP IT 17. YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING 18. I'VE BEEN THINKIN' 19. ONE MINUTE TO ONE 20. BLOOD FROM A STONE 21. DON'T LEAVE ME 22. MIGHTY GOOD 23. MILK COW BLUES 24. MY ONE DESIRE 25. EVERYBODY BUT ME 26. MAD MAD WORLD 27. STOP SNEAKIN' ROUND 28. THERE'S NOT A MINUTE 29. POOR LOSER 30. THANK YOU DARLING 31. I'VE GOT MY EYES ON YOU 32. HISTORY OF LOVE 33. SUMMERTIME 34. OH YEAH, I'M IN LOVE 35. I NEED YOU.