''Another Side of Rick'' is the seventeenth studio album by American singer
Rick Nelson
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, and his tenth for
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. It was released on November 13, 1967.
Jimmie Haskell
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''Another Side of Rick'' was John Boylan's first production.Homer, p.88 The album was a thickly produced collection of songs from Koppelman-Rubim song-writers with the modern touch. These included
Tim Hardin
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John Sebastian
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John Boylan selected a number of contemporary songs for the album: "Barefoot Boy," "Dream Weaver," "Suzanne on a Sunday Morning," and "I Wonder if Louise Is Home." Terry Boylan sang "Don't Blame It on Your Wife," which Rick Nelson didn't want to sing, saying "I want to sing the kind of thing I always wanted to, something I can close my eyes to with feeling" like
Ray Charles
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. Instead, Nelson recorded "Georgia On My Mind." Ricky Nelson also co-wrote two songs: "Marshmallow Skies" with James Burton, and "Promenade in Green", with John Boylan.
Reception
''Another Side of Rick'' was not considered a success, in part because songs like "Marshmallow Skies," "Promenade in Green," "Dream Weaver," and "Suzanne on a Sunday Morning" were alien to the Nelson image. Richie Unterberger of
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said that "It was about as good a strategy as any, considering his tried-and-true rock-a-ballad format wasn't working. But giving him fruity psychedelic Baroque production wasn't the answer, either, indeed yielding rather embarrassing results."
Historian
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stated that Nelson's albums "'' Perspective'' and ''Another Side of Rick'', embraced both
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Eric Andersen
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Paul Simon
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, and
Randy Newman
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. The eclectic choices reveal an artist still searching for a style that would reconcile his past and give him a future." ''
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'' selected the album for a "Pop Special Merit" review, and stated that Nelson "tackles the old standard "
Georgia on My Mind
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" and the newer standard "
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