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    For You: The Decca Years

    04/01/2008 | Bear Family 

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      $163.99

      FOR YOU: DECCA YEARS (W/BOOK) (BOX)

    All Music Guide Review

    The seven years covered on Bear Family's six-disc box set For You: The Decca Years were a transitional time for Rick Nelson. He started as one of the top pop idols in the country then faded, as all old rock & rollers did, during the British Invasion and during that exile, he turned to country, first cutting commercial country-pop then starting to develop his own brand of country-rock. It was a journey, and it's pretty enthralling as documented on this box set. As Nelson's vaults have been pretty heavily mined already, there is almost nothing in the way of unreleased recordings here (there are rarities, but very little that has been unheard), so the primary appeal of this Bear Family box is that it documents that journey so accurately that it feels like a journey as it's playing. Of course, Todd Everett's excellent, well-researched accompanying essay in the hardcover book helps illuminate that journey, but Nelson's evolution is so evident that no notes are needed to appreciate his progression. As the set begins, Nelson still regularly appeared on the top of the Billboard charts: "Fools Rush In" hit 12 in 1963 and "It's Up to You" went to six that same year, the following year "For You" went to six, and there were several other smaller singles during this time. Rick didn't drop off the charts until 1965 when "Mean Old World" barely scraped the Top 100 at 96. His downward turn in fortune reflected the uneven nature of his recordings at the time, as his LPs started to get bogged down with treacly pop that wasn't distinctive, no matter how well he sang it. He was beginning to outgrow the teen-oriented material that still popped up on his LPs until 1965, but those same records showed his growing interest in country music, something that grew into a full-blown obsession just around the time that he slipped off the pop charts. Once he was off the radar he started to deeply dig into country music and this set helps illustrate that this was a deep passion, as the progression seems more natural when presented in session order instead of a set of LPs. Similarly, in this context his embrace of Bob Dylan, Tim Hardin, and Randy Newman -- along with Paul Simon and Harry Nilsson -- on Another Side of Rick and Perspective LPs seems as much an outgrowth of Nelson's fascination with songwriters and interpretations as it does an attempt to stay current, and they wind up being the necessary bridge to the full flowering of country-rock heard at the end of this set, both in studio sessions and in the glorious live album Rick Nelson in Concert which concludes this set. The music at the end of For You is so assured and natural that it's evident that all the trial and error of the previous seven years were necessary -- he had to go through it to get to it, and by listening to these Decca years in bulk, it's easier to appreciate the hard work and exploration of this continually undervalued rock & roller. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

    Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • 1
  • You Don't Love Me Anymore
  • 2:01
  • 2
  • I Got a Woman
  • 2:23
  • 3
  • What Comes Next?
  • 2:05
  • 4
  • Everytime I See You Smiling
  • 1:56
  • 5
  • Everytime I Think About You
  • 2:41
  • 6
  • For Your Sweet Love
  • 2:13
  • 7
  • Gypsy Woman
  • 2:31
  • 8
  • I Will Follow You
  • 2:24
  • 9
  • Let's Talk the Whole Thing Over
  • 1:59
  • 10
  • One Boy Too Late
  • 2:05
  • 11
  • Pick Up the Pieces
  • 2:08
  • 12
  • String Along
  • 2:21
  • 13
  • You're Free to Go
  • 1:59
  • 14
  • Hello Mister Happiness
  • 2:09
  • 15
  • That Same Old Feeling
  • 2:07
  • 16
  • Down Home
  • 2:42
  • 17
  • I Rise, I Fall
  • 2:16
  • 18
  • (I'd Be) A Legend in My Time
  • 2:33
  • 19
  • Fools Rush In
  • 2:33
  • 20
  • Just Take a Moment
  • 2:08
  • 21
  • That's All She Wrote
  • 2:11
  • 22
  • For You
  • 2:16
  • 23
  • Hey There, Little Miss Tease
  • 2:16
  • 24
  • The Nearness of You
  • 2:07
  • 25
  • My Old Flame
  • 2:08
  • 26
  • Love Is the Swetest Thing
  • 2:13
  • 27
  • I Wonder (If Your Love Will Ever Belong to Me)
  • 2:27
  • 28
  • Be My Love
  • 2:17
  • 29
  • The Very Thought of You
  • 1:56
  • 30 (2)
  • Dinah
  • 3:54
  • 31 (2)
  • I'll Get You Yet
  • 2:57
  • 32 (2)
  • I Don't Wanna Love You
  • 2:07
  • 33 (2)
  • Just a Little Bit Sweet
  • 2:11
  • 34 (2)
  • I Love You More Than You Know
  • 2:47
  • 35 (2)
  • The Loneliest Sound
  • 2:37
  • 36 (2)
  • You'll Never Fall in Love Again
  • 3:02
  • 37 (2)
  • Lonely Corner
  • 2:03
  • 38 (2)
  • Just Relax
  • 2:01
  • 39 (2)
  • There's Nothing I Can Say
  • 2:03
  • 40 (2)
  • I've Been Lookin'
  • 2:04
  • 41 (2)
  • That's Why I Love You Like I Do
  • 2:36
  • 42 (2)
  • A Happy Guy
  • 2:14
  • 43 (2)
  • In My Dreams
  • 2:24
  • 44 (2)
  • Don't Breathe a Word
  • 2:05
  • 45 (2)
  • I'm Talking About You
  • 2:03
  • 46 (2)
  • Yesterday's Love
  • 2:09
  • 47 (2)
  • Live and Learn
  • 2:19
  • 48 (2)
  • Liz
  • 2:26
  • 49 (2)
  • I Tried
  • 2:41
  • 50 (2)
  • I'm a Fool
  • 1:56
  • 51 (2)
  • Stop, Look, And Listen
  • 2:09
  • 52 (2)
  • From a Distance
  • 2:59
  • 53 (2)
  • When the Chips Are Down
  • 2:01
  • 54 (2)
  • Ladies Choice
  • 2:18
  • 55 (2)
  • Only the Young
  • 2:23
  • 56 (2)
  • Mean Old World
  • 2:19
  • 57 (2)
  • Since I Don't Have You
  • 2:34
  • 58 (2)
  • Say You Love Me (From Love and Kisses)
  • 2:24
  • 59 (2)
  • Love and Kisses (From Love and Kisses)
  • 1:48
  • 60 (2)
  • Love and Kisses (Movie Promo 1)
  • 0:56
  • 61 (2)
  • Love and Kisses (Movie Promo 2)
  • 0:58
  • 62 (2)
  • Love and Kisses (Movie Promo 3)
  • 0:30
  • 63 (2)
  • Love and Kisses (Movie Promo 4)
  • 0:33
  • 64 (2)
  • Love and Kisses (Movie Promo 5)
  • 0:20
  • 65 (2)
  • Love and Kisses (Movie Promo 6)
  • 0:19
  • 66 (3)
  • I'm Not Ready for You Yet
  • 2:04
  • 67 (3)
  • It's Beginning to Hurt
  • 1:59
  • 68 (3)
  • My Blue Heaven
  • 2:18
  • 69 (3)
  • How Does It Go?
  • 3:02
  • 70 (3)
  • You Don't Know Me
  • 2:23
  • 71 (3)
  • Come out Dancin' (From Love and Kisses)
  • 2:05
  • 72 (3)
  • I Know a Place
  • 2:48
  • 73 (3)
  • Love Is Where You Find It
  • 2:18
  • 74 (3)
  • I Should Have Loved You More
  • 2:41
  • 75 (3)
  • I Paid for Loving You
  • 2:07
  • 76 (3)
  • Raincoat in the River
  • 2:22
  • 77 (3)
  • I Catch Myself Crying
  • 1:59
  • 78 (3)
  • Our Own Funny Way
  • 2:02
  • 79 (3)
  • I Need You
  • 2:45
  • 80 (3)
  • Try to Remember
  • 2:20
  • 81 (3)
  • More
  • 1:58
  • 82 (3)
  • Stop the World (And Let Me Off)
  • 1:54
  • 83 (3)
  • Your Kind of Lovin'
  • 2:41
  • 84 (3)
  • Freedom and Liberty
  • 2:18
  • 85 (3)
  • Fire Breathin' Dragon
  • 2:33
  • 86 (3)
  • Louisiana Man
  • 3:06
  • 87 (3)
  • Congratulations
  • 3:00
  • 88 (3)
  • Truck Drivin' Man
  • 2:04
  • 89 (3)
  • No Vacancy
  • 2:20
  • 90 (3)
  • Hello Walls
  • 2:21
  • 91 (3)
  • Night Train to Memphis
  • 2:15
  • 92 (3)
  • I'm a Fool to Care
  • 2:28
  • 93 (3)
  • You Just Can't Quit
  • 2:20
  • 94 (3)
  • Here I Am
  • 2:24
  • 95 (3)
  • Bright Lights and Country Music
  • 2:27
  • 96 (3)
  • Kentucky Means Paradise
  • 2:11
  • 97 (3)
  • Welcome to My World
  • 2:11
  • 98 (4)
  • Alone
  • 2:35
  • 99 (4)
  • Big Chief Buffalo Nickel (The Desert Blues)
  • 2:11
  • 100 (4)
  • Peddler Man
  • 3:26
  • 101 (4)
  • Blue Moon of Kentucky
  • 2:01
  • 102 (4)
  • Mystery Train
  • 2:24
  • 103 (4)
  • You Win Again
  • 2:46
  • 104 (4)
  • (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Blow
  • 2:36
  • 105 (4)
  • The Bridge Washed Out
  • 1:44
  • 106 (4)
  • Take These Chains from My Heart
  • 2:33
  • 107 (4)
  • Things You Gave Me
  • 1:50
  • 108 (4)
  • (Standing) On the Outside Lookin' In
  • 2:26
  • 109 (4)
  • Helpless
  • 1:52
  • 110 (4)
  • Funny How Time Slips Away
  • 2:52
  • 111 (4)
  • Take a City Bride
  • 1:55
  • 112 (4)
  • Salty Dog
  • 2:34
  • 113 (4)
  • Walkin' Down the Line
  • 2:20
  • 114 (4)
  • It Doesn't Matter Anymore
  • 2:16
  • 115 (4)
  • They Don't Give Medals (To Yesterday's Heroes)
  • 2:03
  • 116 (4)
  • Take a Broken Heart
  • 2:39
  • 117 (4)
  • Try to See It My Way
  • 2:27
  • 118 (4)
  • Freedom and Liberty
  • 2:21
  • 119 (4)
  • I'm Called Lonely
  • 2:17
  • 120 (4)
  • Suzanne on a Sunday Morning
  • 1:55
  • 121 (4)
  • Moonshine
  • 2:12
  • 122 (4)
  • Helpless
  • 1:58
  • 123 (5)
  • Reason to Believe
  • 3:43
  • 124 (5)
  • Marshmallow Skies
  • 2:15
  • 125 (5)
  • I Wonder If Louise Is Home
  • 2:17
  • 126 (5)
  • Georgia on My Mind
  • 2:39
  • 127 (5)
  • Barefoot Boy
  • 2:33
  • 128 (5)
  • Dream Weaver
  • 2:49
  • 129 (5)
  • Baby Close Its Eyes
  • 1:38
  • 130 (5)
  • Don't Make Promises
  • 2:48
  • 131 (5)
  • Daydream
  • 2:38
  • 132 (5)
  • Don't Blame It on Your Wife
  • 2:35
  • 133 (5)
  • Promenade in Green
  • 2:05
  • 134 (5)
  • Three Day Eternity
  • 2:19
  • 135 (5)
  • The Lady Stayed with Me
  • 2:12
  • 136 (5)
  • I Think It's Gonna Rain Today
  • 3:19
  • 137 (5)
  • When the Sun Shined Its Face on Me
  • 2:19
  • 138 (5)
  • So Long Dad/Love Story (Reprise)
  • 3:59
  • 139 (5)
  • Wait Till Next Year
  • 2:16
  • 140 (5)
  • For Emily Wherever I Find Her
  • 2:44
  • 141 (5)
  • Without Her
  • 2:31
  • 142 (5)
  • Stop by My Window
  • 2:50
  • 143 (5)
  • Hello to the Wind (Bonjour le Vent)
  • 3:03
  • 144 (5)
  • Love Story
  • 3:00
  • 145 (5)
  • Lady Came from Baltimore
  • 2:14
  • 146 (5)
  • I Think It's Gonna Rain Today
  • 3:04
  • 147 (5)
  • She Belongs to Me
  • 3:02
  • 148 (5)
  • Promises
  • 2:35
  • 149 (5)
  • Easy to Be Free
  • 3:12
  • 150 (5)
  • If You Gotta Go, Go Now
  • 2:29
  • 151 (5)
  • Promises
  • 2:38
  • 152 (6)
  • Believe What You Say
  • 3:04
  • 153 (6)
  • Bye-Bye Love
  • 2:09
  • 154 (6)
  • Come on In
  • 2:47
  • 155 (6)
  • Easty to Be Free
  • 3:17
  • 156 (6)
  • Hello Mary Lou
  • 2:35
  • 157 (6)
  • If You Gotta Go, Go Now
  • 2:48
  • 158 (6)
  • I'm Walkin'
  • 2:01
  • 159 (6)
  • I Shall Be Released
  • 3:35
  • 160 (6)
  • It's Late
  • 2:14
  • 161 (6)
  • I Think It's Gonna Rain Today
  • 3:16
  • 162 (6)
  • Lady Came from Baltimore
  • 2:24
  • 163 (6)
  • Louisiana Man
  • 3:00
  • 164 (6)
  • Bucket's Got a Hole in It
  • 1:52
  • 165 (6)
  • Poor Little Fool
  • 2:17
  • 166 (6)
  • Red Balloon
  • 3:17
  • 167 (6)
  • She Belongs to Me
  • 2:57
  • 168 (6)
  • Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You
  • 2:46
  • 169 (6)
  • Travelin' Man
  • 2:30
  • 170 (6)
  • Violets of Dawn
  • 4:19
  • 171 (6)
  • Who Cares About Tomorrow/Promises
  • 6:11
  • Credits

    • John Boylan
    • Guitar, Conductor, Producer, Ukulele, Leader
    • Tom Brumley
    • Guitar (Steel), Photography, Illustrations
    • Todd Everett
    • Liner Notes, Biographical Information, Discography


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