Ricky Nelson | Never Be Anyone Else But You | London 78 rpm | 1959 England

Ricky Nelson with "Never Be Anyone Else But You", recorded from the original English late era 78 rpm shellac single on London HL-P.8817. Released in February 1959, "Never Be Anyone Else But You", the B-side to "It's Late" peaked at Nr. 6 at the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Chart and Nr. 14 on the UK singles chart. The song was recorded on October 21, 1958, at Master Recorders in Hollywood, California with Ricky Nelson on lead vocal, James Burton on electric lead guitar, James 'Homer' Kirkland on bass, Gene Garff on piano and Richie Frost on drums. Vocal chorus by the Jordanaires. The session was produced by Jimmie Haskell. Words and music by Baker Knight.
The A-side, "It's Late", is available here: • Ricky Nelson | It's La... .
Musical style: Rock & Roll.
Video recorded by Antoon van Olderen using an audio-technica player model AT-LP1240-USB with an Ortofon 2M 78 MM-stylus and audio captured off air via a Driade D 71 MK II speaker. This video is a recorded live demonstration of a playback of the 78 RPM shellac format on modern day equipment and is shared for archival and research purposes.

[@t-mar9275]

A simple, yet beautiful tune and my personal favourite of Rick's ballads. It's another Nelson recording that almost never happened, as Rick rescued the tune when Baker Knight was contemplating a final resting place for it in his wastebasket. Speaking of which, Rick's uncanny ability to find the right tunes may be his most underappreciated talent. Be it Baker Knight., the Burnettes, Jerry Fuller, Dave Burgess or numerous other songwriters, Rick had an almost infallible instinct in song selection. Most artists of the era, at least those who weren't songwriters, had A&R men select and bring them songs to record. Rick spent his spare time seeking out songwriters, listening to songs and then going back to Haskel with those that he wanted to record and release. Rick knew what he liked, the sound he wanted and believed in the songs. Of course, Rick didn't select all the songs but a high percentage of hits were personal selections. I think his belief in those songs comes across in the recordings and is one of the intangibles that helped to make them hits.

[@nanaslbkp]

Thanks for the information! I loved him and his music. ..😊

[@Ozmulki]

Thank you for this. Rick sang some great songs and the composers you mentioned gave him excellent quality.

[@antoons78rpmrockroll81]

Great back ground info on the great Ricky Nelson - thx!

[@nanaslbkp]

Thanks for sharing Antoon! I loved Ricky and his music. We lost him too soon.

[@antoons78rpmrockroll81]

Much too soon!

[@zlatavachova5263]

Wonderful ❤thank you very much my dear friend Antoons ❤

[@antoons78rpmrockroll81]

You're welcome Zlata :)

[@user-qc7xh4et4s]

June 1958 Poor Little Fool, loved it but flipped it over and never looked back!!!

[@antoons78rpmrockroll81]

Good to hear that!

[@TwilightZoneX]

✔️✔️💯

[@antoons78rpmrockroll81]

:)!