Country Fever

by Rick Nelson

Country Fever cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: April 1967
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 28:52
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Effectively leaving his teen-idol past behind, Rick Nelson fully immerses himself in the polished aesthetics of 1960s country music. Supported by top-tier session musicians, he interprets contemporary country hits and classic honky-tonk material with genuine affection and a smooth, understated vocal delivery. The album acts as a vital precursor to his pioneering work in the California country-rock movement.

Genres

Descriptors: breakup, melodic, traditional, guitar-led, nostalgia

Tracklist

  1. Take A City Bride (1:57)
  2. Funny How Time Slips Away (2:55)
  3. The Bridge Washed Out (1:46)
  4. Alone (2:38)
  5. Big Chief Buffalo Nickel (Desert Blues) (2:13)
  6. Mystery Train (2:26)
  7. Things You Gave Me (1:52)
  8. Take These Chains From My Heart (2:35)
  9. (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Blow (2:39)
  10. Walkin' Down The Line (2:23)
  11. You Win Again (2:49)
  12. Salty Dog (2:34)

Credits

  • Ricky Nelson - primary artist, written-by
  • Jimmie Haskell - directed by
  • Gib Guilbeau - written-by
  • Willie Nelson - written-by
  • Jimmy Louis - written-by
  • Mart Melshee - written-by
  • Sandra Smith - written-by
  • Jimmie Rodgers - written-by
  • Charles "Bud" Dant - producer

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