Rick Nelson Sings for You (1963 album)

Rick Nelson Sings for You is the ninth studio album by rock and roll and pop idol Rick Nelson and his second for Decca Records. The album was released on December 9, 1963, and features the singles "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)" (which peaked no 12) and For You, the latter reach No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1964. Nelson's version of the song was his last top ten hit for eight years.

Rick Nelson Sings For You
Studio album by
Rick Nelson
ReleasedDecember 9, 1963
GenreRock and roll
Length26:58
LabelDecca
ProducerCharles "Bud" Dant
Rick Nelson chronology
For Your Sweet Love
(1963)		 Rick Nelson Sings For You
(1963)		 The Very Thought of You
(1964)
Singles from Rick Nelson Sings for You
  1. "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)"
    Released: September 1963
  2. "For You"
    Released: December 1963

The album peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard albums chart.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Unterberger thought the album Fools Rush In, with its classic James Burton guitar work, overshadowed everything else on Nelson's second Decca album, which contained another big hit in the title track. The singer moved into some more country-oriented material on cuts like "A Legend in My Time," but as a whole the atmosphere was too sedate and the material was unexceptional, sometimes sounding like inferior derivations of his early-'60s hits for Imperial.[2]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For You (From The Fox Film Pictures: Billboard Girl"Joe Burke, Al Dubin2:15
2."Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)"Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom2:31
3."Down Home"Gerry Goffin Carole King2:40
4."That Same Old Feeling"Jerry Crutchfield, Gerald Nelson2:05
5."You're Free to Go"Lou Herscher, Don Robertson1:57
6."I Rise, I Fall"Paul Hampton2:14

Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."That's All She Wrote"Keith Colley, Nancie Mantz2:09
2."(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time"Don Gibson2:32
3."Just Take a Moment"Jerry Fuller, Cissi Wilson2:07
4."Hello Mister Happiness"Dave Burgess2:07
5."Hey There, Little Miss Tease"Jerry Fuller2:15
6."The Nearness of You"Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington2:06

Charts

Album
Chart (1963) Peak
position
U.S. Top LPs (Billboard) 14

Singles
Year Title U.S. Hot 100
1963 "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)" 12
1964 "For You" 6

References
  1. ""Rick Nelson Sings "For You" [Decca]" - Album Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  2. Rick Nelson - Rick Nelson Sings "For You" [Decca] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-04-02
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