Tracks: 1. Hello Mary Lou / 2. Travelin' Man / 3. Poor Little Fool / 4. Garden Party / 5. It's Late / 6. You Know What I Mean / 7. Young World / 8. Lonesome Town / 9. I Got a Feeling / 10. Don't Leave Me This Way / 11. I'm Walkin' / 12. Believe What You Say / 13. Waitin' in School / 14. Never Be Anyone Else But You / 15. Teenage Idol / 16. Stood Up / 17. Mighty Good / 18. Just a Little Too Much / 19. It's up to You / 20. Fools Rush In / 21. Sweeter Than You / 22. You Are the Only One Rating : 8

Comments:

The arrangements are very true to the originals and his band, featuring the terrific Bobby Neal on guitar, is great. The Jordanaires are backing Rick on several tracks.

When I first bought the record, I actually thought they were the original recordings, and this album was in fact the one that started my interest in Rick Nelson's music.

Having heard most of his Imperial catalogue, I would say that in most cases the originals are slightly better. But in some cases I prefer these newer recordings, for example "It's Up to You", which is one of my all-time Rick Nelson favourites.

At the time of his death ( a plane crash with his band ) Rick was still writing songs and recording, and his last studio album ( of new material ) "Playing to Win" shows that he still had it in him.