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Rudy the Fifth
Studio album by
Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band
ReleasedNovember 1971
Recorded1971
GenreCountry rock
Length38:51
LabelDecca/MCA
ProducerRick Nelson
Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band chronology
Rick Sings Nelson
(1970) 		Rudy the Fifth
(1971) 		Garden Party
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Christgau's Record GuideB−[1]
BillboardSpotlight Pick[2]

Rudy the Fifth is a country rock album by Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band, released on October 4, 1971, and Nelson's twentieth studio album overall.

The album contains original songs as well as self-penned compositions including "The Last Time Around" and "Song for Kristin (which he played classical guitar with no overdubs).[3] and covers such as Bob Dylan's "Just Like a Woman" & "Love Minus Zero/No Limit", The Rolling Stones "Honky Tonk Women".[4] and Shirley & Lee, & Johnny Preston "Feel So Good"[4], it also featured Nelson Playing piano on "Honky Tonk Woman"[3] His Close Friend Kent McCord Designsed their cover.[5]

Rudy The Fifth "bubbled under" the Top LPs & Tapes chart for two weeks that began in the issue dated November 27, 1971, and took the album to a peak position at number 204.[6]

Reception

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Billboard called it "a composer and performer"[7]

Dafydd Ress Called it "one of his best."[8]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Rick Nelson, except where indicated.

  1. "This Train" – 2:34
  2. "Just Like a Woman" (Bob Dylan) – 4:58
  3. "Sing Me a Song" – 3:21
  4. "The Last Time Around" – 4:21
  5. "Song for Kristin" – 1:14
  6. "Honky Tonk Woman" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 4:11
  7. "Feel So Good" (Leonard Lee) – 2:59
  8. "Life" – 2:57
  9. "Thank You Lord" – 4:00
  10. "Song for Kristin" – 1:15
  11. "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" (Dylan) – 2:55
  12. "Gypsy Pilot" – 4:06

Personnel

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Musicians

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Production

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  • Producer: Rick Nelson
  • Recording engineer: Michael "Nemo" Shields
  • Photography: Kent McCord[9]
  • Artistic design: John C. Leprevost

Charts

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Chart (1971–1972) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs 204
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[10] 38

References

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  1. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: N". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  2. ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. 1971-10-30. p. 52.
  3. ^ a b Homer, Sheree (2012). Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-7864-6060-1.
  4. ^ a b Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-8092-4187-3.
  5. ^ Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-8092-4187-3.
  6. ^ Whitburn 2010.
  7. ^ "Album Reviews: Pop Spotlight: Rudy The Fifth". Billboard. Vol. 84, no. 44. October 30, 1971. p. 52.
  8. ^ Rees, Dafydd (1991). Rock movers & shakers. New York: Billboard Books. p. 354. ISBN 0823076091.
  9. ^ "Kent McCord was a photographer behind-the-scenes on Adam-12". metv.com. January 13, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  10. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 214. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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