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Country Fever
Country Fever
Studio album by Rick Nelson
Released	April 17, 1967
Genre	Country
Length	28:53
Label	Decca
Producer	Charles "Bud" Dant
Rick Nelson chronology
Singles from Country Fever
	"Alone"; Released: October 1966; "Take a City Bride"; Released: April 1967;

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Country Fever is the sixteenth studio album by American singer Rick Nelson, and his ninth for Decca Records, released on April 17, 1967, on Decca Records. which features Nelson's composition of "Alone" and a cover of Bob Dylan's "Walkin' Down The Line", Nelson's earliest Dylan cover.

The sessions also produced a couple of numbers taken from old Sun Records by Elvis Presley; "Mystery Train", which was included on the album.^[1] He sampled the classic country catalog, including "You Win Again," "Funny How Time Slips Away," and "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Blow." "Alone" was a self-penned tune while "Walkin' Down the Line" was the first Bob Dylan song that he recorded.^[2] These songs formed a kind of semi-autobiographical trilogy, as he sketched himself as a desolate but determined loner.^[1] Jimmie Haskell arranged the album and Charles "Bud" Dant produced it, this was the last of fifteen consecutive Nelson studio LPs, produced by Charles "Bud" Dant.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
New Record Mirror	^[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[5]

Richie Unterberger of AllMusic said that "Country Fever continued the country direction of Nelson's previous album, Bright Lights & Country Music, and the approach of each record was similarly weighted toward interpretations of country classics".^[3]

Record Mirror called it "one of his consistent perfromaces" and stated that "His own compostition is more than honky-tonk can rare with treatments by long-time contry greats.^[6]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Take a City Bride"	Gib Guilbeau	1:57
2.	"Funny How Time Slips Away"	Willie Nelson	2:56
3.	"The Bridge Washed Out"	Mel Melshee, Jimmy Louis, Sandra Smith, Slim Williamson	1:47
4.	"Alone"	Ricky Nelson	2:38
5.	"Big Chief Buffalo Nickel (Desert Blues)"	Jimmie Rodgers	2:01
6.	"Mystery Train"	Junior Parker	2:26

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Things You Gave Me"	Glen Hardin	1:52
2.	"Take These Chains from My Heart"	Hy Heath, Fred Rose	2:36
3.	"(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle"	Hank Williams, Jimmie Davis	2:38
4.	"Walkin' Down the Line"	Bob Dylan	2:23
5.	"You Win Again"	Hank Williams	2:50
6.	"Salty Dog"	Zeke Morris, Wiley Morris	2:35

References

^ ^a ^b Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-8092-4187-3.
^ Homer, Sheree (2012). Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-7864-6060-1.
^ ^a ^b ""Country Fever" - Album Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
^ Jopling, Norman; Jones, Peter. "Rick Nelson: Country Fever" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 131. p. 8. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1020. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (23 September 1967). "Peter Jones new albums reviewed by Norman Jopling: Bumper Month for L.P.'s' Albums issued by Sinatra, Geno, John Mayall, Johnny Cash, Rick Nelson, Gene Vincent,Tony Hatch, King Curtis, Ventures, 5th Dimension, Proby, Ben E. King, Slim Whitman, Jefferson Airplane, Julie Andrews, Francoise Hardy & David Garrick" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 2. p. 8. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

[:0-1] Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation. Chicago: Contemporary Books. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-8092-4187-3.

[2] Homer, Sheree (2012). Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-7864-6060-1.

[AllMusic-3] ""Country Fever" - Album Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2023-10-08.

[4] Jopling, Norman; Jones, Peter. "Rick Nelson: Country Fever" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 131. p. 8. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

[5] Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1020. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[NRM-6] Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (23 September 1967). "Peter Jones new albums reviewed by Norman Jopling: Bumper Month for L.P.'s' Albums issued by Sinatra, Geno, John Mayall, Johnny Cash, Rick Nelson, Gene Vincent,Tony Hatch, King Curtis, Ventures, 5th Dimension, Proby, Ben E. King, Slim Whitman, Jefferson Airplane, Julie Andrews, Francoise Hardy & David Garrick" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 2. p. 8. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

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-'''''Country Fever''''' is the  fifteenth studio album by American singer [[Ricky Nelson]], and his ninth for [[Decca Records]], released on April 17, 1967, on Decca Records. which features Nelson's composition of "Alone" and a cover of Bob Dylan's "Walkin' Down The Line", Nelson's earliest Dylan cover. The sessions also produced a couple of numbers taken from old Sun Records by Elvis Presley; "Mystery Train", which was included on the album.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Selvin |first=Joel |url=https://archive.org/details/rickynelsonidolf00selv/page/171/mode/2up |title=Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation |date=1990 |publisher=Contemporary Books |isbn=978-0-8092-4187-3 |location=Chicago |pages=173}}</ref>{{Rp|page=173}} He sampled the classic country catalog, including "You Win Again," "Funny How Time Slips Away," and "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Blow." "Alone" was a self-penned tune while "Walkin' Down the Line" was the first Bob Dylan song that he recorded.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Homer |first=Sheree |url=https://archive.org/details/ricknelsonrocknr0000home/page/86/mode/2up |title=Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer |date=2012 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-6060-1 |location=Jefferson, N.C. |pages=86}}</ref> These songs formed a kind of semi-autobiographical trilogy, as he sketched himself as a desolate but determined loner.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|page=170}} [[Jimmie Haskell]] arranged the album and [[Charles "Bud" Dant]] produced it, this was the last of fifteen consecutive Nelson studio [[Gramophone record|LPs]], produced by Charles "Bud" Dant.
+'''''Country Fever''''' is the sixteenth studio album by American singer [[Ricky Nelson|Rick Nelson]], and his ninth for [[Decca Records]], released on April 17, 1967, on Decca Records. which features Nelson's composition of "Alone" and a cover of Bob Dylan's "Walkin' Down The Line", Nelson's earliest Dylan cover.
+The sessions also produced a couple of numbers taken from old Sun Records by Elvis Presley; "Mystery Train", which was included on the album.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Selvin |first=Joel |url=https://archive.org/details/rickynelsonidolf00selv/page/170/mode/2up |title=Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation |date=1990 |publisher=Contemporary Books |isbn=978-0-8092-4187-3 |location=Chicago |pages=170}}</ref> He sampled the classic country catalog, including "You Win Again," "Funny How Time Slips Away," and "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Blow." "Alone" was a self-penned tune while "Walkin' Down the Line" was the first Bob Dylan song that he recorded.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Homer |first=Sheree |url=https://archive.org/details/ricknelsonrocknr0000home/page/86/mode/2up |title=Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer |date=2012 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-6060-1 |location=Jefferson, N.C. |pages=86}}</ref> These songs formed a kind of semi-autobiographical trilogy, as he sketched himself as a desolate but determined loner.<ref name=":0" /> [[Jimmie Haskell]] arranged the album and [[Charles "Bud" Dant]] produced it, this was the last of fifteen consecutive Nelson studio [[Gramophone record|LPs]], produced by Charles "Bud" Dant.
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 Richie Unterberger of [[AllMusic]] said that "Country Fever continued the country direction of Nelson's previous album, Bright Lights & Country Music, and the approach of each record was similarly weighted toward interpretations of country classics".<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/country-fever-mw0000838251|title="Country Fever" - Album Review|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=2023-10-08}}</ref>
+[[Record Mirror]] called it "one of his consistent perfromaces" and stated that "His own compostition is more than honky-tonk can rare with treatments by long-time contry greats.<ref name="NRM">{{Cite magazine |last1=Jones |first1=Peter |last2=Jopling |first2=Norman |date=23 September 1967 |title=Peter Jones new albums reviewed by Norman Jopling: Bumper Month for L.P.'s' Albums issued by Sinatra, Geno, John Mayall, Johnny Cash, Rick Nelson, Gene Vincent,Tony Hatch, King Curtis, Ventures, 5th Dimension, Proby, Ben E. King, Slim Whitman, Jefferson Airplane, Julie Andrews, Francoise Hardy & David Garrick |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/67/Record-Mirror-1967-09-23.pdf |access-date=20 May 2024 |magazine=[[New Record Mirror]] |page=8 |issue=2}}</ref>
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v t e Ricky Nelson
James Burton Richie Frost Gene Garf James Kirkland The Jordanaires
Studio albums	Ricky Ricky Nelson Ricky Sings Again Songs by Ricky More Songs by Ricky Rick Is 21 Album Seven by Rick For Your Sweet Love Rick Nelson Sings for You The Very Thought of You Spotlight on Rick Best Always Love and Kisses Bright Lights and Country Music Country Fever Another Side of Rick Perspective Rick Sings Nelson Rudy the Fifth Garden Party Windfall Intakes Playing to Win All My Best The Memphis Sessions
Compilations	Best Sellers by Rick Nelson
Live albums	In Concert at the Troubadour, 1969
Soundtrack albums	On the Flip Side
EPs	Ricky Sings Spirituals
Singles	"I'm Walkin'" "A Teenager's Romance" "You're My One and Only Love" "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" "Be-Bop Baby" "Stood Up" "Waitin' in School" "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" "Believe What You Say" "Poor Little Fool" "Lonesome Town" "I Got a Feeling" "It's Late" "Never Be Anyone Else But You" "Just a Little Too Much" "Sweeter Than You" "I Wanna Be Loved" "Young Emotions" "Travelin' Man" "Hello Mary Lou" "A Wonder Like You" "Everlovin'" "Young World" "Summertime" "Teen Age Idol" "It's Up to You" "Fools Rush In" "For You" "The Very Thought of You" "There's Nothing I Can Say" "She Belongs to Me" "Life" "Garden Party" "Dream Lover"
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