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label, and Nelson's twenty-second solo studio album overall. Dennis Larden was the arranger, while Nelson produced the album. Real Gone Music label included the album in the 2012 ''The Complete Epic Recordings'' box set.

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included also the album in the 2010 ''The Last Time Around'' box set.

Background

Ricky Nelson wrote two songs himself that may have been inspired by his wife: "It's Another Day", about a deteriorating love affair, and "Something You Can't Buy", a song returning him to his rockabilly roots. Larden arranged the songs for the album and wrote "One X One" and "Wings."

Reception

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described the album as "the most commercial effort from elson saying "He moves away from a countnfied vocal vein into more a pop-oriented" Cashbox described the album as "a highly listenable sound album"

Track listing

Side one

Side two

Personnel

Ricky Nelson Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) was an American musician and actor. From age eight, he starred alongside his family in the radio and television series ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''. In 1957, he began a ...

– guitar, lead vocals * Dennis Larden – lead guitar, backing vocals *

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– steel guitar * Jay DeWitt White – bass guitar, backing vocals * Ty Grimes – drums

References

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