Windfall (Rick Nelson Album)

''Windfall'' is a 1974 country rock album by Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band, Nelson's twenty-first solo studio album.

The album debuted on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape chart in the issue dated February 23, 1974, and remained on the chart for four weeks, peaking at number 190. The singles from the album, "Windall", debuted on the '' Cashbox'' Singles looking ahead chart on February 23, 1974, peaking at number 116 during a two-week chart stay. The song peaked at number 46 the adult contemporary charts, chart during a two-week stay. "One Night Stand", spent two weeks on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, peaking at number 89. "Lifestream", spent three weeks on the '' Cashbox'' Singles looking ahead chart, peaking at number 105.

The album was released on compact disc by Beat Goes On on March 13, 2002 as tracks 11 through 20 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 10 consisting of Nelson's 1972 album, Garden Party. Bear Family included also the album in the 2010 ''The Last Time Around'' box set.

Background

Jay DeWitt White wrote "How Many Times", Baker Knight's "I Don't Want to Be Lonely One". Larden wrote "Legacy", "Evil Woman Child", "One Night Stand" and "Don't Leave Me Here", "Windfall" (co-wrote with Nelson)", Nelson arranged the songs for the album and wrote three songs "Someone to Love", "Lifestream", & "Windfall" (co-wrote with Larden)"

Critical reception

Bruce Eder of AllMusic said that the album "showed elson displaying more confidence than he'd had since the mid-1960s, delved not only into some achingly beautiful corners of country-rock, but also harder rocking territory and also more soul and funk-oriented sounds than anyone believed possible."

Billboard described the album as "the urban form of country pop music" and stated that "such tunes as "How Many Times" and a marked contrast in "Evil Ways" with its driving rhythm and wah wah guitar solo."

''Rolling Stone'' gave the album a mostly positive review, praising two of Nelson's contributions, "Lifestream" and "Someone to Love."

Track listing

# "Legacy" (Dennis Larden) – 3:24
# "Someone to Love" (Rick Nelson) – 3:58
# "How Many Times" (Jay DeWitt White) – 4:42
# "Evil Woman Child" (Larden) – 3:45
# "Don't Leave Me Here" (Larden) – 2:44
# "Wild Nights in Tulsa" (Don Burns, Riley Wildflower) – 3:32
# "Lifestream" (Nelson) – 2:40
# "One Night Stand" (Larden) – 3:17
# "I Don't Want to Be Lonely Tonight" ( Thomas Baker Knight) – 3:15
# "Windfall" (Nelson, Larden) – 3:00

Charts

Personnel

* Ricky Nelson – guitar, lead vocals
* Dennis Larden – lead guitar, backing vocals
* Tom Brumley – steel guitar
* Jay DeWitt White – bass guitar, backing vocals
* Ty Grimes – drums

Production

* Producer: Rick Nelson
* Recording engineer: Michael "Nemo" Shields
* Photography: John Longenecker
* Artistic design: Kristen Nelson

References

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Ricky Nelson albums
1974 albums
MCA Records albums