Rick is 21 / Album Seven by Rick

**Rick Nelson** was one of the very biggest of the '50s teen idols, so it took a while for him to attain the same level of critical respectability. Nowadays considered as one of the best Pop/Rock musicians of his time.

In early 1961, **Nelson** turned to a modified Rock sound and bringing in new writers like **Jerry Fuller** and **Gene Pitney**. The result was the album *'Rick is 21'* and a successful comeback with the single *'Travelin' Man'/'Hello Mary Lou'.* The *Album Seven* (1962) is a good set of songs mostly written for **Nelson** by his old guard of songwriters - *Sharon Sheeley, Dorsey Burnette* and *Baker Knight.*