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Bright Lights and Country Music was a studio album by American singer Rick Nelson. Released on May 30, 1966, it was his seventh for Decca Records and fourteenth overall. [1] It was considered a significant change in direction for Nelson from the rock and roll of previous albums.
Bright Lights and Country Music was released in November 1965 on Decca Records. [2] The album was released as a vinyl record, with six songs on side of the recording. [3] The album peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart on February 12, 1966. It became Anderson's fifth album release to reach a position on this chart. [4]
"Bright Lights and Country Music" was released as a single by Decca Records in August 1965. [3] The song spent 16 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles before reaching number 11 in November 1965. [4] It was later released on his 1965 studio album, also called Bright Lights and Country Music. [2]
The album was released on compact disc by Ace Records on June 23, 1998 as tracks 12 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Nelson's 1966 album, Bright Lights and Country Music. [4] Bear Family included the album in the 2008 For You: The Decca Years box set. [5]
The album is a tribute to the late Jim Reeves, and all songs are covers of Reeves songs, except for two new tunes, which were written about Reeves specifically for this project. The two new songs are "Out Where the Bright Lights are Glowing" and "Dear Friend". The album reached No. 6 on Billboard's country album chart and No. 89 on its Top LPs ...
Bright Lights and Country Music: Bill Anderson: 12 Certain: ... Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947–1989," Country Music Foundation, ...
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At the ARIA Music Awards of 2008, Chaos and Bright Lights was nominated for Best Country Album. [6] The album was released in the US on 17 August 2010 via Executive Music Group . 2009–2011: Wrapped Up Good