Teen Age Idol
Rick Nelson
1962
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1962
Release: 1962Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The reviewed original single recording was released in 1962. Its later album or anthology association is not the first release; expanded-program bonus tracks and named alternate or Capitol recordings are considered separately.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Album Seven - original program and 1962 single additions
The expanded licensed program carries the original 1962 recording fields for Young World, Teenage Idol and It's Up to You. These are reviewed as original single items appended to the original program, not claimed as original Album Seven tracks. Other bonus tracks with different first years are not selected.
Rick Nelson Legacy - original, alternate and later single versions
The licensed historical program distinguishes original Believe What You Say Single Version from a later Capitol Single Version, separately labels alternate Lonesome Town and later live performances, and preserves the Stone Canyon Band credit. Inherited anthology dates are not original release dates.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Written by Jack Lewis, the song reflected Nelson's experiences as a young star.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1962.html, song-list position 42
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1962 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Browse by year
1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.