Nelson, Ricky - Believe What You Say Lyrics

thanks Rick for a great show I saw years ago

What a great Rockabilly track.James Burton could really rock that guitar.

have been told that the late Wrecking Crew bass play Joe Osborn played for Ricky

Rock and Roll...straight up!!!!

Pure rock 'n roll. One of the best ever made. Guitar is simply fantastic...

Great tune from a legend. Check out the link for a cool cover by UK rocker Shakin' Stevens (recorded 11 years before he became the biggest pop star in Europe). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhXzM-yi9Tw

Rock-A-Billy at it's finest. James Burton ruled ! ------------------------------Wolfsky9, 72 y/o

Ricky Nelson was a very weak performer, especially when compared to other rock ‘n’ rollers around then (eg. Jerry Lee, Elvis), but he sounds fine here. Also worth a listen is the flip, ‘My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It’, a reworking of the old Hank Williams Tune. Ricky sounds better here than he does on his earlier records, like ‘Be-Bop Baby’, but his voice is still pretty ‘flat’ sounding. He would have made for a good crooner. I prefer the overdub with the Jordanaires, provides a ‘fuller’ sound

Wow that guitar in the back ground at 1:41 to the end is amazing! RIP James Burton

James Burton is still with us. He turns 80 in August.

@Sean Ryan thank goodness

wow the great rickey nelson love it. and the james burton the guitar man

!!!!!!! Rockabilly!!!!!

Famous solo. He has simple licks and purely country but they fit the song and are tasteful.

I prefer this version without without the vocals also, both are good, however

Brilliant

A VERY underrated performer from the late 50s and early 60s.

Always preferred this version without the vocal backing. Just had a stronger rock'n roll flavor to it.

prefer the backing with the jordanaires

one of my teenage favourites !

All bow down to James Burton.

One of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time.

Fabulous !!!

I have this version, as well as the version where he is backed up by the Jordanaires.

Read about this song in a book called "Waiting For The Sun - Strange Days, Weird Scenes, and The sound of Los Angeles". It talks about this solo, and how it was one of the first on pop records.

reading that most excellent book right now-which is why I'm checking out this vid

Johnny Dark: Maybe it's because this is the version without the overdubbed backing vocals?
And Earl Dwire is right about Burton's guitar :-)

It's kinda funny that the album says RICK RARITIES '64-'74 when this song came out in '58 :-)

Yeah, this song does not appear on this rarities collection. And it's not a rarity. I guess Luis Alfonso Barragán just digs the hunky pic.

a favorite song of John Fogerty, he writes about how much he liked Ricky as a young beginning guitar player !

I think this version without the Jordanaires is far better. This was the 45 version.

Burton played --I believe--a Gibson Les Paul Special 6-string. It was awesome!  Loved this song!!     Wolfsky9

+Wolfsky9 Nope. Fender Telecaster mostly with Rick, a Jazzmaster for a few.

One of Rick N's (and guitarist James Burton's) FINEST moments.  Believe, pretty baby...

Original: Rick Nelson ( U.S.A. ) - Believe what you say ( Dorsey Burnette - Johnny Burnette ) ( 10/3/1958 ). Covers: Luis Bravo ( Cuba ) - Yo creí ( believe what you say ) ( 1961 ). Los Locos del Ritmo ( Mexico ) - Me botó ( 196? ).

I've never seen James Burton with a Gibson guitar always with a Fender Telecaster

Composed by Johnny and Dorsey Burnette. This was the first record that The
Jordanaires , Ricky's long time back up singers appeared on.

Yes this is the undubbed version but The
Jordanaires made almost everyone sound better with their vocal harmonies.

Very good song by Ricky, thank you