{"id":71104,"date":"2022-05-22T19:20:54","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T00:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=71104"},"modified":"2022-05-22T19:20:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T00:20:55","slug":"nelson-greatest-hits-and-near-misses-set-for-release-on-july-8-via-ume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2022\/nelson-greatest-hits-and-near-misses-set-for-release-on-july-8-via-ume\/","title":{"rendered":"NELSON GREATEST HITS (AND NEAR MISSES) SET FOR RELEASE ON JULY 8 VIA\u00a0UMe"},"content":{"rendered":"

All-New 17-Track Career-Spanning Compilation Is The<\/strong><\/em>
\nFirst To Contain Songs From Nelson\u2019s UMG Catalog<\/strong><\/em>
\nAs Well As Their Later Stone Canyon Records Albums<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Multi-platinum-selling act Nelson is unveiling their most comprehensive compilation ever on July 8, 2022 on CD and digital platforms through Universal Music Enterprises (UMe). Greatest Hits (And Near Misses)<\/em> not only includes their smash \u201c(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection\u201d and other hits from their two Geffen Records releases, but also notable tracks from the Nelson twins\u2019 well-received subsequent albums. Available starting today, pre-order and hear the first track, \u201cToo Many Dreams,\u201d which had previously only been officially available in Japan as a 1991 single and as an After The Rain (Japanese Edition) bonus track and is getting its digital debut.
\nhttp:\/\/nelson.lnk.to\/greatesthitsPR<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Brothers Gunnar and Matthew Nelson found phenomenal success with their 1990 DGC debut After The Rain<\/em>, which has been certified double platinum by the RIAA after selling more than 2 million copies and remained on the Billbord 200 Album Chart for over 60 weeks. The twin brothers\u2019 harmony-heavy melodic rock (Billboard described, \u201ca catchy hybrid of power-pop and hard rock\u201d) spawned four singles that cracked the top 30 on Billboard\u2019s Hot 100: \u201cAfter The Rain,\u201d (charted in the top three and also hit number one in Radio &Records), \u201cMore Than Ever,\u201d \u201cOnly Time Will Tell,\u201d and the chart-topping \u201c(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that saying, \u2018having a Greatest Hits record is a dream come true\u2019 sounds trite, but in this case, it\u2019s totally accurate,” describes Gunnar. “I\u2019m just another songwriter\/artist whose dream of having a Greatest Hits record one day began in earnest at the age of 6. I truly love music, and I never rest until my work is the very best that it can be. Out of respect for my fellow music lovers and my musical mentors, I\u2019ve always put everything I have into the songs that I hope will turn into the soundtrack of peoples\u2019 lives. I am SO proud of this Greatest Hits record, and all of the blood, sweat, and tears that it took through the decades to bring it to you now. It is the very best of the best that I have to give you.\u201d<\/p>\n

When \u201c(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection\u201d topped the singles chart, it marked the first time that one family scored a #1 hit across three generations. Gunnar and Matthew\u2019s father, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Rick Nelson, reached #1 twice with \u201cPoor Little Fool\u201d and \u201cTraveling Man,\u201d and their grandfather, Ozzie Nelson, had a #1 hit in 1935 with \u201cAnd Then Some.\u201d<\/p>\n

NELSON “(Can’t Live Without Your) Love And Affection”
\nVideo: https:\/\/youtu.be\/x1W6-ErrHls<\/a>
\nTheir breakout debut propelled the Nelsons from playing clubs to headlining arenas, performing over 100 shows per year while touring the world. The twins, with their signature long-blonde hair and photogenic good looks, became an iconic image of the early 90s. By the time Nelson\u2019s second record, Because They Can<\/em>, arrived in 1995, music trends had shifted, but the album still hit #30 on the Radio & Records Pop chart.<\/p>\n

Greatest Hits (And Near Misses) revisits Nelson\u2019s popular radio hits from their Geffen era, while also spotlighting songs from their well-received later releases. This compilation contains After The Rain\u2019s<\/em> four classic Nelson hits, including \u201cOnly Time Will Tell,\u201d as well as \u201cI Can Hardly Wait.\u201d Featured from the underappreciated Because They Can album is a trio of tracks: \u201c(You Got Me) All Shook Up,\u201d \u201cWon’t Walk Away,\u201d and \u201cCross My Broken Heart.\u201d Notable too is the rarity, \u201cToo Many Dreams,\u201d which has officially only been available in Japan as a 1991 single, and an After The Rain<\/em> bonus track (and is getting its digital debut).<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the very first time in history that we have been able to deliver a comprehensive career-spanning collection of NELSON\u2019s most shining moments,\u201d says Gunnar \u201cNow that our own Stone Canyon Records label has officially joined forces with Universal, we can finally pull out all the stops. Start to finish, this is an album that we\u2019re truly proud of\u2026 and the very first thing any music fan should pick up if they ever wondered what NELSON is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Included are eight additional tracks, exclusively licensed from the Nelsons and their Stone Canyon Records label. Lightning Strikes Twice<\/em>, which is often viewed as After The Rain\u2019s<\/em> true sequel (and even considered by some a stronger album), is represented by \u201cTake Me There,\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re All I Need Tonight\u201d and \u201cCall Me.\u201d \u201cRockstar\u201d hails from Peace Out (lauded by one critic as being \u201cquintessential Nelson from start to finish\u201d) while \u201cA Girl Like That\u201d comes from Life (praised as \u201csparkling, melody-driven pop\/rock by Allmusic.com).<\/p>\n

Greatest Hits (and Near Misses)<\/em> also includes the newly recorded acoustic version of \u201cKeep One Heart,\u201d a studio track that appeared on their Perfect Storm live album and as a bonus tune on After The Rain\u2019s<\/em> Japanese version. \u201cTwo Heads Are Better Than One\u201d is a song movie fans will recognize from Bill & Ted\u2019s Excellent Adventure. This original unreleased version features Gunnar\u2019s vocals as heard in the film (while the version on the soundtrack album featured another vocalist). The track is credited to Power Tool, a name the Nelson brothers used for this pre-After The Rain recording.<\/p>\n

Gunnar and Matthew have also included \u201cWhat About Me?\u201d from their Brother Harmony album (that they released as The Nelsons). This twangy ballad reveals their musical connection to their late father, who helped pioneer the country-rock sound. The brothers further acknowledged their father\u2019s legacy in a highly praised tribute concert that they have performed over the years.<\/p>\n

GREATEST HITS (AND NEAR MISSES)
\nTracklisting:
\nAfter The Rain – From After The Rain
\n(Can’t Live Without Your) Love And Affection<\/a> – From After The Rain<\/em>
\nCall Me – From Lightning Strikes Twice
\nYou\u2019re All I Need Tonight – From Lightning Strikes Twice
\nMore Than Ever<\/a> – From After The Rain<\/em>
\nOnly Time Will Tell<\/a> – From After The Rain<\/em>
\nToo Many Dreams – Bonus track from After The Rain<\/em> (Japanese special edition)
\nCross My Broken Heart<\/a> – From Because They Can<\/em>
\nWon\u2019t Walk Away<\/a> – From Because They Can<\/em>
\nA Girl Like That – From Life<\/em>
\n(You Got Me) All Shook Up<\/a> – From Because They Can<\/em>
\nWhat About Me? – From Silence Is Broken<\/em>
\nKeep One Heart (Acoustic Version) (New Recording)
\nI Can Hardly Wait – From After The Rain<\/em>
\nTwo Heads Are Better Than One (Previously Unreleased Original Version)
\nRockstar – From Peace Out<\/em>
\nTake Me There \u2013 From Lightning Strikes Twice<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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