Spotlight on Rick

Spotlight on Rick is the eleventh studio album by rock and roll and pop idol Rick Nelson and his fourth for Decca Records, released on November 23, 1964.

The track, "A Happy Guy", was released as a single and peaked at number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100. and number 83 on the Cashbox singles chart. it features the early recording of "I'm a Fool" (which would later be a hit for Dino, Desi & Billy the following year) and a cover of Chuck Berry "I'm Talking About You",(which he would re-record it on his album Garden Party 8 years later). Jimmie Haskell arranged the album and Charles "Bud" Dant produced it.

The album debuted on the Cashbox looking ahead albums chart in the issue dated January 16, 1965, and remained on the chart for four weeks, peaking at number 107.

The album was released on compact disc by Ace Records on December 9, 1997, as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Nelson's 1964 album, The Very Thought of You. Bear Family included the album in the 2008 For You: The Decca Years box set.