The "Chirping" Crickets

The "Chirping" Crickets is the debut album from the American rock and roll band The Crickets, led by Buddy Holly. In 2003, the album was ranked number 421 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.^[2]

This album published in UK only as LP record in 1958.

This album published in US as LP record in 1957, and was out of print for many years. It was reissued as remastered CD in 2004 with bonus tracks.

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Oh, Boy!" (Bill Tilghman, Sonny West, Norman Petty) – 2:07
2. "Not Fade Away" (Buddy Holly, Petty) – 2:21
3. "You've Got Love" (Roy Orbison, Johnny Wilson, Petty) – 2:05
4. "Maybe Baby" (Holly, Petty) – 2:01
5. "It's Too Late" (Chuck Willis) – 2:22
6. "Tell Me How" (Holly, Jerry Allison, Petty) – 1:58

Side 2

7. "That'll Be the Day" (Holly, Allison, Petty) – 2:14
8. "I'm Looking for Someone to Love" (Holly, Petty) – 1:56
9. "An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date)" (Orbison, Petty) – 2:11
10. "Send Me Some Lovin'" (John Marascalco, Leo Price) – 2:33
11. "Last Night" (Joe B. Mauldin, Petty) – 1:53
12. "Rock Me My Baby" (Susan Heather, Shorty Long) – 1:47

Personnel

Buddy Holly and The Crickets

• Buddy Holly – lead vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar on 5, backing vocals on 2
• Jerry Allison – drums, card-box percussion and backing vocals on 2
• Joe B. Mauldin – contrabass, except on 7 and 8
• Niki Sullivan – rhythm guitar, except on 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 and 11, backing vocals on 2, 7 and 8

Additional personnel

• Larry Welborn – bass on 7, contrabass on 8
• The Picks (Bill Pickering, John Pickering and Bob Lapham) - backing vocals, except on 2, 7 and 8
• Ramona and Gary Tollett – backing vocals on 7 and 8

Charts

Album

Singles

References