Buddy Holly (album)
| Buddy Holly | ||||
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| Studio album by Buddy Holly | ||||
| Released | February 20, 1958 | |||
| Recorded | April 8, 1957 – January 26, 1958, Clovis, New Mexico, New York City | |||
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| Length | 24:35 | |||
| Label | Brunswick | |||
| Producer | Norman Petty, Bob Thiele | |||
| Buddy Holly chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Record Guide | [2] |
Buddy Holly is Buddy Holly's debut solo album and his second album overall (following The "Chirping" Crickets in 1957), released in February 1958. Although billed as a solo record, the personnel once again features Holly's band, the Crickets, accompanying him. Approximately one year later, Holly was killed in a plane crash. It contains one of Holly's best known songs, "Peggy Sue". Some re-releases contain the tracks from Holly's next single; "Early In the Morning" b/w "Now We're One" as well as the B-side to his "Rave On!" single, "Take Your Time".
Track listing
| Side one | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "I'm Gonna Love You Too" | Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan, Norman Petty | 2:14 |
| 2. | "Peggy Sue" | Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty | 2:30 |
| 3. | "Look at Me" | Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty | 2:07 |
| 4. | "Listen to Me" | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty | 2:22 |
| 5. | "Valley of Tears" | Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew | 2:09 |
| 6. | "Ready Teddy" | Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco | 1:32 |
| Side two | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 7. | "Everyday" | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty | 2:09 |
| 8. | "Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues" | Ruth Roberts, Bill Katz, Stanley Clayton | 2:12 |
| 9. | "Words of Love" | Buddy Holly | 1:56 |
| 10. | "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | 1:37 |
| 11. | "Rave On!" | Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty | 1:50 |
| 12. | "Little Baby" | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, C. W. Kendall Jr. | 1:57 |
Personnel
The Crickets
- Buddy Holly – guitar, vocals
- Joe B. Mauldin – bass
- Jerry Allison – drums
- Niki Sullivan – rhythm guitar on 6
Additional personnel
- Norman Petty – organ on 3, piano on 11
- Vi Petty – piano on 3 5 6 8, celeste on 7
- C. W. Kendall Jr. – piano on 3 10 12
- Al Caiola – guitar on 11
- Donald Arnone – guitar on 11
- William Marihe – backing vocals on 11
- Robert Bollinger – backing vocals on 11
- Robert Harter – backing vocals on 11
- Merrill Ostrus – backing vocals on 11
- Abby Hoffer – backing vocals on 11
Charts
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1957 | "Peggy Sue" | Billboard Pop Singles | 3 |
References
- ↑ Allmusic
- ↑ Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. 173.
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