Buddy Holly (album)

Buddy Holly

Studio album by Buddy Holly

Released

February 20, 1958

Recorded

April 8, 1957 – January 26, 1958, Clovis, New Mexico, New York City

Genre

Length

24:35

Label

Coral

Producer

Norman Petty, Bob Thiele

Buddy Holly chronology

The "Chirping" Crickets
(1957)

Buddy Holly
(1958)

That'll Be the Day
(1958)

Singles from Buddy Holly

"Words of Love"
Released: 20 June 1957
"Peggy Sue"
Released: 20 September 1957
"I'm Gonna Love You Too"
Released: 5 February 1958
"Rave On!"
Released: 20 April 1958

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide	^[2]

Buddy Holly is a studio album by Buddy Holly. It was released by Coral Records on February 20, 1958. The album collects Holly's four hit singles released on the Coral label; "Words of Love", "Peggy Sue", "I'm Gonna Love You Too", and "Rave On!". The backing group was Buddy Holly's current band, the Crickets.

Some re-releases include the tracks from Holly's next single, "Early in the Morning" backed with "Now We're One", and "Take Your Time", the B-side of the single "Rave On".

Track listing

Side 1
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 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Everyday"	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	2:09
2.	"Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues"	Ruth Roberts, Bill Katz, Stanley Clayton	2:12
3.	"Words of Love"	Buddy Holly	1:56
4.	"You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)"	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	1:37
5.	"Rave On!"	Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty	1:50
6.	"Little Baby"	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, C.W. Kendall Jr.	1:57

Personnel

The Crickets

Additional personnel

Norman Petty, organ (track 3), piano (track 11)
Vi Petty, piano (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8), celesta (track 7)
C. W. Kendall Jr., piano (tracks 3, 10, 12)
Al Caiola, guitar (track 11)
Donald Arnone, guitar (track 11)
William Marihe, backing vocals (track 11)
Robert Bollinger, backing vocals (track 11)
Robert Harter, backing vocals (track 11)
Merrill Ostrus, backing vocals (track 11)
Abby Hoffer, backing vocals (track 11)

Charts

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1957	"Peggy Sue"	Billboard Pop Singles	3

References

↑ Allmusic
↑ Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (eds.) (1979). The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House, Rolling Stone Press. p. 173.

Buddy Holly

The Crickets

Singles	"Love Me" "That'll Be the Day" "Words of Love" "Peggy Sue" (b/w "Everyday") "Oh, Boy!" "Not Fade Away" "I'm Gonna Love You Too" "Maybe Baby" "Rave On" "Think It Over" "Early in the Morning" "It's So Easy" "Heartbeat" "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" (b/w "Raining in My Heart") "Peggy Sue Got Married" (b/w "Crying, Waiting, Hoping") "True Love Ways" "Bo Diddley" "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" "Love is Strange"

Studio albums	The "Chirping" Crickets Buddy Holly That'll Be The Day

Compilation albums	The Buddy Holly Story The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2 Reminiscing 20 Golden Greats Words of Love Greatest Hits Down the Line: Rarities Memorial Collection

Tribute albums	Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly) Rave On Buddy Holly Listen to Me: Buddy Holly

Related	Buddy Holly discography Bob "Bobby" Montgomery Maria Elena Holly (wife) Norman Petty The Day The Music Died (1959 plane crash) The Buddy Holly Story Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story "Buddy Holly" (song)

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