Share to: share facebook share twitter share wa share telegram print page

Buddy Holly (album)

This article is about the self-titled album by Buddy Holly. For other albums by Holly, see Buddy Holly discography.
Buddy Holly
Studio album by
Buddy Holly
ReleasedFebruary 20, 1958
RecordedApril 8, 1957 – January 26, 1958, Clovis, New Mexico & New York City
Genre
Length24:35
LabelCoral
ProducerNorman Petty, Bob Thiele
Buddy Holly chronology
The "Chirping" Crickets
(1957) 		Buddy Holly
(1958) 		That'll Be the Day
(1958)
Singles from Buddy Holly
  1. "Words of Love"
    Released: 20 June 1957
  2. "Peggy Sue"
    Released: 20 September 1957
  3. "I'm Gonna Love You Too"
    Released: 5 February 1958
  4. "Rave On!"
    Released: 20 April 1958
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide[2]

Buddy Holly is the debut studio album by Buddy Holly. It was released by Coral Records on February 20, 1958. The album, featuring a rare photo of Holly without his trademark glasses on the front cover, 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 band, the Crickets.

Release history

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".

It was re-released again with different cover art in 2015 by WaxTime Records on 180 Gram Vinyl. This edition included the original liner notes and two extra tracks: "Now We're One" (issued as the B-side of Holly's "Early in the Morning") and "Ting-A-Ling". It also included new liner notes written by Gary Blailock in September 2014.[4][5]

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Gonna Love You Too"Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan, Norman Petty2:14
2."Peggy Sue"Jerry Allison, Norman Petty2:30
3."Look at Me"Jerry Allison, Norman Petty2:07
4."Listen to Me"Buddy Holly, Norman Petty2:22
5."Valley of Tears"Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew2:09
6."Ready Teddy"Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco1:32
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everyday"Buddy Holly, Norman Petty2:09
2."Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues"Ruth Roberts, Bill Katz, Stanley Clayton2:12
3."Words of Love"Buddy Holly1:56
4."You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)"Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller1:37
5."Rave On"Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty1:50
6."Little Baby"Norman Petty, C.W. Kendall Jr.1:57
1999 Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."That's My Desire"Carroll Loveday, Helmy Kresa2:25
2."Think It Over"Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty1:45
3."Fool's Paradise"Horace Linsley, Norman Petty, Sonny Le Glaire2:30
4."Well... All Right"Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Joe B. Mauldin, Norman Petty2:14
5."Take Your Time"Buddy Holly, Norman Petty1:58

Personnel

The Crickets

Additional personnel

  • Norman Petty - organ (track 5), 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

  1. ^ Allmusic
  2. ^ Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (eds.) (1979). The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House, Rolling Stone Press. p. 173.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  4. ^ "Buddy Holly – Buddy Holly (1958) - New Lp Record 2015 WaxTime Europe Import 180 gram Vinyl - Rock & Roll / Rockabilly". Shuga Records. Shuga Records/Shopify. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly (2015, Vinyl)". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 30 January 2021.


Stub icon

This 1950s album-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This rock album-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Kembali kehalaman sebelumnya