Buddy_Holly_(album)
Buddy Holly (album)
1958 studio album by Buddy Holly
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.
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| 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 | Coral | |||
| Producer | Norman Petty, Bob Thiele | |||
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| Singles from Buddy Holly | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Record Guide | [3] |
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]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I'm Gonna Love You Too" | Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan, Norman Petty | 2:14 |
| 2. | "Peggy Sue" | Jerry Allison, Norman Petty | 2:30 |
| 3. | "Look at Me" | 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 |
| 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" | Norman Petty, C.W. Kendall Jr. | 1:57 |
- 1999 Bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "That's My Desire" | Carroll Loveday, Helmy Kresa | 2:25 |
| 2. | "Think It Over" | Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty | 1:45 |
| 3. | "Fool's Paradise" | Horace Linsley, Norman Petty, Sonny Le Glaire | 2:30 |
| 4. | "Well... All Right" | Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Joe B. Mauldin, Norman Petty | 2:14 |
| 5. | "Take Your Time" | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty | 1:58 |
The Crickets
- Buddy Holly - vocals, guitar
- Joe B. Mauldin - bass
- Jerry Allison - drums
- Niki Sullivan - rhythm guitar (track 6)
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)
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1957 | "Peggy Sue" | Billboard Pop Singles | 3 |
- Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (eds.) (1979). The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House, Rolling Stone Press. p. 173.
- "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.
- "Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly (2015, Vinyl)". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- Buddy Holly at Discogs (list of releases)
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