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Buddy Holly is the debut 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 band, the Crickets.

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	Rock and roll pop rockabilly
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]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide	[3]

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

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"	Norman Petty, C.W. Kendall Jr.	1:57

1999 Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Personnel

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)

Charts

Single

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

References

External links

• Buddy Holly at Discogs (list of releases)

На других языках

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- [en] Buddy Holly (album)

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[es] Buddy Holly (álbum)

Buddy Holly es el segundo álbum de Buddy Holly, publicado en 1958 y el último grabado antes de su muerte.

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[ru] Buddy Holly (альбом)

Buddy Holly — второй студийный альбом американского певца Бадди Холли и группы The Crickets (однако на обложке указано лишь имя Бадди Холли). Диск вышел в монофоническом звучании; в отличие от предыдущего и последующего альбомов, данная пластинка в американский хит-парад не попала.

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