That’ll Be the Day
~ Recording by The Crickets
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.7 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | The Crickets | The “Chirping” Crickets | The Crickets | Album |
| Brunswick (Imprint of Brunswick Record Corporation) | |
| 1.1 | That'll Be the Day | 2:15 | The Crickets | The "Chirping" Crickets | The Crickets | EP |
| Brunswick (Imprint of Brunswick Record Corporation) | EB 71036 |
| 1.7 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | The Crickets | The “Chirping” Crickets | The Crickets | Album |
| Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary) | LVA 9081 |
| 1.7 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | The Crickets | Buddy Holly and the Crickets | Buddy Holly and the Crickets | Album |
| Coral | CRL 57405 |
| 1.7 | That'll Be the Day | 2:16 | The Crickets | Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary) | CL-32 254 |
| 1.7 | That'll Be the Day | ?:?? | The Crickets | Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary) | SCL-932 254 |
| 1.5 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | 41 Original Hits From the Sound Track of “American Graffiti” | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| MCA Soundtracks | MCA2-8001 |
| 1.5 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | 41 Original Hits From the Soundtrack of American Graffiti | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| GRT Records | 2230-1040 |
| 4.2 | That'll Be the Day | 2:16 | The Crickets | The Complete Buddy Holly Story | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary) | COPS 7100-H 1/9 |
| 1.1 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:19 | Buddy Holly | 20 Golden Greats | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCA-1484 |
| 1.1 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:19 | Buddy Holly & The Crickets | 20 Golden Greats (club edition) | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990), RCA Music Service (RCA's Music Club) | MCA-3040, R-124442 |
| 1.1 | That'll Be the Day | 2:19 | Buddy Holly | 20 Golden Greats | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCTV1 |
| 1.3 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | Memories of Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | 301.735 |
| 1.5 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | American Graffiti | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | |
| 1.6 | That'll Be the Day | 2:18 | The Crickets | Vintage Music Collectors Series, Volumes 1 & 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-5777 |
| 1.2 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:19 | Buddy Holly | 20 Years of No. 1 Hits: 1956-1975 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Reader’s Digest | |
| 1.2 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:19 | Buddy Holly | 20 Years of No. 1 Hits: 1956–1975 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | RB4-243 |
| 4.18 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:19 | Buddy Holly & The Crickets | Heart ’n’ Soul of Rock ’n’ Roll | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | 008C |
| 1.7 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | The Crickets | The “Chirping” Crickets | The Crickets | Album |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-31182 |
| 1.7 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | The Crickets | The “Chirping” Crickets | The Crickets | Album |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCA-25170 |
| 1.2 | That'll Be the Day | 2:16 | The Crickets | Party Time Fifties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| JCI | JCD-3201 |
| 1.2 | That'll Be the Day | 2:16 | The Crickets | Party Time Fifties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products | OPCD-1562 |
| 1.1 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:18 | The Crickets | The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: 1957 Still Rockin’ | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | 2RNR-17 |
| 1.7 | That'll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | The Wonderful World of Buddy Holly: 24 Golden Hits | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| Remember (reissues) | CD-RMB 75601 |
| 1.1 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:19 | Buddy Holly | 20 Golden Greats | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | DMCTV1 |
| 1.5 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:18 | The Crickets | Billboard Top Rock ’n’ Roll Hits: 1957 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label), Rhino Records, Inc. | R2 70618 |
| 1.1 | That'll Be the Day | 2:19 | Buddy Holly | 20 Golden Greats | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.2 | That'll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | Golden Greats | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCLD 19046 |
| 2.1 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:15 | Buddy Holly | More Rock’n’Roll Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | DIN CD 30 |
| 1.2 | That'll Be the Day | 2:18 | Buddy Holly | All Time Greatest Hits | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD30101 |
| 1.13 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:18 | The Crickets | De Pre Historie 1957 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Ariola Belgium NV/SA (do not use this as an imprint!) | 262.657 |
| 1.2 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:18 | The Crickets | Rock ’n’ Roll Classics 1957–1959 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-2682, R962-01 |
| 1.13 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | The Crickets | The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: 1957 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 516/09 |
| 1.5 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | 41 Original Hits From the Soundtrack of American Graffiti | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD2-8001 |
| 1.5 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | 41 Original Hits from the Soundtrack of American Graffiti | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD2-8001 |
| 1.15 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:15 | Buddy Holly & The Crickets | The Buddy Holly Collection (iTunes/Spotify) | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| Geffen Records | |
| 1.15 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:18 | Buddy Holly | The Buddy Holly Collection | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD2-10883 |
| 1.2 | That'll Be the Day | 2:19 | Buddy Holly & The Crickets | Words of Love: 28 Classic Songs From | Buddy Holly & The Crickets | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | 514 487-2 |
| 1.2 | That'll Be the Day | 2:18 | The Crickets | Happy Birthday Rock 'n' Roll | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCD 32138 |
| 1.4 | That'll Be the Day | 2:18 | Buddy Holly | Oh Boy! 20 Big Ones | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | PCD 10015 |
| 1.1 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | The Best of Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCBD 19506 |
| 1.7 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:16 | The Crickets | The Best Rock 'n' Roll Album in the World... Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD 37 |
| 1.2 | That'll Be the Day | 2:18 | The Crickets | The Rock 'n' Roll Collection: 20 Golden Greats | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCDB 19515 |
| 1.4 | That'll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | The Hit Collection | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| Scana | 95001 |
| 1.3 | That'll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | The Memorial Album | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. see annotation) | 74321 317372 |
| 1.5 | Buddy: That'll Be the Day | 2:26 | Buddy Holly | The Musical Story: Highlights aus Welterfolgen wie Buddy, Cats, Starlight Express, Phantom der Oper, Miss Saigon, A Chorus Line u. a. | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Ariola Special Projects | 74321 30312 2 |
| 1.2 | That'll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly & The Crickets | The Real Buddy Holly Story | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCD 32338 |
| 4.14 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:19 | The Crickets | The Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame (disc 4) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | That'll Be the Day | 2:19 | The Crickets | The Singles Collection 1957-1961 | The Crickets | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.23 | That'll Be the Day | 2:16 | Buddy Holly | The Stars of Rock'n Roll | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| stereoplay | |
| 1.1 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | Greatest Hits | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-11536 |
| 1.1 | That'll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | Greatest Hits | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:18 | The Crickets | Fender 50th Anniversary Guitar Legends | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | That'll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | The Very Best of Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | DINCD133 |
| 4.18 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:19 | Buddy Holly & The Crickets | The Heart ’n’ Soul of Rock ’n’ Roll | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | DCD4-5531 |
| 1.5 | That'll Be the Day | 2:18 | The Crickets | Billboard: Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1957 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 0630185652 |
| 1.1 | That'll Be the Day | 2:18 | Buddy Holly | The Best of Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | MCBD 19535 |
| 1.4 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:18 | Buddy Holly | Highlights From the Complete Soundtrack of “American Graffiti” | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-11871 |
| 2.7 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | The Crickets | 20th Century Hits for a New Millennium: 40 Hits of 1955–1959 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DO 852772 |
| 1.3 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | The Crickets | Teenagers in Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Razor & Tie, Universal Special Markets | 89019, MSD2-37296 |
| 2.8 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:19 | The Crickets | The Late ’50s: The Top Ten Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | |
| 1.8 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:19 | Buddy Holly | October Sky: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Mark Isham | Album + Soundtrack |
| Sony Classical | SK 61696 |
| 1.6 | That'll Be the Day | 2:15 | The Crickets | Instant Party Disc: Extra Strength | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 75707 |
| 1.1 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Buddy Holly (20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection) | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-11956 |
| 1.2 | That'll Be the Day | 2:19 | Buddy Holly | The Very Best of Buddy Holly and The Crickets | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 112 046-2 |
| 3.20 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:16 | The Crickets | Greatest Hits of the Millennium: 50’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 564 668-2 |
| 2.17 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | The No. 1 Party Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| DGCD 012 | |
| 1.2 | That'll Be the Day | 2:19 | Buddy Holly | The Very Best of Buddy Holly and The Crickets | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.4 | That'll Be the Day | 2:16 | The Crickets | Millennium Rock 'n' Roll Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 79883 |
| 1.8 | That'll Be the Day | 2:18 | The Crickets | Casey Kasem Presents: America's Top 10 Through the Years - The 50's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.6 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:16 | Buddy Holly | 20th Century Masters: The Millenium Collection: The Best of ’50s Rock ’n’ Roll | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Canada | |
| 1.1 | That'll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | The Best of Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.18 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:16 | Buddy Holly | The Best Air Guitar Album in the World… II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 488 |
| 1.5 | That'll Be the Day | 2:18 | Buddy Holly | The Singles+ | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| BR Music (NL-based reissue label) | BS 8126-2 |
| 1.7 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | The Crickets | The “Chirping” Crickets | The Crickets | Album | MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990), Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Decca Records, Geffen Records | 1686, B0001686-02 | |
| 1.15 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:18 | Buddy Holly | Gold | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Records, Geffen Records | B0004543-02 |
| 1.15 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:18 | Buddy Holly | Gold | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Records, Geffen Records | 0602498814000 |
| 1.17 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:15 | The Crickets | Süddeutsche Zeitung | Diskothek: 1957: Ein Jahr und seine 20 Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Süddeutsche Zeitung | [none] |
| 1.3 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | The Crickets | The Definitive Collection | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Records | B0004710-02 |
| 1.17 | That'll Be the Day | 2:18 | The Crickets | The No.1 DJ Collection: 50's, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985) | CD195 |
| 1.21 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:18 | Buddy Holly & The Crickets | Rock ’n’ Roll Memories | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Membran Music Ltd., Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group) | 224180, 224180-308 |
| 1.1 | That'll Be the Day | 2:19 | Buddy Holly | 20 Golden Greats | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
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| 3.6 | That'll Be the Day | 2:17 | The Crickets | Rock & Pop Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Falcon Neue Medien | 35059/3 |
| 1.8 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:18 | The Crickets | 101 Rock ’n’ Roll Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCDX913 |
| 1.11 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:16 | Buddy Holly | Dreamboats and Petticoats Two | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 5313760 |
| 2.24 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:16 | The Crickets | Number 1 Hits of the 1950s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Performance (Delta Music) | 38287 |
| 1.26 | That'll Be the Day | 2:17 | The Crickets | Rock Around the Clock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Marks & Spencer | MS2363/1, MS2363/2 |
| 1.2 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | The Very Best of Buddy Holly and the Crickets | Buddy Holly and The Crickets | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group International (manages UMG's offices in most countries outside of North America) | 5305721 |
| 1.2 | That'll Be The Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | The Very Best of Buddy Holly and the Crickets | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation | Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 1797581 | |
| 1.5 | That'll Be the Day | 2:16 | Buddy Holly | The Legend Raves On | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| Primo | PRMCD6084 |
| 1.18 | That'll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | Memorial Collection | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Records | B0011337-02 |
| 2.3 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | The Crickets | Legends: The Myths Behind the Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | SBS (Australia), Universal Music Australia | 5321260 | |
| 2.29 | That'll Be the Day | 2:17 | The Crickets | Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings and More | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation | Geffen Records, Hip‐O Select | B0012875-02 | |
| 1.7 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly & The Crickets | The First Three Albums | Buddy Holly & The Crickets | Album + Compilation |
| Fantastic Voyage | FVCD004 |
| 2.8 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:16 | Buddy Holly & The Crickets | Happy Days | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 5052498121724 |
| 1.15 | That'll Be the Day | 2:18 | The Crickets | 111 Rock 'n' Roll Superhits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 5.18 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:16 | The Crickets | Total No. 1s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 3.6 | That’ll Be the Day | 2:17 | Buddy Holly | The Complete Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly | Album + Compilation |
| Purple Chick | 91-100 |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.6 | That'll Be The Day | ?:?? | Buddy and The Crickets | Cruisin' Classics Vol. III 50's & 60's | Various Artists | Other + Compilation |
| CBS Special Products, Shell (oil company) | BT 21103 |
| 2.1 | That'll Be The Day | ?:?? | The Crickets With Buddy Holly | 1957 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | 840 272-1, RRR-G09 |
Relationships
| producer: | Norman Petty |
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| double bass: | Larry Welborn (on 1957-02-25) |
| drums (drum set): | Jerry Allison (on 1957-02-25) |
| guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals: | Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-02-25) |
| guitar [rhythm guitar]: | Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-02-25) Niki Sullivan (on 1957-02-25) |
| background vocals: | June Clark (background vocals for The Crickets) (on 1957-02-25) Niki Sullivan (on 1957-02-25) Gary Tollett (on 1957-02-25) Ramona Tollett (on 1957-02-25) |
| spoken vocals [dialogue]: | Wolfman Jack (US disc jockey) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Geffen Records (in 1957) MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1957) |
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| recorded at: | Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (on 1957-02-25) |
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| recording of: | That’ll Be the Day (on 1957-02-25) |
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Related works
That’ll Be the Day
| writer: | Jerry Allison Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) Norman Petty |
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| publisher: | MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company) Nor-Va-Jak Music, Inc Peermusic (UK) Limited Southern Music (publisher) Wren Music Co. MPL Communications (publishing and company credits) (in 1976) |
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| referred to in medleys: | The Anniversary Waltz, Part 2 (order: 3) |
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| later translated versions: | Immer mehr und mehr Je serai demain le maître du monde (That'll Be the Day) Olla võib |
| later versions: | Ik weet wel dat je liegt Quand ce jour-là viendra |