Oh, Boy!

Name: Oh, Boy!
Duration: 2 min 9 s

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#	Title	Length	Track Artist	Release Title	Release Artist	Release Group Type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
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1.1	Oh, Boy!	2:09	The Crickets	The “Chirping” Crickets	The Crickets	Album	US1957-11-27	Brunswick (Imprint of Brunswick Record Corporation)
1.1	Oh, Boy!	2:09	The Crickets	The “Chirping” Crickets	The Crickets	Album	GB1958	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	LVA 9081
1.10	Oh Boy!	?:??	Buddy Holly With The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	AU1959	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	CL-7632
1.10	Oh Boy!	2:08	Buddy Holly and The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	CA1959	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	CRL 57279
1.10	Oh Boy	2:09	Buddy Holly and The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1959	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	CRL 57279
1.10	Oh, Boy	?:??	Buddy Holly and The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	GB1959	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	LVA 9105, LVA.9105
1.10	Oh Boy!	?:??	Buddy Holly and The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	ZA1959	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	LVA 9105, LVA.9105
1.10	Oh Boy!	?:??	Buddy Holly With The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	NZ1959	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	CL-7632
1.10	Oh Boy!	?:??	Buddy Holly and The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	SG1959	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	CRL 57279
1.10	Oh Boy!	2:05	Buddy Holly With The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	AU1961	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	CL-30,172
1.10	Oh Boy!	2:05	Buddy Holly With The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	AU1961	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	SCL-930172
1.10	Oh Boy!	2:05	Buddy Holly With The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	AU1961	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	CL-30,172
1.1	Oh, Boy!	2:09	The Crickets	Buddy Holly and the Crickets	Buddy Holly and the Crickets	Album	US1962	Coral	CRL 57405
1.10	Oh Boy!	2:03:07	Buddy Holly and The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story (reissue)	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1963	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	CRL 57279
1.10	Oh Boy!	?:??	Buddy Holly and The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	DE1965	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	CL 65 001, CL 65001
1.10	Oh Boy!	?:??	Buddy Holly and The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story (reissue)	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1966	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	CRL 757279
1.10	Oh Boy!	2:05	Buddy Holly and The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story (reissue)	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	NZ1966	Calendar Records (Australia)	R67-6028
1.8	Oh Boy!	2:07	The Crickets	Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1967	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	CL-32 254
1.8	Oh Boy!	?:??	The Crickets	Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1967	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	SCL-932 254
1.6	Oh Boy!	2:08	Buddy Holly	Portrait in Music	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	DE1971	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	COPS 4408/1-2
1.10	Oh Boy!	?:??	Buddy Holly and The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story (reissue)	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	CA1973	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCA 560
3.7	Oh, Boy!	2:07	The Crickets	The Complete Buddy Holly Story	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	DE1973	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	COPS 7100-H 1/9
1.10	Oh Boy	?:??	Buddy Holly and The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	AU1976	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	CRL 757279, CRL-757279
1.5	Oh Boy!	2:07	Buddy Holly	A Rock & Roll Collection	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1977	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCA2-4009
1.10	Oh Boy!	?:??	Buddy Holly and The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story (cream label)	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	CA1977	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCA 560
1.10	Oh Boy!	?:??	Buddy Holly and The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	JP1977	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	VIM-4023 (M)
1.6	Oh Boy!	2:11	Buddy Holly	20 Golden Greats	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1978	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCA-1484
1.6	Oh Boy!	2:11	Buddy Holly & The Crickets	20 Golden Greats (club edition)	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1978	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990), RCA Music Service (RCA's Music Club)	MCA-3040, R-124442
1.6	Oh Boy!	2:11	Buddy Holly	20 Golden Greats	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	GB1978	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCTV1
3.13	Oh, Boy!	2:05	Buddy Holly	The Complete Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1979	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCA 6-80,000
1.10	Oh Boy!	2:06	Buddy Holly and The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	CA1980	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCA 560
1.5	Oh Boy	2:10	Buddy Holly	Memories of Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	NL1981	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	301.735
1.8	Oh Boy	2:08	Buddy Holly	Collection	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	AU1984	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	432027-2
1.2	Oh, Boy!	2:08	Buddy Holly	Legend	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1985	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCA2-4184
1.1	Oh, Boy!	2:09	The Crickets	The “Chirping” Crickets	The Crickets	Album	US1987	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCAD-31182
1.1	Oh, Boy!	2:09	The Crickets	The “Chirping” Crickets	The Crickets	Album	US1987	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCA-25170
5.4	Oh Boy	2:09	Buddy Holly	Yesterdays Gold: 120 Golden Oldies, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1987		YDG 2551
1.7	Oh, Boy	2:06	Buddy Holly	20 All Time Greatest Hits	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1988	Starlite (Swiss label with budget releases)	CDS 51022
1.7	Oh Boy	2:09	Buddy Holly	The Best of Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	GB1988	IMP (UK Pickwick Group label), Pickwick Music (UK imprint, subsidiary of Pickwick International Inc. (GB) Ltd.)	PWKS 595
1.8	Oh, Boy	2:08	Buddy Holly	The Wonderful World of Buddy Holly: 24 Golden Hits	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1988	Remember (reissues)	CD-RMB 75601
1.10	Oh Boy	2:10	Buddy Holly	16 Original World Hits	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	-1989
1.6	Oh Boy!	2:11	Buddy Holly	20 Golden Greats	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	GB1989	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	DMCTV1
1.7	Oh, Boy	2:06	Buddy Holly	Peggy Sue	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	XE1989	Rock Melody	CD 303.1056-2
3.7	Oh Boy!	2:08	Buddy Holly	Rock 'n' Roll "White": Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly	Jerry Lee Lewis / Gene Vincent / Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	DE1989	The Entertainers (Italian)	CDB 1409
1.3	Oh Boy	2:10	Buddy Holly	The Rock 'n' Roll Era: 1958	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1989	Time–Life Music	840 248-2, RRC-G06
1.7	Oh, Boy	2:08	Buddy Holly	30 All Time Greatest Hits	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	-1990
1.6	Oh Boy!	2:11	Buddy Holly	20 Golden Greats	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	GB1991-02-01
1.5	Oh, Boy	2:08	Buddy Holly	Golden Greats	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	GB1991	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCLD 19046
1.1	Oh Boy!	2:11	Buddy Holly	My Greatest Songs	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1991	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCD 18345
1.4	Oh Boy	2:10	Buddy Holly	All Time Greatest Hits	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	AU1992-08-03	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCAD30101
1.13	Oh, Boy!	2:10	The Crickets	The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: 1958	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1992	Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products	2RNR-05, OPCD-2538
1.23	Oh Boy!	2:07	Buddy Holly & The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Collection (iTunes/Spotify)	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	XW1993-09-28	Geffen Records
1.23	Oh Boy!	2:09	Buddy Holly	The Buddy Holly Collection	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1993	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCAD2-10883
1.4	Oh Boy	2:10	Buddy Holly	The Very Best of Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	DE1993	Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)	8800136
1.14	Oh, Boy!	2:11	Buddy Holly & The Crickets	Words of Love: 28 Classic Songs From	Buddy Holly & The Crickets	Album + Compilation	-1993	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	514 487-2
1.1	Oh Boy	2:10	Buddy Holly	Oh Boy	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	DE1994	Back Biter	BB 61013
1.2	Oh Boy	2:11	Buddy Holly	The Best of Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	GB1994	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCBD 19506
1.6	Oh' Boy!	2:08	Buddy Holly	25 All Time Greatest Hits	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	DK1995	Companion	6187262
1.6	Oh, Boy	2:08	Buddy Holly	The Hit Collection	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	SE1995	Scana	95001
1.8	Oh Boy	2:07	Buddy Holly	The Memorial Album	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	NL1995	EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. see annotation)	74321 317372
1.3	Oh, Boy!	2:08	The Crickets	The Singles Collection 1957-1961	The Crickets	Album + Compilation	GB1995
1.6	Oh Boy!	2:08	Buddy Holly	Greatest Hits	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	-1996-09-24	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCAD-11536
1.6	Oh Boy!	2:08	Buddy Holly	Greatest Hits	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1996-09-24
1.7	Oh Boy	2:10	Buddy Holly	The Very Best of Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	GB1996-11-01	Dino Entertainment	DINCD133
1.1	Oh Boy!	2:09	Buddy Holly	36 All Time Greatest Hits, Volume 1	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1996
1.2	Oh Boy	2:10	Buddy Holly	The Best of Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1997	Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)	MCBD 19535
1.7	Oh Boy!	2:09	Buddy Holly	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Buddy Holly (20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection)	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1999-04-20	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCAD-11956
1.4	Oh Boy!	2:09	Buddy Holly	The Very Best of Buddy Holly and The Crickets	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	GB1999-08-16	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	112 046-2
2.21	Oh, Boy!	2:09	The Crickets	Greatest Hits of the Millennium: Extra	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL1999	Sony Music Media	496712-2
3.10	Oh, Boy!	2:08	The Crickets	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of ’50s Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1999	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 75704
2.18	Oh Boy	2:08	Buddy Holly	The No. 1 Party Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ZA1999		DGCD 012
1.4	Oh Boy!	2:09	Buddy Holly	The Very Best of Buddy Holly and The Crickets	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1999
1.8	Oh, Boy!	2:10	Buddy Holly	That'll Be the Day	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US2000	Sugo Music	SR 0023
1.3	Oh Boy!	2:10	Buddy Holly	The Very Best of Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US2000	UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)	H604-04
1.10	Oh Boy!	?:??	Buddy Holly	The Buddy Holly Story	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	DE2001	Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	544 670-2
1.3	Oh Boy	2:10	Buddy Holly	The Rock 'n' Roll Era: 1958	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2001	Time–Life Music	TL 516/06
1.2	Oh Boy	2:11	Buddy Holly	The Best of Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	GB2002-09-02
1.11	Oh Boy!	2:09	Buddy Holly	The Singles+	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	NL2002	BR Music (NL-based reissue label)	BS 8126-2
1.4	Oh, Boy!	2:09	The Crickets	Rockabilly Riot!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2003-09-23	Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present), BMG Special Products	06076-84632-2, DRC 13541
1.1	Oh, Boy!	2:09	The Crickets	The “Chirping” Crickets	The Crickets	Album	US2004-03-23 DE2004-04-27	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
1.23	Oh Boy!	2:09	Buddy Holly	Gold	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US2005-10-11	Decca Records, Geffen Records	B0004543-02
1.2	Oh Boy	2:10	Buddy Holly	The Ultimate Collection	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	JP2005-10-31	Universal International (Japanese label; release must say “制作:Universal International” AND have no logos other than “Universal Music”)	9831134
1.2	Oh Boy	2:10	Buddy Holly	The Ultimate Collection	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	GB2005	Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)	983 113-4
1.23	Oh Boy!	2:09	Buddy Holly	Gold	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	XE2006	Decca Records, Geffen Records	0602498814000
1.6	Oh, Boy	2:10	Buddy Holly	Greatest Hits	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	-2006
1.9	Oh Boy!	2:08	The Crickets	The Definitive Collection	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US2006	Decca Records	B0004710-02
1.6	Oh Boy!	2:11	Buddy Holly	20 Golden Greats	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	DE2007-05-01
1.2	Oh Boy!	2:09	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly: Collector’s Edition	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US2007	Madacy Entertainment	TCD2 53252
1.2	Oh, Boy!	2:10	Buddy Holly	Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1957: Rhythm & Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2008-02-19	Hit Parade Records	12306
3.1	Oh Boy	2:08	Buddy Holly	American Legends	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	GB2008	Charly Records	WLG310
2.7	Oh Boy!	2:09	Buddy Holly	Not Fade Away	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	-2008	El Toro Records
1.4	Oh Boy!	2:08	Buddy Holly	Rock 'n' Roll Legends	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	XE2008	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	0600753051832
1.4	Oh, Boy!	2:10	Buddy Holly	The Very Best of Buddy Holly and the Crickets	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	XE2008 GB2008	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	1797581
1.4	Oh, Boy!	2:10	Buddy Holly	The Very Best of Buddy Holly and the Crickets	Buddy Holly and The Crickets	Album + Compilation	XE2008	Universal Music Group International (manages UMG's offices in most countries outside of North America)	5305721
1.6	Oh Boy	2:08	Buddy Holly	The Legend Raves On	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	CZ2009-01-12	Primo	PRMCD6084
Promotion
1.10	Oh Boy!	?:??	Buddy Holly and The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1959	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	CRL 57279
1.10	Oh Boy!	?:??	Buddy Holly and The Crickets	The Buddy Holly Story	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	JP1977	Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary)	VIM-4023 (M)
Bootleg
2.14	Oh Boy!	2:10	Buddy Holly	What You Been A‐Missin’	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	US1995	Vigotone	VIGO-134, VIGO-135, VIGO-136, VIGO-137
3.27	Oh Boy	2:08	Buddy Holly	The Complete Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	-2005	Purple Chick	91-100
3.28	Oh Boy	2:09	Buddy Holly	The Complete Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	Album + Compilation	-2005	Purple Chick	91-100

Relationships

producer:	Norman Petty
bass:	Joe B. Mauldin (on 1957-07-01)
drums (drum set):	Jerry Allison (on 1957-07-01)
guitar:	Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-07-01)
background vocals:	Bob Lapham (on 1957-08-18) Bill Pickering (on 1957-08-18) John Pickering (on 1957-08-18)
lead vocals:	Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (from 1957-06-29 until 1957-07)
vocals:	Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-07-01)

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)

recorded at:	Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (on 1957-07-01, on 1957-08-18)

stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/track/3rYD7DIw2Ov2NFbq3lMMzm [info] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--VwYKvb3cg [info]
other databases:	https://www.whosampled.com/Buddy-Holly/Oh-Boy!/ [info]

recording of:	Oh, Boy! (from 1957-07-01 until 1957-08-18)

Oh, Boy!

writer:	Norman Petty Bill Tilghman Sonny West (American songwriter and musician Joseph “Sonny” West)

publisher:	Melody Lane Publications Inc. Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) Wren Music Co.

later translated versions:	Oh, Boy
later versions:	Oh Boy
is the basis for:	Åbbor

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