The Very Best of Buddy Holly

~ Release by Buddy Holly (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1That'll Be the Day
recording of:
That’ll Be the Day
writer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company), Nor-Va-Jak Music, Inc, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music (publisher), Wren Music Co. and MPL Communications (publishing and company credits) (in 1976)
2:18
2Rave On
producer:
Norman Petty and Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (on 1958-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison (on 1958-01-26)
guitar:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1958-01-26)
piano:
Norman Petty (on 1958-01-26)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1958-01-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1958) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-01-26)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 154)
cover recording of:
Rave On (on 1958-01-26)
writer:
Norman Petty, Bill Tilghman and Sonny West (American songwriter and musician Joseph “Sonny” West)
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc., Nor-Va-Jak Music, Southern Music (publisher) and Wren Music Co.
4.251:52
3Oh Boy!
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) and 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) and 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)
recording of:
Oh, Boy! (from 1957-07-01 until 1957-08-18)
writer:
Norman Petty, Bill Tilghman and Sonny West (American songwriter and musician Joseph “Sonny” West)
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc., Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Wren Music Co.
52:10
4Tell Me How
recording of:
Tell Me How
writer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
2:01
5Ready Teddy
recording of:
Ready Teddy
lyricist and composer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell and John Marascalco
publisher:
Aberbach Ltd. (publisher), ABG Elvis Songs, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Robin Hood Music Co., Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music, Inc.
1:33
6Early in the Morning
cover recording of:
Early in the Morning
writer:
Bobby Darin and Woody Harris
publisher:
Good Music Ltd., Royalty and United Artists Music Co., Inc.
2:08
7Think It Over
recording of:
Think It Over
writer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Cedarwood Pub. Co., Inc.
1:48
8Heartbeat
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
George Atwood (from 1958-05-25 until 1958-05-26)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison (from 1958-05-25 until 1958-05-26)
guitar:
Tommy Allsup (from 1958-05-25 until 1958-05-26) and Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (from 1958-05-25 until 1958-05-26)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (from 1958-05-25 until 1958-05-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1958)
recorded at:
Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (from 1958-05-25 until 1958-05-26)
recording of:
Heartbeat (from 1958-05-25 until 1958-05-26)
writer:
Bob Montgomery and Norman Petty
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc.
4.652:11
9Not Fade Away
recording of:
Not Fade Away
writer:
Charles Hardin Holley (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
McCartney Music, Inc., Melody Lane Publications Inc., MPL Communications (publishing and company credits), MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company), Peermusic (UK) Limited and Wren Music
2:24
10Words of Love
recording of:
Words of Love (Buddy Holly song)
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter)
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company), Nor Va Jack Music Inc., Peermusic (UK) Ltd. and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
1:57
11Peggy Sue Got Married
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-12-05, on 1959-06-30)
producer:
Jack Hansen
acoustic guitar:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1958-12-05)
bass:
Sanford Bloch (Bass player) (on 1959-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1959-06-30)
guitar:
Donald Amone (on 1959-06-30)
piano:
Andrew Ackers (on 1959-06-30)
background vocals:
The Ray Charles Singers (on 1959-06-30)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1958-12-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1959) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1959)
recording of:
Peggy Sue Got Married (from 1958-12-05 until 1959-06-30)
composer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
2:07
12Love's Made a Fool of You
recording of:
Love’s Made a Fool of You
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Bob Montgomery
publisher:
Southern Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1981)
2:02
13I'm Gonna Love You Too
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)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-07-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1958) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (on 1957-07-01)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Love You Too (from 1957-06-29 until 1957-07-01)
writer:
Joe B. Mauldin, Norman Petty and Niki Sullivan
publisher:
MPL (Paul McCartney-related) (ended), Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music Publishing Company Limited, Wren Music Co. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company) (in 1957, in 1958)
4.52:16
14Listen to Me
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) and Niki Sullivan (on 1957-07-01)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-07-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1958) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (on 1957-07-01)
recording of:
Listen to Me (from 1957-06-29 until 1957-07-01)
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter)
writer:
Norman Petty
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company), Southern Music (publisher) and Wren Music Co.
42:23
15True Love Ways
producer:
Dick Jacobs
bass guitar:
Sanford Bloch (Bass player) (on 1958-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (on 1958-10-21)
guitar:
Al Caiola (on 1958-10-21)
harp:
Doris Johnson (harpist) (on 1958-10-21)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1958-10-21)
tenor saxophone:
Abraham “Boomie” Richman (on 1958-10-21)
violin:
Herbert Bourne (on 1958-10-21), Ray Free (on 1958-10-21), Julius Held (on 1958-10-21), Leo Kruczek (on 1958-10-21), Leonard Posner (on 1958-10-21), Sylvia Shulman (on 1958-10-21), Irving Spice (violinist, concertmaster and strings) (on 1958-10-21) and Paul Winter (violin) (on 1958-10-21)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1958-10-21)
orchestra:
Dick Jacobs & His Orchestra (on 1958-10-21)
conductor:
Dick Jacobs (on 1958-10-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1960) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Pythian Temple in Lincoln Square, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-10-21)
recording of:
True Love Ways (on 1958-10-21)
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
McCartney Music, Melody Lane Publications Inc., Peermusic (UK) Ltd. and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
52:49
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