The Hit Collection

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1Peggy Sue
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 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)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 5), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 194) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 370)
recording of:
Peggy Sue (from 1957-06-29 until 1957-07-01)
writer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
McCartney Music, Melody Lane Publications Inc., MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company), Southern Music (publisher) and Wren Music Co.
4.52:31
2Not Fade Away
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (on 1957-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison (on 1957-05-27)
guitar:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-05-27)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-05-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1957)
recorded at:
Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (on 1957-05-27)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 107)
recording of:
Not Fade Away (on 1957-05-27)
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
4.52:20
3Maybe Baby
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (on 1957-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison (on 1957-09-29)
guitar:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-09-29) and Niki Sullivan (on 1957-09-29)
background vocals:
Bob Lapham (from 1957-10-12 until 1957-10-14), Bill Pickering (from 1957-10-12 until 1957-10-14) and John Pickering (from 1957-10-12 until 1957-10-14)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-09-29)
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:
Officers Club (Tinker Air Force Base) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States (on 1957-09-29) and Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (from 1957-10-12 until 1957-10-14)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 14)
recording of:
Maybe Baby (from 1957-09-29 until 1957-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Melody Lane Pub and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company)
3.752:03
4That'll Be the Day
producer:
Norman Petty
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) and 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) and Ramona Tollett (on 1957-02-25)
spoken vocals [dialogue]:
Wolfman Jack (US disc jockey)
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 1957-02-25)
recording of:
That’ll Be the Day (on 1957-02-25)
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)
52:17
5Send Me Some Lovin'
recording of:
Send Me Some Lovin’
lyricist:
Leo Price
composer:
John Marascalco
publisher:
ATV Music Corp., Robin Hood Music Co. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2:37
6Oh, 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.
52:08
7Every Day
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (on 1957-05-29)
celesta:
Vi Petty (on 1957-05-29)
guitar and lead vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-05-29)
percussion [cardboard box percussion]:
Jerry Allison (on 1957-05-29)
background vocals:
Jerry Allison (on 1957-05-29), Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-05-29) and Niki Sullivan (on 1957-05-29)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-05-29)
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 1957-05-29)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 236)
recording of:
Everyday (on 1957-05-27)
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
4.852:09
8It's Too Late
recording of:
It’s Too Late
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis
publisher:
Chuck Willis Music Corp., Tideland Music Publishing Corp. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:27
9You've Got Love
recording of:
You’ve Got Love
writer:
Roy Orbison, Norman Petty and Johnny Wilson (aka Johnny A. Wilson & Peanuts Wilson)
2:08
10Rock Me Baby
recording of:
Rock Me My Baby
writer:
Susan Heather and Shorty Long (1950s country/rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Wren Music
1:50
11Tell Me How
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (from 1957-05 until 1957-07)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison (from 1957-05 until 1957-07)
guitar:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (from 1957-05 until 1957-07) and Niki Sullivan (from 1957-05 until 1957-07)
background vocals:
The Picks (American vocal Quartet that backed Buddy Holly) (from 1957-05 until 1957-07)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (from 1957-05 until 1957-07)
recorded at:
Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (from 1957-05 until 1957-07)
recording of:
Tell Me How (from 1957-05 until 1957-07)
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)
42:01
12Rock Around With Ollie Vee
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-07-22)
producer:
Owen Bradley
bass:
Don Guess (best known for his association with Buddy Holly) (on 1956-07-22)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison (on 1956-07-22)
guitar:
Sonny Curtis (on 1956-07-22) and Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1956-07-22)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1956-07-22)
recording of:
Rock Around With Ollie Vee (on 1956-07-22)
writer:
Sonny Curtis
publisher:
Palace Music, Skol Music and Valley Publishers, Inc. (not to be confused with Valley Pub. Inc)
52:14
13Love Me
recording of:
Love Me (Buddy Holly Song)
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Sue Parrish
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Cedarwood Pub. Co., Inc., Southern Music (publisher) and Universal Cedarwood Publishing
2:08
14I'm Changing All Those Changes
recording of:
I'm Changing All These Changes
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Cedarwood Music and Cedarwood Pub. Co., Inc.
2:16
15It's So Easy
recording of:
It’s So Easy
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company) (in 1958)
2:12
16Well ... All Right
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (on 1958-02-12)
cymbal:
Jerry Allison (on 1958-02-12)
guitar:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1958-02-12)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1958-02-12)
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 1958-02-12)
recording of:
Well… All Right (on 1958-02-12)
writer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter), Joe B. Mauldin and Norman Petty
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company) and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
42:15
17I'm Looking for Someone to Love
recording of:
I'm Lookin' for Someone to Love
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company) and Wren Music Co.
1:58
18Ready 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
19Rave One
recording of:
Rave On
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.
21:50
20Baby, I Don't Care
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (on 1957-12-19)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison (on 1957-12-19)
guitar:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-12-19)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-12-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1957-12-19)
cover recording of:
(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (on 1957-12-19)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1957)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1957)
publisher:
Belinda (London) Ltd. (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Gladys Music, Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
51:38
21I'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)
4.52:15
22Heartbeat
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.
4.652:08

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Release

part of:The Hit Collection (Scana) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11199588 [info]