Buddy Holly (album)

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
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]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide	[2]

Buddy Holly is a 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 current band, the Crickets.

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".

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"	Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty	2:30
3.	"Look At Me"	Buddy Holly, 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"	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, C.W. Kendall Jr.	1:57

Personnel

The Crickets

• Buddy Holly, guitar, vocals
• Joe B. Mauldin, bass
• Jerry Allison, drums
• Niki Sullivan, rhythm guitar (track 6)

Additional personnel

• Norman Petty, organ (track 3), 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

1. Allmusic
2. Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (eds.) (1979). The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House, Rolling Stone Press. p. 173.