Think It Over

"Think It Over"
Single by the Crickets
from the album The Buddy Holly Story
B-side	Fool's Paradise
Released	May 27, 1958
Recorded	February 1958
Genre	Rock and roll, rockabilly
Length	1:45
Label	Brunswick
Writer(s)	Holly, Petty, Allison
Producer(s)	Norman Petty
the Crickets singles chronology
"Maybe Baby" (1958) "Think It Over" (1958) "It's So Easy!" (1958)

"Think It Over" is a rock-and-roll song written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, and Norman Petty in 1958, originally recorded by the Crickets. This recording, released by Brunswick Records as a 45-rpm single (9-55072),^[1] reached number 27 on the Billboard pop singles chart, number 9 on the Billboard R&B chart, and number 11 in the UK.

Other recordings

The song has been recorded by Bobby Vee, the Hollies, Skeeter Davis, Gloria Lynne, P.J. Proby, and Ringo Starr.^[2]

References

1. Song artist 342 – Buddy Holly.tsort.info.
2. Think It Over. Second Hand Songs.

Sources

• Amburn, Ellis (1996). Buddy Holly: A Biography. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-14557-6.
• Bustard, Anne (2005). Buddy: The Story of Buddy Holly. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4223-9302-4.
• Dawson, Jim; Leigh, Spencer (1996). Memories of Buddy Holly. Big Nickel Publications. ISBN 978-0-936433-20-2.
• Gerron, Peggy Sue (2008). Whatever Happened to Peggy Sue? Togi Entertainment. ISBN 978-0-9800085-0-0.
• Goldrosen, John (1975). Buddy Holly: His Life and Music. Popular Press. ISBN 0-85947-018-0.
• Goldrosen, John; Beecher, John (1996). Remembering Buddy: The Definitive Biography. New York: Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80715-7.
• Gribbin, John (2009). Not Fade Away: The Life and Music of Buddy Holly. London: Icon Books. ISBN 978-1-84831-034-6.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics