Greatest Hits

~ Release by Buddy Holly (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Peggy Sue
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (double bassist, songwriter, and recording engineer) (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: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 194) and Rolling Stone: 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:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), McCartney Music, Melody Lane Publications Inc., MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company), MPL Musik Verlags GmbH (do not use as a release label! this is a music publisher), Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music (publisher) and Wren Music Co.
4.52:33
2Not Fade Away
recording of:
Not Fade Away
writer:
Charles Hardin Holley (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter), Charles Hardin (Charles Hardin Holley) and Norman Petty
publisher:
McCartney Music, Inc., Melody Lane Publications Inc., MPL Communications (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company), Peermusic (Germany) GmbH, Peermusic (UK) Limited and Wren Music
2:22
3Maybe Baby
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (double bassist, songwriter, and recording engineer) (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 (vocalist and leader of The Picks) (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)
3.752:05
4That’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 (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company) (in 1976)
2:19
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
2:39
6Oh, Boy
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (double bassist, songwriter, and recording engineer) (on 1957-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison (on 1957-07-01)
guitar:
Niki Sullivan and 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 (vocalist and leader of The Picks) (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 (songwriter) and Sonny West (American songwriter and musician Joseph “Sonny” West)
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc., Southern Music (publisher), Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Wren Music Co.
42:10
7Every Day
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (double bassist, songwriter, and recording engineer) (on 1957-05-29)
celesta:
Vi Petty (on 1957-05-29)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison
guitar:
Niki Sullivan and 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)
lead vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) (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: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 236)
recording of:
Everyday (on 1957-05-27)
writer:
Charles Hardin (Charles Hardin Holley), Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
4.852:11
8Rock Me My Baby
recording of:
Rock Me My Baby
writer:
Susan Heather and Shorty Long (1950s country/rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Wren Music
1:52
9Tell 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)
2:02
10Rock 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 (BMI-affiliated) and Valley Publishers, Inc. (not to be confused with Valley Pub. Inc)
52:15
11I’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.
2:17
12It’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., Wren Music Co. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) (in 1958)
2:13
13Well All Right
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (double bassist, songwriter, and recording engineer) (on 1958-02-12)
cymbal:
Jerry Allison (on 1958-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison
guitar:
Niki Sullivan and 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 (double bassist, songwriter, and recording engineer) and Norman Petty
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
42:16
14I’m Looking for Someone to Love
recorded in:
Clovis, New Mexico, United States (on 1957-02-25)
bass:
Larry Welborn (on 1957-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison (on 1957-02-25)
guitar:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) (on 1957-02-25)
background vocals:
June Clark (background vocals for The Crickets) (on 1957-02-25), Gary Tollett (on 1957-02-25), Niki Sullivan (on 1957-02-25) and Ramona Tollett (on 1957-02-25)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) (on 1957-02-25)
recording of:
I’m Lookin’ for Someone to Love (on 1957-02-25)
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.
1:59
15Ready Teddy
cover 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.
1:35
16Rave On
cover recording of:
Rave On
writer:
Norman Petty, Bill Tilghman (songwriter) 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.
1:52
17Baby, I Don’t Care
cover recording of:
(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care
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)
1:39
18I’m Gonna Love You Too
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (double bassist, songwriter, and recording engineer) (on 1957-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison (on 1957-07-01)
guitar:
Niki Sullivan and 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 (double bassist, songwriter, and recording engineer), 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
19Heartbeat
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (double bassist, songwriter, and recording engineer) and George Atwood (from 1958-05-25 until 1958-05-26)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison (from 1958-05-25 until 1958-05-26)
guitar:
Niki Sullivan, 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 (USA) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc. and Peermusic (UK) Limited
4.652:11
20Reminiscing
recording of:
Reminiscing
lyricist and composer:
King Curtis (saxophonist)
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company), MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company) and Nor-Va-Jak Music, Inc
51:58