''The Buddy Holly Story'' is the first posthumously released compilation album by

Buddy Holly Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer and songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas ...

and the Crickets. The album was released on February 28, 1959 by Coral Records less than a month after Holly's death. The album featured previously released singles by Buddy Holly on both the Brunswick label (with the Crickets) and the Coral label (as a solo artist). The album became a top twenty hit in the United States and England. The album was certified Gold in the U.S. in 1969 by the

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Songs

Of the twelve songs released on the original album, the songs " Maybe Baby", " That'll Be the Day", "

Think It Over "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. Vi Petty, Norman Petty's wife, played piano on this recording. Chart performance In the US, "Think I ...

", and " Oh, Boy!" were credited to the Crickets, while the rest were credited to Buddy Holly. All of the songs were released as singles and the songs "

Peggy Sue "Peggy Sue" is a rock and roll song written by Jerry Allison and Norman Petty, and recorded and released as a single by Buddy Holly on September 20, 1957. The Crickets are not mentioned on label of the single (Coral 9-61885), but band members Jo ...

", "That'll Be the Day", " Early in the Morning", "Maybe Baby", "Oh, Boy!", " Rave On!", "Think It Over", and " It Doesn't Matter Anymore" all peaked in the Top 40 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the songs "

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" and "

Raining In My Heart "Raining in My Heart" is a song recorded by Buddy Holly on October 21, 1958 at the Pythian Temple on West 70th Street in New York City, with the orchestral backing by Dick Jacobs. The music and lyrics are written by the songwriting team of Fe ...

" both peaked in the lower half of the Hot 100.

Concurrent and subsequent releases

When Coral Records released ''The Buddy Holly Story'' as a 12" 33⅓ rpm

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, they also released the four songs "It Doesn't Matter Anymore", "Heartbeat", "Raining In My Heart", and "Early in the Morning" – which were included on the LP version – as a 7" 45 rpm EP record which was also titled as ''The Buddy Holly Story'' (catalog number EC-81182). The EP peaked at #9 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Best Selling Pop EPs chart. In April 1960, Coral Records released a sequel to ''The Buddy Holly Story'' titled ''

The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2 ''The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II'' is the fifth album released by Buddy Holly, a sequel compilation to ''The Buddy Holly Story'' (1959). The second album to be released posthumously, it is also the first of a series of Buddy Holly albums to fea ...

''. The album was also used as the title of the

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to the 1978 film of the same title.

Track listing

Personnel

The following people contributed to ''The Buddy Holly Story'': *

– lead vocals, guitar *Al Chernet – guitar on "Early in the Morning" * George Barnes – guitar on "Early in the Morning" *Sanford Bloch – bass on "Early in the Morning" * Ernest Hayes – piano on "Early in the Morning" * Sam "The Man" Taylor – tenor saxophone on "Early in the Morning" * Panama Francis – drums on "Early in the Morning" *Philip Krous – drums on "Early in the Morning" *The Helen Way Singers – backing vocals on "Early in the Morning" * Niki Sullivan – guitar, backing vocals *

Joe B. Mauldin Joseph Benson Mauldin, Jr. (July 8, 1940 – February 7, 2015) was an American bass player, songwriter, and audio engineer who was best known as the bassist for the early rock and roll group the Crickets. Mauldin initially played a double (stand ...

– bass *

Jerry Allison Jerry Ivan Allison (August 31, 1939 – August 22, 2022) was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the Crickets and co-writer of their hits "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue", recorded with Buddy Holly. His only solo chart entr ...

– drums *

The Picks The Picks was an American vocal quartet that backed Buddy Holly and the Crickets' band on nine of the first twelve Crickets releases on Brunswick in 1957, as well as backing Buddy Holly solos for group sounds. The original members were John P ...

– backing vocals * Norman Petty –

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*Vi Petty -

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on "Everyday", piano on "Think It Over" * Al Caiola – guitar on "Rave On!" *Donald Arnone – rhythm guitar on "Rave On!" * Bob Thiele – producer on "Rave On!" *Larry Welborn – bass on "That'll Be the Day" *June Clark – backing vocals on "That'll Be the Day" *Gary Tollet – backing vocals on "That'll Be the Day" *Romano Tollet – backing vocals on "That'll Be the Day" *

Tommy Allsup Thomas Douglas Allsup (November 24, 1931 – January 11, 2017) was an American rockabilly and swing musician. Personal life Allsup was born near Owasso, Oklahoma in 1931, and was an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation. Allsup had a son, ...

– lead guitar *George Alwood – bass on "Heartbeat" *The Roses – backing vocals *Dick Jacobs – producer *Ren Grevatt – liner notes

Charts

''The Buddy Holly Story'' reached #11 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and peaked at #2 on the UK Albums Chart.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buddy Holly Story, The Buddy Holly compilation albums 1959 compilation albums Coral Records albums Albums produced by Bob Thiele Albums produced by Norman Petty Compilation albums published posthumously