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
Length	24:35
Label	Brunswick
Producer	Norman Petty, Bob Thiele
Buddy Holly chronology
The "Chirping" Crickets (1957) Buddy Holly (1958) That'll Be the Day (1958)

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Buddy Holly is Buddy Holly's second album, released in February 1958. Approximately one year later, Holly was killed in a plane crash. It contains one of Holly's best known songs, "Peggy Sue".

Track listing

1. "I'm Gonna Love You Too" (Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan, Norman Petty) – 2:14
2. "Peggy Sue" (Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Petty) – 2:30
3. "Look at Me" (Holly, Allison, Petty) – 2:07
4. "Listen to Me" (Holly, Petty) – 2:22
5. "Valley of Tears" (Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew) – 2:09
6. "Ready Teddy" (Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco) – 1:32
7. "Everyday" (Holly, Petty) – 2:09
8. "Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues" (Ruth Roberts, Bill Katz, Stanley Clayton) – 2:12
9. "Words of Love" (Holly) – 1:56
10. "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 1:37
11. "Rave On!" (Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Petty) – 1:50
12. "Little Baby" (Holly, Petty, C. W. Kendall Jr.) – 1:57

Personnel

• Buddy Holly – guitar, vocals
• Joe B. Mauldin – bass
• Jerry Allison – drums

Additional personnel

• Norman Petty – organ on 3, piano on 11
• Vi Petty – piano on 3 5 6 8, celeste on 7
• C. W. Kendall Jr. – piano on 3 10 12
• Niki Sullivan – rhythm guitar on 6
• Al Caiola – guitar on 11
• Donald Arnone – guitar on 11
• William Marihe – backing vocals on 11
• Robert Bollinger – backing vocals on 11
• Robert Harter – backing vocals on 11
• Merrill Ostrus – backing vocals on 11
• Abby Hoffer – backing vocals on 11

Charts

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1957	"Peggy Sue"	Billboard Pop Singles	3