True Love Ways

"True Love Ways"
Song

"True Love Ways" is a song co-written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty and recorded with the Ray Ellis orchestra in October 1958, four months before the singer's death. It was first released on the posthumous "The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2" (Coral 57326/757326, March 1960). The song became a 1960 hit in Britain.

In some versions of the song, faint audio shows Holly preparing to sing and record, saying "Yeah, we're rolling." A piano player and trombone player start to play some notes, Holly mutters "Okay," and clears his throat. A recordist yells "Quiet boys!" to everyone else in the room, and at the very end of the talkback, the recordist says "pitch Ernie" to signal the piano player to give the vocalist (Buddy) the proper note with which to start.

Single releases

• USA: "True Love Ways" b/w "That Makes It Tough" (Coral C62210 - June 29 1960)
• UK: "True Love Ways" b/w "Moondreams" (Coral Q72397 20 May 1960)

Cover versions

• Mickey Gilley, country singer, did one successful cover version, released in 1980 (during the height of his popularity). Gilley's version reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in July 1980.

• Cliff Richard's cover version made the UK Chart Top 10 in April 1983.

• Peter and Gordon's 1965 Capitol remake hit Number 14 (US).