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20 Golden Greats (also known as Buddy Holly Lives ) is a greatest hits album by American Buddy Holly & the Crickets first released in the United Kingdom by EMI on February 17, 1978.[1] The songs on the UK release were licensed to EMI by MCA Records , who released the album in North America . The album is now out of print.
The album became an instant success in the UK, being certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry two months after the album's release[1] and topping the UK Albums Chart for three weeks. It was also Buddy Holly's first number 1 album on the chart.[2] The album was somewhat less successful in the United States peaking at number 55 on the Billboard 200 ,[3] but ended up crossing over to the Country Albums chart, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1983.[4]
In 2012, it was ranked number 92 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time .[5]
Track listing
Side one Title Writer(s) 1. "That'll Be the Day " Jerry Allison , Buddy Holly , Norman Petty 2:16 2. "Peggy Sue " Allison, Holly, Petty 2:35 3. "Words of Love " Holly 2:01 4. "Everyday " Charles Hardin , Petty2:12 5. "Not Fade Away " Petty, Hardin 2:25 6. "Oh, Boy! " Petty, Sonny West , Bill Tilghman 2:11 7. "Maybe Baby " Petty, Holly 2:06 8. "Listen to Me" Hardin, Petty 2:26 9. "Heartbeat " Bob Montgomery , Petty2:13 10. "Think It Over " Holly, Petty 1:51
Charts and certifications
Organization
Level
Date
BPI – U.K.[1]
Silver
April 4, 1978
Gold
Platinum
RIAA – U.S.[4]
Gold
November 14, 1983
Release history
References
^ a b c d "Certified Awards Search" . British Phonographic Industry . Archived from the original (ASPX) on 2013-01-11.
^ a b Warwick, Neil; Jon Kutner, Tony Brown (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles & Albums, Third Edition . London: Omnibus Press. pp. 31, 516. ISBN 1-84449-058-0 .
^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2001). Top Pop Albums 1955-2001 . Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research Inc. p. 386. ISBN 0-89820-147-0 .
^ a b "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database" (PHP) . Recording Industry Association of America .
^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/buddy-holly-20-golden-greats-20120524
^ "100 Albums" (PHP) . RPM . 30 (3): 31. October 13, 1978. ISSN 0315-5994 . Retrieved June 19, 2011 .
^ "Country 25 Albums" (PHP) . RPM . 30 (9). November 25, 1978. ISSN 0315-5994 . Retrieved June 19, 2011 .
^ "Buddy Holly: Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums" . Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved June 19, 2011 .
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