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1957 studio album by The Crickets
The "Chirping" Crickets Released November 27, 1957 Recorded February 25 – September 28, 1957 Genre Length 28 :27 Label Brunswick Producer Norman Petty
Australian cover
Buddy Holly and The Crickets (Coral, 1962)
The "Chirping" Crickets is the debut album from the American rock and roll band The Crickets , led by Buddy Holly . In 2012, the album was ranked number 420 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time .[4]
The LP was released in the US in 1957, and in the UK in 1958. It was re-released by Coral in 1962 as Buddy Holly and The Crickets . After being out of print for many years, it was reissued as a remastered CD in 2004 with bonus tracks .
Track listing
Personnel
Buddy Holly and The Crickets
Buddy Holly – lead vocals , lead guitar , acoustic guitar on 5, backing vocals on 2
Jerry Allison – drums , card-box percussion and backing vocals on 2
Joe B. Mauldin – contrabass , except on 7 and 8
Niki Sullivan – rhythm guitar , except on 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 and 11, backing vocals on 2, 7 and 8
Additional personnel
Larry Welborn – contrabass on 7 and 8
The Picks (Bill Pickering, John Pickering and Bob Lapham) - backing vocals, except on 2, 7 and 8
Ramona and Gary Tollett – backing vocals on 7 and 8
Charts
Album
Year
Chart
Position
1958
UK Albums Chart
5[5]
Singles
Year
Single
Position
Billboard Hot 100[6]
R&B Singles[7]
UK Singles Chart[8]
1957
"That'll Be the Day"
1
2
1
1958
"Oh Boy"
10
13
3
References
External links
Studio albums Compilation albums EPs Singles Crickets solo records Related articles