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1That'll Be the Day
recording of:
That’ll Be the Day
writer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company), Nor-Va-Jak Music, Inc, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music (publisher), Wren Music Co. and MPL Communications (publishing and company credits) (in 1976)
2:18
2Peggy Sue
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (on 1957-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison (on 1957-07-01)
guitar:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-07-01) and Niki Sullivan (on 1957-07-01)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-07-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1957) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1957)
recorded at:
Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (on 1957-07-01)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 5), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 194) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 370)
recording of:
Peggy Sue (from 1957-06-29 until 1957-07-01)
writer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
McCartney Music, Melody Lane Publications Inc., MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company), Southern Music (publisher) and Wren Music Co.
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3Oh, Boy!
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (on 1957-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison (on 1957-07-01)
guitar:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-07-01)
background vocals:
Bob Lapham (on 1957-08-18), Bill Pickering (on 1957-08-18) and John Pickering (on 1957-08-18)
lead vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (from 1957-06-29 until 1957-07)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-07-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1957) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1957)
recorded at:
Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (on 1957-07-01, on 1957-08-18)
recording of:
Oh, Boy! (from 1957-07-01 until 1957-08-18)
writer:
Norman Petty, Bill Tilghman and Sonny West (American songwriter and musician Joseph “Sonny” West)
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc., Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Wren Music Co.
52:08
4Maybe Baby
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (on 1957-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison (on 1957-09-29)
guitar:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-09-29) and Niki Sullivan (on 1957-09-29)
background vocals:
Bob Lapham (from 1957-10-12 until 1957-10-14), Bill Pickering (from 1957-10-12 until 1957-10-14) and John Pickering (from 1957-10-12 until 1957-10-14)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-09-29)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1957) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1957)
recorded at:
Officers Club (Tinker Air Force Base) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States (on 1957-09-29) and Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (from 1957-10-12 until 1957-10-14)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 14)
recording of:
Maybe Baby (from 1957-09-29 until 1957-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Melody Lane Pub and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company)
3.752:03
5Rave On
producer:
Norman Petty and Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (on 1958-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison (on 1958-01-26)
guitar:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1958-01-26)
piano:
Norman Petty (on 1958-01-26)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1958-01-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1958) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-01-26)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 154)
cover recording of:
Rave On (on 1958-01-26)
writer:
Norman Petty, Bill Tilghman and Sonny West (American songwriter and musician Joseph “Sonny” West)
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc., Nor-Va-Jak Music, Southern Music (publisher) and Wren Music Co.
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6Think It Over
recording of:
Think It Over
writer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Cedarwood Pub. Co., Inc.
1:46
7Early in the Morning
recording of:
Early in the Morning
writer:
Bobby Darin and Woody Harris
publisher:
Good Music Ltd., Royalty and United Artists Music Co., Inc.
2:09
8Heartbeat
recording of:
Heartbeat
writer:
Bob Montgomery and Norman Petty
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc.
42:10
9It Does Not Matter Anymore
recording of:
It Doesn’t Matter Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Paul Anka
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
2:07
10Raining in My Heart
recording of:
Raining in My Heart
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd., House of Bryant Publications, LLC and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
2:49
11Not Fade Away
recording of:
Not Fade Away
writer:
Charles Hardin Holley (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
McCartney Music, Inc., Melody Lane Publications Inc., MPL Communications (publishing and company credits), MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company), Peermusic (UK) Limited and Wren Music
2:20
12True Love Ways
recording of:
True Love Ways
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
McCartney Music, Melody Lane Publications Inc., Peermusic (UK) Ltd. and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
3:02
13Every Day
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (on 1957-05-29)
celesta:
Vi Petty (on 1957-05-29)
guitar and lead vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-05-29)
percussion [cardboard box percussion]:
Jerry Allison (on 1957-05-29)
background vocals:
Jerry Allison (on 1957-05-29), Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-05-29) and Niki Sullivan (on 1957-05-29)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-05-29)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1957) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1957)
recorded at:
Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (on 1957-05-29)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 236)
recording of:
Everyday (on 1957-05-27)
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
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14Well... All Right
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (on 1958-02-12)
cymbal:
Jerry Allison (on 1958-02-12)
guitar:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1958-02-12)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1958-02-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1958) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (on 1958-02-12)
recording of:
Well… All Right (on 1958-02-12)
writer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter), Joe B. Mauldin and Norman Petty
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company) and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
42:15
15Peggy Sue Got Married
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-12-05, on 1959-06-30)
producer:
Jack Hansen
acoustic guitar:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1958-12-05)
bass:
Sanford Bloch (Bass player) (on 1959-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1959-06-30)
guitar:
Donald Amone (on 1959-06-30)
piano:
Andrew Ackers (on 1959-06-30)
background vocals:
The Ray Charles Singers (on 1959-06-30)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1958-12-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1959) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1959)
recording of:
Peggy Sue Got Married (from 1958-12-05 until 1959-06-30)
composer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
2:06
16It's So Easy
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (from 1958-06 until 1958-08)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison (from 1958-06 until 1958-08)
guitar:
Tommy Allsup (from 1958-06 until 1958-08) and Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (from 1958-06 until 1958-08)
background vocals:
The Roses (from 1958-06 until 1958-08)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (from 1958-06 until 1958-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1958)
recorded at:
Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (from 1958-06 until 1958-08)
recording of:
It’s So Easy (from 1958-06 until 1958-08)
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company) (in 1958)
3.52:10