1957 studio album by the Crickets
The "Chirping" Crickets is the debut album from the American rock and roll band the Crickets , led by Buddy Holly . It was the group's only album released during Holly's lifetime. In 2012, it was ranked number 420 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time .[4] It also appears in the book, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .
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 .
In July 2019 the album was the subject for the BBC Four documentary Classic Albums: The Crickets: The 'Chirping' Crickets .[5]
Track listing [ edit ] Side 2 Title Writer(s) 7. "That'll Be the Day " (May 27, 1957 Brunswick version) Holly, Allison, Petty 2:16 8. "I'm Looking for Someone to Love" Holly, Petty 1:59 9. "An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date)" Orbison, Petty 2:15 10. "Send Me Some Lovin' " John Marascalco , Leo Price2:37 11. "Last Night" Joe B. Mauldin , Petty1:56 12. "Rock Me My Baby" Shorty Long, Susan Heather 1:52
Personnel [ edit ] 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, backing vocals on 2 Niki Sullivan – rhythm guitar , except on 1, 2, 5,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 Year Chart Position 1958 UK Albums Chart 5[6]
Singles [ edit ] Year Single Position Billboard Hot 100[7] R&B Singles[8] UK Singles Chart[9] 1957 "That'll Be the Day" 1 2 1 1958 "Oh Boy" 10 13 3
References [ edit ] ^ Ruhlmann, William. The "Chirping" Crickets at AllMusic . Retrieved 2011-09-26. ^ Marsh, Dave ; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide , 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. 174. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press . ISBN 978-0195313734 . ^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time" . Rolling Stone . 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2019 . ^ "Classic Albums - The Crickets: The 'Chirping' Crickets" . July 12, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via www.bbc.co.uk. ^ "Crickets - Chirping Crickets" . Official Charts Company . 1958-04-19. Retrieved 2011-08-06 . ^ Buddy Holly at AllMusic . Retrieved 2011-09-26. ^ The Crickets at AllMusic . Retrieved 2011-09-26. ^ "Crickets" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2011-08-06 . External links [ edit ]
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