The "Chirping" Crickets
The "Chirping" Crickets | ||||
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Studio album by the Crickets | ||||
Released | November 27, 1957[citation needed] | |||
Recorded | July 17 – September 28, 1957[citation needed] | |||
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Length | 26:02 | |||
Label | Brunswick | |||
Producer | Norman Petty | |||
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![]() Buddy Holly and the Crickets (Coral, 1962) | ||||
Singles from The "Chirping" Crickets | ||||
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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].
In July 2023, the album was reissued by Rollercoaster Records in England as The Alternative "Chirping" Crickets, a CD containing remixed Mono, Stereo plus the twelve tracks, in stereo but without the backing vocals that the Crickets felt were intrusive and inappropriate. Positive reviews followed.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Oh, Boy!" | Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty | 2:08 |
2. | "Not Fade Away" | Buddy Holly, Petty | 2:23 |
3. | "You've Got Love" | Roy Orbison, Johnny Wilson, Petty | 2:08 |
4. | "Maybe Baby" | Holly, Petty | 2:03 |
5. | "It's Too Late" | Chuck Willis | 2:24 |
6. | "Tell Me How" | Holly, Petty, Jerry Allison | 2:01 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 Price | 2:37 |
11. | "Last Night" | Joe B. Mauldin, Petty | 1:56 |
12. | "Rock Me My Baby" | Shorty Long, Susan Heather | 1:52 |
Personnel
- Buddy Holly and the Crickets
- Buddy Holly – lead vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar on “It’s Too Late”, backing vocals on “Not Fade Away”
- Jerry Allison – drums; cardboard box percussion and backing vocals on “Not Fade Away”
- Joe B. Mauldin – double bass (except “That’ll Be the Day” and “I’m Looking for Someone to Love”), backing vocals on “Not Fade Away”
- Niki Sullivan – rhythm guitar (except on ”Oh, Boy!”, “Not Fade Away”, “It’s Too Late”, and “An Empty Cup (And A Broken Date”); backing vocals on “Not Fade Away”, “That’ll Be the Day”, and “I’m Looking for Someone to Love”
- Additional personnel
- Larry Welborn – double bass on “That’ll Be the Day” and “I’m Looking for Someone to Love”
- The Picks (Bill Pickering, John Pickering and Bob Lapham) - backing vocals, except on “Not Fade Away”, “That’ll Be the Day”, and “I’m Looking for Someone to Love”
- Ramona and Gary Tollett – backing vocals on “That’ll Be the Day” and “I’m Looking for Someone to Love”
Charts
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1958 | UK Albums Chart | 5[6] |
Singles
Year | Single | Position | ||
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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
- ^ 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
- The "Chirping" Crickets at Discogs (list of releases)
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- 20 Golden Greats
- Words of Love
- A Collection
- Just for Fun (1963)
- "That'll Be the Day"
- "Oh, Boy!" (b/w "Not Fade Away")
- "Maybe Baby"
- "Think It Over"
- "It's So Easy"
- "Love's Made a Fool of You" (b/w "Someone, Someone")
- "When You Ask About Love"
- "More Than I Can Say" (b/w "Baby My Heart")
- "I Fought the Law"
- "Don't Ever Change (b/w "I'm Not A Bad Guy")
- "Punish Her" (Bobby Vee, solo, A-side) (b/w "Someday (When I'm Gone From You)" by Bobby Vee & the Crickets)
- "My Little Girl" (b/w "Teardrops Fall Like Rain")
- "Lonely Avenue" (b/w "You Can't Be In-Between" USA, "Playboy" UK)
- "From Me to You" (b/w "Please Please Me")
- "(They Call Her) La Bamba" (b/w "All Over You")
- "True Love Ways" (b/w "Rockin' 50's Rock And Roll")
- The 1st of Sonny Curtis (1968)
- Discography
- Buddy Holly discography
- Norman Petty
- Brunswick Records
- Coral Records
- Philips Records
- The Picks
- David Box
- Tommy Allsup
- Joe Osborn
- Bob Montgomery (songwriter)
- The Buddy Holly Story (1978 film)
- Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (1989 musical)