Tracks

1. Rave On
   Rave On
   "Rave On" is a 1958 song written by Sonny West, Bill Tilghman and Norman Petty, first recorded by Sonny West . It was also recorded by Buddy Holly, and was one of his last hits during his lifetime...
   
   
2. Tell Me How
3. Peggy Sue Got Married
   Peggy Sue Got Married (song)
   "Peggy Sue Got Married" is a song written and sung by Buddy Holly. It was released in 1959 as a 45-rpm single with "Crying, Waiting, Hoping". It refers to his song hit "Peggy Sue". It was one of the first sequels of the rock era...
   
   
4. Slippin' And Slidin'
   Slippin' and Slidin'
   "Slippin' and Slidin" is an R&B/rock song performed by Little Richard. The song is credited to Little Richard, Edwin Bocage , Al Collins, and James Smith....
   
   
5. Oh Boy!
   Oh, Boy! (song)
   "Oh, Boy!" is a song originally performed by Buddy Holly's band The Crickets. It was written by Sonny West and Bill Tilghman; the band's manager Norman Petty added his name as co-composer. The song was recorded between June 29 and July 1, 1957, at Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, with Holly...
   
   
6. Not Fade Away
   Not Fade Away (song)
   "Not Fade Away" is a song credited to Buddy Holly and Norman Petty and first recorded by Holly's band The Crickets in Clovis, New Mexico, on May 27, 1957...
   
   
7. Bo Diddley
   Bo Diddley (song)
   "Bo Diddley" is a rhythm and blues song first recorded and sung by Bo Diddley at the Universal Recording Studio in Chicago and released on the Chess Records subsidiary, Checker Records in 1955. It became an immediate hit single that stayed on the R&B charts for a total of 18 weeks, 2 of those weeks...
   
   
8. What to Do
9. Heartbeat
   Heartbeat (Buddy Holly song)
   "Heartbeat" is a rockabilly song written by Bob Montgomery and Norman Petty and recorded originally by Buddy Holly in 1958. The B side of the single was "Well.....
   
   
10. Well... All Right
11. Words of Love
    Words of Love
    "Words of Love" is a song written by Buddy Holly and recorded by him on April 8, 1957. Holly harmonized for himself, by tape-recording each part and combining them. The song was not a notable hit for Holly, although it is regarded as one of his important recordings, and is available in most...
    
    
12. Love's Made a Fool of You
    Love's Made a Fool of You
    Love's Made a Fool of You is a song originally performed by Buddy Holly. It was later re-recorded by Sonny Curtis and The Crickets, with the lead vocal by Earl Sinks, and famously covered by the Bobby Fuller Four.Buddy Holly first wrote the song in 1954...
    
    

1. Reminiscing
2. Lonesome Tears
3. Listen to Me
4. Maybe Baby
   Maybe Baby (song)
   "Maybe Baby" was originally recorded by The Crickets in 1957. It was written by Norman Petty and Buddy Holly and reached 17th in the US charts but 4th in the UK charts - see Buddy Holly discography...
   
   
5. Down the Line
6. That'll Be the Day
   That'll Be the Day
   "That'll Be the Day" is a song written by Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison and recorded by various artists including The Crickets and Linda Ronstadt. It was also the first song to be recorded by The Quarrymen, the skiffle group that subsequently became The Beatles...
   
   
7. Peggy Sue
8. Brown Eyed Handsome Man
   Brown Eyed Handsome Man
   "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" is a rock and roll song by Chuck Berry, which was originally released by Chess Records in September 1956 as the B-side to "Too Much Monkey Business". It was also included on Berry's 1957 debut album After School Session...
   
   
9. You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)
   (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care
   " Baby I Don't Care" is a song written in 1957 by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It has become a minor pop standard, with notable versions being performed by Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly. Elvis Presley's version was released on his Jailhouse Rock EP, and reached number fourteen on the R&B charts...
   
   
10. Crying, Waiting, Hoping
    Crying, Waiting, Hoping
    "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" is a song by Buddy Holly. It was released in 1959 as B-side to "Peggy Sue Got Married". There are actually three versions of Holly's recording in circulation: the 1959 commercial release, the 1964 reissue with different orchestration, and Holly's original, private home...
    
    
11. Ready Teddy
    Ready Teddy
    Ready Teddy is a song written by John Marascalco and Robert Blackwell, and first made popular by Little Richard in 1956. It has since been covered by Buddy Holly, The Tornados, Elvis Presley, Tony Sheridan and others, making it something of a pop standard. Musically it's an uptempo rock and roll...
    
    
12. It Doesn't Matter Anymore
    It Doesn't Matter Anymore
    "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" is a pop ballad written by Paul Anka and recorded by Buddy Holly in 1958. The song reached #13 as a posthumous hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in early 1959 shortly after Holly was killed in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. The single was a two-sided hit, backed...