Everyday (Buddy Holly song)

"Everyday"
"Everyday" single label
Single by Buddy Holly
from the album Buddy Holly
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1957[1]
RecordedMay 29, 1957
GenrePop
Length2:09
LabelCoral[1]
Songwriter(s)Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
Producer(s)Norman Petty, Bob Thiele
Official audio
"Everyday" on YouTube
"Everyday"
Single by John Denver
from the album Aerie
B-side"City of New Orleans"
ReleasedFebruary 18, 1972
RecordedJune 15, 1971
GenreSoft rock
Length3:15
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
Producer(s)Milton Okun
John Denver singles chronology
"Friends with You"
(1971) 		"Everyday"
(1972) 		"Goodbye Again"
(1972)

"Everyday" is a song written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty, recorded by Buddy Holly and the Crickets on May 29, 1957, and released on September 20, 1957, as the B-side of "Peggy Sue". The single went to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1957.[2] "Everyday" is ranked number 238 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[3]

On the original single, the Crickets are not credited, but it is known that Holly plays acoustic guitar,[citation needed] drummer Jerry Allison slaps his knees for percussion,[4] and Joe B. Mauldin plays a standup acoustic bass.[citation needed] Vi Petty, Norman Petty's wife—played the celesta on the recording.[4]

"Everyday"
Single by James Taylor
from the album That's Why I'm Here
B-side"Limousine Driver"
ReleasedOctober 1985
Genre
Rock, soft rock
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
Producer(s)
James Taylor singles chronology
"Hard Times"
(1981) 		"Everyday"
(1985) 		"Only One"
(1986)
  1. ^ a b Buddy Holly Discography. Hotshotdigital.com
  2. ^ Blistein, Jon (October 2, 2018). "Peggy Sue Gerron, Who Inspired Buddy Holly Classic, Dead at 78". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. April 7, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Everyday by Buddy Holly - Track Info". AllMusic. Retrieved December 21, 2023.