Buddy Holly (album)

This article is about the self-titled album by Buddy Holly. For other albums by Holly, see Buddy Holly discography.
Buddy Holly
Studio album by
Buddy Holly
ReleasedFebruary 20, 1958
RecordedApril 8, 1957 – January 26, 1958, Clovis, New Mexico & New York City
Genre
Length24:35
LabelCoral
ProducerNorman Petty, Bob Thiele
Buddy Holly chronology
The "Chirping" Crickets
(1957) 		Buddy Holly
(1958) 		That'll Be the Day
(1958)
Singles from Buddy Holly
  1. "Words of Love"
    Released: 20 June 1957
  2. "Peggy Sue"
    Released: 20 September 1957
  3. "I'm Gonna Love You Too"
    Released: 5 February 1958
  4. "Rave On!"
    Released: 20 April 1958
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide[2]

Buddy Holly is the debut studio album by Buddy Holly. It was released by Coral Records on February 20, 1958. The album, featuring a rare photo of Holly without his trademark glasses on the front cover, collects Holly's four hit singles released on the Coral label; "Words of Love", "Peggy Sue", "I'm Gonna Love You Too", and "Rave On!". The backing group was Buddy Holly's band, the Crickets.

  1. ^ Allmusic
  2. ^ Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (eds.) (1979). The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House, Rolling Stone Press. p. 173.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.