I Remember Buddy Holly

I Remember Buddy Holly
Studio album by
Bobby Vee
ReleasedDecember 1963
GenreRock and roll
Length25:35
LabelLiberty
ProducerSnuff Garrett
Bobby Vee chronology
Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures
(1963) 		I Remember Buddy Holly
(1963) 		The New Sound from England!
(1964)

I Remember Bobby Holly is the eleventh studio album by American singer, Bobby Vee,[1] and was released in December 1963 by Liberty Records.[1] Ernie Freeman arranged the album, while Snuff Garrett produced it. It is a tribute album to the songs of Rock and roll and Rockabilly singer Buddy Holly, whom Vee listed among his influences. After Holly was killed on February 3, 1959, along with Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson when their plane crashed in Iowa on their way to Fargo, North Dakota, Vee was selected to replace Holly on the tour, which led to the launch of his recording career.[2]

The album features a collection of Holly's greatest hits, including "Maybe Baby", "That'll Be the Day", "Oh, Boy!", "Everyday" (which he previously recorded and appeared on his 1960 album, Bobby Vee Sings Your Favorites), "Raining in My Heart" (which he also previously recorded and appeared on his 1962 album, Take Good Care of My Baby),[3] and a song titled "Buddy's Song" which Holly wrote, but never recorded.[4]

The album debuted on the Cashbox albums chart chart in the issue dated December 21 of that year and remained on the album chart for 10 weeks, peaking at No. 54.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference AMG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Schuck, Raymond I.; Schuck, Ray (2012-10-06). Do You Believe in Rock and Roll?: Essays on Don McLean's "American Pie". McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0036-9.
  3. ^ Aquila, Richard (1989). That Old-Time Rock & Roll: A Chronicle of an Era, 1954-63. New York, NY, London, UK: Schirmer Books, Collier Macmillan Publishers. p. 345. ISBN 9-780252-069192.
  4. ^ Reynolds, Robert (2016-04-13). The Music Of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. p. 61. ISBN 9781365054129.
  5. ^ Reynolds, Robert (2016-04-13). The Music Of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. p. 62. ISBN 9781365054129.
  6. ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 388. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.