Peggy Sue

This article is about the Buddy Holly song. For other uses, see Peggy Sue (disambiguation).
"Peggy Sue"
Single by Buddy Holly
from the album Buddy Holly
B-side"Everyday"
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1957
RecordedJune 29 and July 1, 1957, Clovis, New Mexico
GenreRock and roll, rockabilly
Length2:29
LabelCoral 9-61885
Songwriter(s)Jerry Allison, Norman Petty, Buddy Holly
Producer(s)Norman Petty
Buddy Holly singles chronology
"That'll Be the Day"
(1957) 		"Peggy Sue"
(1957) 		"Love Me"
(1958)

"Peggy Sue" is a rock and roll song written by Jerry Allison and Norman Petty (according to the official record, though Buddy Holly is known to be a principal songwriter too), and recorded and released as a single by Buddy Holly on September 20, 1957. The Crickets are not mentioned on label of the single (Coral 9-61885),[1] but band members Joe B. Mauldin (string bass) and Jerry Allison (drums) played on the recording.[2] This recording was also released on Holly's eponymous 1958 album.

  1. ^ Buddy Holly: Peggy Sue at Discogs (list of releases)
  2. ^ "Buddy Holly - The Complete Works - 1957-1". Buddyholly.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved 3 October 2018.