The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2

The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2
Compilation album by
ReleasedApril 1960 (1960-04)[1]
RecordedDecember 19, 1957 – February 14, 1958 in Clovis, New Mexico
June 19 – December 17, 1958 in New York City, New York[2]
GenreRock and roll, pop
LabelCoral LVA.9127 (MG.7532)
ProducerNorman Petty, Buddy Holly, Jack Hansen
Buddy Holly chronology
The Buddy Holly Story
(1959)
The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2
(1960)
Reminiscing
(1963)
Singles from The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II
  1. "Peggy Sue Got Married" / "Crying, Waiting, Hoping"
    Released: September 1959
  2. "True Love Ways / "Moondreams" / "That Makes It Tough"
    Released: May 1960 (UK) / June 1960 (US)
  3. "Learning The Game" / "That Makes It Tough"
    Released: October 1960
  4. "What To Do" / "That's What They Say"
    Released: January 1961
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II is the fifth album released by Buddy Holly, a sequel compilation to The Buddy Holly Story (1959). The second album to be released posthumously, it is also the first of a series of Buddy Holly albums to feature overdubbing of unfinished tracks, including Holly's last original compositions.

"Little Baby" was originally from Holly's eponymous solo album, "Now We're One" was originally the B-side to "Early in the Morning", and "Take Your Time" was the B-Side to "Rave On!". The remaining tracks were unfinished acoustic demos recorded by Holly in 1959 that were overdubbed by Jack Hansen. Three singles from these sessions were released; "Peggy Sue Got Married", "Learning the Game", and "That Makes it Tough". "Moondreams" was also previously unreleased.

  1. ^ Ackerman, Paul, ed. (April 11, 1960). "Reviews of This Week's LPs: Spotlight Winners of the Week". Billboard. Vol. 72, no. 15. p. 33. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
  2. ^ Memorial Collection (CD liner). Buddy Holly. United States: Decca Records/Geffen Records. 2008. B0011337-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Allmusic review