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Buddy Holly

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To anyone who reads this... the track listing for this item is not what is shown on CDNOW and I would like to know if this is the correct track listing or if some one made a HUGE mistake.

This is a landmark Album! Buddy Holly is at his best here, with his only album release under his own name during his lifetime. The Chirping Crickets album which is his first LP, is a better view of Buddy's music with 5 great all-time hits, but this is definitely your second choice if you're not buying compilation cds!

The 'Buddy Holly' album includes a very honest cross section of Buddy's work. It shows the highs of 'Peggy Sue' 'Every Day' and the startlingly alive 'I'm Gonna Love You Too' to the lesser quality of 'Mailman Bring Me No More Blues' and everything in between.

This is an album that every owner should be required to listen to with earphones on at least once. The nuances of the backing music is amazing for its time and superior to most if not all of his peers.

My personal favourite of 'Listen To Me' with the almost calypso beat in the background is as fresh and new today as the first time it was heard.

An album to buy and cherish.

We all know the story of Buddy Holly and his influence on modern rock and roll. In this, his second album, we see the artist's growth since his first album redorded less than a year earlier. His second album, like his first, has been hailed as one of the first rock and roll records to be devoid of filler songs. Each of the songs on this album sounds fresh and is delivered in a style all Holly's own. With his trademark rhythm-lead guitar style, a cardboard box and an upright bass, he unwittingly created a sound that is as timeless as Coca-Cola. From this thin strip of acetate the listener feels the warmth of the New Mexico sunset and the sawdust stirring amongst the tapping toes. In the corner of the studio an overdriven tweed amplifier wails, and on it teeters an ashtray full of half-smoked Camels. If there ever was a moment that could be preserved perfectly, if ever there was a tense to assign to perfection to make it even more so, then this would be it.

1. I'm Gonna Love You Too - 2:12
2. Peggy Sue - 2:29
3. Look at Me - 2:04
4. Listen to Me - 2:19
5. Valley of Tears - 2:06
6. Ready Teddy- 1:30
7. Everyday - 2:06
8. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues - 2:10
9. Words of Love - 1:54
10. (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care - 1:34
11. Rave On - 1:48
12. Little Baby - 1:54

We wouldnt have rock and roll without GOD, we wouldnt have rock and roll music if werenot for The Crickets, listening to this cd you can see why Buddy ,first a christian second a muscian his music is just as important now as it was back then His band is just as good as it was in 1958 , and nothing bad can be said about them, for they are great