The "Chirping" Crickets

The "Chirping" Crickets
Studio album by The Crickets
Released	November 27, 1957
Recorded	February 25 – September 28, 1957
Genre	Rock and roll, rockabilly
Length	28:27
Label	Brunswick
Producer	Norman Petty
The Crickets chronology
The "Chirping" Crickets (1957) The Buddy Holly Story (1959)
Reissue Cover
Buddy Holly and The Crickets (Coral, 1962)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide	[2]

The "Chirping" Crickets is the self-titled debut album from the American rock and roll band The Crickets, led by Buddy Holly. In 2003, the album was ranked number 421 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Following the album, Holly also pursued a solo career with a string of successful singles, and a full-length effort, eponymously titled Buddy Holly in 1958.

The LP was released in the US in 1957, and in the UK in 1958. It was re-released by Coral in 1962 as Buddy Holly and The Crickets. After being out of print for many years. It was reissued as a remastered CD in 2004 with bonus tracks.

Track listing

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Oh, Boy!"	Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty	2:07
2.	"Not Fade Away"	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	2:21
3.	"You've Got Love"	Roy Orbison, Johnny Wilson, Norman Petty	2:05
4.	"Maybe Baby"	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	2:01
5.	"It's Too Late"	Chuck Willis	2:22
6.	"Tell Me How"	Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty	1:58

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"That'll Be the Day" (May 27, 1957 Brunswick version)	Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty	2:14
2.	"I'm Looking for Someone to Love"	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	1:56
3.	"An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date)"	Roy Orbison, Norman Petty	2:11
4.	"Send Me Some Lovin'"	John Marascalco, Leo Price	2:33
5.	"Last Night"	Joe B. Mauldin, Norman Petty	1:53
6.	"Rock Me My Baby"	Shorty Long, Susan Heather	1:47

Personnel

Buddy Holly and The Crickets

• Buddy Holly – lead vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar on 5, backing vocals on 2
• Jerry Allison – drums, card-box percussion and backing vocals on 2
• Joe B. Mauldin – contrabass, except on 7 and 8
• Niki Sullivan – rhythm guitar, except on 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 and 11, backing vocals on 2, 7 and 8

Additional personnel

• Larry Welborn – contrabass on 7 and 8
• The Picks (Bill Pickering, John Pickering and Bob Lapham) - backing vocals, except on 2, 7 and 8
• Ramona and Gary Tollett – backing vocals on 7 and 8

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1968	UK Albums Chart	5[3]

Singles

Year	Single	Position
		Billboard Hot 100[4]	R&B Singles[5]	UK Singles Chart[6]
1957	"That'll Be the Day"	1	2	1
1958	"Oh Boy"	10	13	3

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. The "Chirping" Crickets at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
2. Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. 174.
3. "Crickets - Chirping Crickets". Chart Stats. 1958-04-19. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
4. Buddy Holly at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
5. The Crickets at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
6. "Crickets". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2011-08-06.