| Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly) | |
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| Studio album by Various Artists | |
| Released | February 1996 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 36:54 |
| Label | MCA |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly) is a tribute album to Buddy Holly. It was released in February 1996 by MCA Records. The album peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 119 on the all-genre Billboard 200. [2] [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Peggy Sue Got Married" | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly and The Hollies | 3:52 |
| 2. | "True Love Ways" | Holly, Norman Petty | The Mavericks | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Well…All Right" | Jerry Allison, Holly, Joe Mauldin, Petty | Nanci Griffith and The Crickets | 2:15 |
| 4. | "Midnight Shift" | Jimmy Ainsworth, Earl Lee | Los Lobos | 2:55 |
| 5. | "Not Fade Away" | Holly, Petty | The Band and The Crickets | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Think It Over" | Allison, Holly, Petty | The Tractors | 2:58 |
| 7. | "Wishing" | Holly, Petty, Bill Tilghman, Sonny West | Kevin Montgomery and Mary Chapin Carpenter | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Oh, Boy!" | Holly, Petty, Tilghman, West | Joe Ely and Todd Snider | 2:46 |
| 9. | "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" | Holly | Marty Stuart and Steve Earle | 3:51 |
| 10. | "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" | Paul Anka | Dave Edmunds and Suzy Bogguss | 2:26 |
| 11. | "Maybe Baby" | Holly, Petty | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | 2:47 |
| 12. | "Learning the Game" | Holly | Mark Knopfler and Waylon Jennings | 3:06 |
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [3] | 119 |
| US Top Country Albums ( Billboard ) [2] | 19 |
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