The "Chirping" Crickets

The "Chirping" Crickets
Studio album by the Crickets
Released	November 27, 1957[ citation needed ]
Recorded	July 17 – September 28, 1957[ citation needed ]
Genre	Rock and roll rockabilly
Length	26:02
Label	Brunswick
Producer	Norman Petty
The Crickets chronology
The "Chirping" Crickets (1957) Buddy Holly (1958)
Alternative Cover
Australian cover

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Oh, Boy!"	Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty	2:08
2.	"Not Fade Away"	Buddy Holly, Petty	2:23
3.	"You've Got Love"	Roy Orbison, Johnny Wilson, Petty	2:08
4.	"Maybe Baby"	Holly, Petty	2:03
5.	"It's Too Late"	Chuck Willis	2:24
6.	"Tell Me How"	Holly, Petty, Jerry Allison	2:01

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"That'll Be the Day" (May 27, 1957 Brunswick version)	Holly, Allison, Petty	2:16
8.	"I'm Looking for Someone to Love"	Holly, Petty	1:59
9.	"An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date)"	Orbison, Petty	2:15
10.	"Send Me Some Lovin'"	John Marascalco, Leo Price	2:37
11.	"Last Night"	Joe B. Mauldin, Petty	1:56
12.	"Rock Me My Baby"	Shorty Long, Susan Heather	1:52

Personnel

Buddy Holly and the Crickets

• Buddy Holly  – lead vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar on “It’s Too Late”, backing vocals on “Not Fade Away”
• Jerry Allison  – drums; cardboard box percussion and backing vocals on “Not Fade Away”
• Joe B. Mauldin  – double bass (except “That’ll Be the Day” and “I’m Looking for Someone to Love”), backing vocals on “Not Fade Away”
• Niki Sullivan  – rhythm guitar (except on ”Oh, Boy!”, “Not Fade Away”, “It’s Too Late”, and “An Empty Cup (And A Broken Date”); backing vocals on “Not Fade Away”, “That’ll Be the Day”, and “I’m Looking for Someone to Love”

Additional personnel

• Larry Welborn – double bass on “That’ll Be the Day” and “I’m Looking for Someone to Love”
• The Picks (Bill Pickering, John Pickering and Bob Lapham) – backing vocals, except on “Not Fade Away”, “That’ll Be the Day”, and “I’m Looking for Someone to Love”
• Ramona and Gary Tollett – backing vocals on “That’ll Be the Day” and “I’m Looking for Someone to Love”

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1958	UK Albums Chart	5 [6]

Singles

Year	Single	Position
		Billboard Hot 100 [7]	R&B Singles [8]	UK Singles Chart [9]
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. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.
4. "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
5. "Classic Albums - The Crickets: The 'Chirping' Crickets". July 12, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2024– via www.bbc.co.uk.
6. "Crickets - Chirping Crickets". Official Charts Company. 1958-04-19. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
7. Buddy Holly at AllMusic . Retrieved 2011-09-26.
8. The Crickets at AllMusic . Retrieved 2011-09-26.
9. "Crickets". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2011-08-06.

External links

• The "Chirping" Crickets at Discogs (list of releases)