The "Chirping" Crickets

The "Chirping" Crickets
Studio album by the Crickets
Released	November 27, 1957 [1]
Recorded	February 25 – September 27, 1957 [2]
Studio	Norman Petty Recording Studios (Clovis, New Mexico) [3] Tinker Air Force Base Officers' Club (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) [2]
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

Adapted from the liner notes of the 1992 Sequel Records CD reissue of the album: ^[2]

Buddy Holly and the Crickets

• Buddy Holly  – lead vocals, lead guitar, rhythm 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"
• June Clark – 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 [9]

Singles

Year	Single	Position
		Billboard Hot 100 [10]	R&B Singles [11]	UK Singles Chart [12]
1957	"That'll Be the Day"	1	2	1
1958	"Oh Boy"	10	13	3
1958	"Maybe Baby"	17	8	4

References

1. The "Chirping" Crickets (CD booklet). The Crickets. London: Sequel Records. 1992. p. 4.
2. The "Chirping" Crickets (CD booklet). The Crickets. London: Sequel Records. 1992. p. 5.
3. Vnuk, Paul (September 2025). "Norman Petty Recording Studios". Recording. pp. 22–31.
4. Ruhlmann, William. "The "Chirping" Crickets album review". AllMusic . Rovi Corp. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
5. Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. 174.
6. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.
7. "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.
8. "Classic Albums - The Crickets: The 'Chirping' Crickets". July 12, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2024– via www.bbc.co.uk.
9. "Crickets - Chirping Crickets". Official Charts Company. April 19, 1958. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
10. Buddy Holly at AllMusic . Retrieved 2011-09-26.
11. The Crickets at AllMusic . Retrieved 2011-09-26.
12. "Crickets". Official Charts Company . Retrieved August 6, 2011.

External links

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