Think It Over

For other uses, see Think It Over (disambiguation).

"Think It Over"
Single by the Crickets
from the album The Buddy Holly Story
B-side	"Fool's Paradise"
Released	May 27, 1958
Recorded	February 1958
Genre	Rock and roll rockabilly
Length	1:45
Label	Brunswick
Songwriter(s)	Holly, Petty, Allison [1]
Producer(s)	Norman Petty
The Crickets singles chronology
"Maybe Baby" (1958) "Think It Over" (1958) "It's So Easy!" (1958)

"Think It Over" is a rock-and-roll song written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, and Norman Petty in 1958, originally recorded by the Crickets. The record was a Top Forty hit in the U.S. and UK in 1958.

Buddy Holly played lead guitar. Vi Petty, producer Norman Petty's wife, played piano on this recording.

Chart performance

In the US, "Think It Over" was released by Brunswick Records as a 45-rpm single (9-55072), ^[2] reaching number 27 on the Billboard pop singles chart, ^[3] and number 9 on the Billboard R&B chart. In Canada it reached number 45. ^[4] Overseas, the song went to number 11 in the UK. ^[5]

The B side was "Fool's Paradise".

Personnel

• Buddy Holly - vocals, lead guitar
• Jerry Allison - drums
• Joe B. Mauldin - bass guitar
• Vi Petty - piano
• The Roses - background vocals
• Norman Petty - producer

Other recordings

The song has been recorded by Bobby Vee, Paul Burch, The Bobby Fuller Four, Mickie Most, Jimmy Gilmer, The Hollies, Skeeter Davis, Gloria Lynne, P.J. Proby, Phil Ochs, Ringo Starr, Mike Berry, Billy Swan and Buzz Cason, and the Australian band Ol' 55 on their album Take It Greasy (1976). ^[6]

References

1. "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
2. Song artist 342 – Buddy Holly.tsort.info.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 390.
4. "CHUM Hit Parade - June 16, 1958".
5. "officialcharts.com". Official Charts . Retrieved March 31, 2021.
6. Think It Over. Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 13 June 2025.

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• Amburn, Ellis (1996). Buddy Holly: A Biography. St. Martin's Press. ISBN   978-0-312-14557-6.
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