Buddy Holly & Chirping Crickets Songs Ranked

The “Chirping” Crickets is the debut album from the American rock and roll band the Crickets, led by Buddy Holly. It was the group’s only album released during Holly’s lifetime. In 2012, the album was ranked number 420 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The album also appears in the book, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. 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. Here are all of Buddy Holly & Chirping Crickets’ songs ranked. Here are all of Buddy Holly & Chirping Crickets’ songs ranked.

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12. Rock Me My Baby

“Much like Chuck Berry’s first album (“After School Session”), Buddy Holly’s first full-length is more a document of his early recording sessions (and the hit singles that they spawned) than a concerted effort to make a cohesive album-length statement. Not exactly surprising a full decade before The Beatles conceptualized Sgt. Pepper’s. But also like Berry’s debut, this collection of song presents an album of snapshots that document the genesis of rock ‘n’ roll.”

11. Tell Me How

“Although they covered more songs by Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, Little Richard and other 50s greats, I hear the Beatles sound here more in this group than anywhere else. The harmonies, the strong upbeat lead, the twangy guitars, the consummate driving rhythm”

10. Last Night

“Each and every track was either a number 1 hit for BH or one of his often requested songs. Many of the songs were written by Buddy himself. If there is only one buddy Holly CD in your collection this has to be the one. The absolute best example of the fabulous Buddy Holly and his music.”

9. It’s Too Late

“Sound on this CD is marvellous but far too many tracks on it to play regularly. I would have preferred just the original album where the four Crickets shared top billing & not just Buddy Holly as the mainstay in this one filled with bonus tracks, majority of which could have been chosen more wisely. Can’t win them all.”

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8. Send Me Some Lovin’

“A very good CD especially with the extra tracks over the original recorded LP. For purists the re-mastering may have taken some of the rawness out of the tracks but still a good buy for all Buddy fans”

7. Maybe Baby

“The mere fact that this fundamental album of popular music, particularly rock’n’roll, is still in circulation, since it was released in 1957 and many of that time are no longer republished, is something magnificent.”

6. An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date)

“The album itself is a musical jewel and has the appeal of four bonus tracks in addition to the twelve original tracks. The cover of the album is the original and the cd contains an interesting booklet. The sound is good. And the price is a gift!”

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5. You’ve Got Love

“The CD features Buddy Holly lead singer and the Crickets which were an essential part of his big hits. This is full of tracks with the characteristic sound and rythmns of Buddy Holly at his best.”

4. I’m Lookin’ for Someone to Love

“Get past the silly title and rather staid record sleeve and there’s definitely gold within the grooves here. While there are one or two slightly gauche and even childish-sounding filler-numbers, these are more than compensated for by some evergreen classics which still sound fresh today.”

3. Not Fade Away

“Not Fade Away”, surely Holly’s masterpiece, feels about twenty years younger than anything else here, its offbeat, stop-start reworking of the Bo Diddley rhythm more in line with something like The Troggs, arguably even early Talking Heads, than anything else in the first wave of rock & roll that I’m aware of.”

2. That’ll Be the Day

“I don’t know what made me like the Crickets so much, but it was something. Buddy Holly did inspire a good amount of musicians that I listen to, most notably the Beatles took inspiration from Buddy Holly. There were definite points in this album where I could hear the influence that Holly had on the Beatles.”

1. Oh, Boy!

“Taking into account his and his bandmates’ youth, I think this is a remarkably good debut album. Sure some of the tracks had seen service before as singles and one or two of the others shouldn’t have got past quality control and yes every tune concerns the ups and downs of young love but it’s all about the mostly memorable melodies and the youthful zest that the group invests in them, which make this a highly enjoyable first outing from Buddy and the Crickets.”