THE CRICKETS

 

Albums recorded by The Crickets, including release dates and UK & US
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No

TITLE

RELEASED

1

The Chirping Crickets (aka Buddy Holly & The Crickets)

11/57

2

In Style With The Crickets

12/60

3

Bobby Vee Meets The Crickets

03/62

4

Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Something Else!!!!!!

01/63

5

California Sun

02/64

6

Rockin' 50s Rock 'n' Roll

--/71

7

Bubblegum, Bop, Ballads & Boogies [UK only]

02/73

8

Remnants

--/74

9

A Long Way Back From Lubbock [UK only]

--/74

10

T-Shirt

10/88

11

The Crickets & Their Buddies

07/04


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1) THE CHIRPING CRICKETS [aka BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS]

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Oh Boy
Not Fade Away
You've Got Love
Maybe Baby
It's Too Late
Tell Me How

That'll Be The Day
I'm Looking For Someone To Love
An Empty Cup
Send Me Some Lovin'
Last Night
Rock Me My Baby






Jerry Allison
Tommy Allsup
June Clark
Buddy Holly

Bob Lapham
Joe Mauldin
Bill Pickering
John Pickering
Niki Sullivan

Ramona Tollett
Larry Welborn

Producer:

Drums, Backing Vocals (Track 2)
Guitar (Track 7)
Backing Vocals (Track 7)
Vocals, Guitar,
Backing Vocals (Track 2)
Backing Vocals (Tracks 1,3-6,9-12)
Bass (Tracks 1-6,9-12)
Backing Vocals (Tracks 1,3-6,9-12)
Backing Vocals (Tracks 1,3-6,9-12)
Guitar (Tracks 1-4,6,7,9,10,12),
Backing Vocals (Tracks 2,7)
Backing Vocals (Track 7)
Bass (Tracks 7,8)

Norman Petty

2) IN STYLE WITH THE CRICKETS

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12.

More Than I Can Say
Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu
Great Balls Of Fire
Ting-A-Ling
Just This Once
Deborah

Baby My Heart
When You Ask About Love
Time Will Tell
A Sweet Love
I Fought The Law
Love's Made A Fool Of You






Jerry Allison
Joe Mauldin
Earl Sinks

Producer:

Drums
Bass
Vocals

Charles Bud Dant, Jack Hansen,
Norman Petty

3) BOBBY VEE MEETS THE CRICKETS

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Peggy Sue
Bo Diddley
Someday
Well...All Right
I Gotta Know
Lookin' For Love

Sweet Little Sixteen
When You're In Love
Lucille
Girl Of My Best Friend
Little Queenie
The Girl Can't Help It






Jerry Allison
Tommy Allsup
Red Callender
Earl Palmer
Bobby Vee

Producer:

Drums (Tracks 1-3,5-12)
Guitar
Bass
Drums (Tracks 4,9)
Vocals

4) SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING BLUE, SOMETHING ELSE!!!!!!

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12.

Willie & The Hand Jive
Don't Ever Change
Summertime Blues
Searchin'
Little Hollywood Girl
Pretty Blue Eyes

What'd I Say
Parisian Girl
Blue Blue Day
Love Is Strange
He's Old Enough To Know Better
Blue Monday

US Issue


UK Issue




Jerry Allison
Red Callender
Sonny Curtis
Ernie Freeman
Glen D Hardin
Jerry Naylor

Producer:

Drums
Bass
Guitar, Vocals
Piano
Piano
Vocals

5) CALIFORNIA SUN

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12.

I Want To Hold Your Hand
California Sun
She Loves You
A Fool Never Learns
Slippin' & Slidin'
I Saw Her Standing There

Lonely Avenue
Please Please Me
Money
From Me To You
You Can't Be In-Between
Come On






Jerry Allison
Buzz Cason
Sonny Curtis
Glen D Hardin
Jerry Naylor

Producer:

Drums
Backing Vocals
Guitar
Keyboards, Piano, Bass
Vocals

6) ROCKIN' 50s ROCK 'n' ROLL

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Rockin' 50's Rock & Roll
That'll Be The Day
True Love Ways
Well...All Right
Peggy Sue

Oh, Boy!
Raining In My Heart
It's So Easy
Medley: Everyday/Think It Over/Maybe Baby






Jerry Allison
Delaney Bramlett
Sonny Curtis
Glen D Hardin
Joe Osborne

Producer:

Drums, Vocals (Track 2)
Guitar (Tracks 1,2)
Guitar, Vocals
Piano
Bass

7) BUBBLEGUM, BOP, BALLADS & BOOGIES

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11.

Can I Make You Feel It
Hayride
Wasn't It Nice In New York City
Rockin' Pneumonia And Boogie Woogie Flu
Lovesick Blues

My Rockin' Days
I've Got A Thing About You
On The Outside Looking In
Keep A Knockin'
Day Gig
Destiny's Child


Jerry Allison
Sonny Curtis
Rick Grech
Glen D Hardin
Jimmy Karstein
Joe Osborne

Producer:

Drums
Guitar, Vocals
Bass
Bass, Piano
Drums
Bass

8) REMNANTS

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Find Out What's Happening
Lay Lady Lay Down
Rock & Roll Man
I'm Gonna Ruin Your Health
Rhyme & Time
Decoy Baker

Losin' Streak
Atmore
The Truth Is Still The Same
Hitchhike Out To Venus
Ooh Las Vegas
Draggin' Chains


Jerry Allison
Sonny Curtis
Rick Grech

Steve Krikorian

Albert Lee

Nick Van Maarth


Producer:

Drums, Vocals (Track 6)
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Bass, Violin, Vocals (Track 11),
Backing Vocals
Vocals (Tracks 1,4,8-10),
Backing Vocals
Guitar, Piano, Vocals (Track 5),
Backing Vocals
Guitar, Vocals (Tracks 2,7),
Backing Vocals

Bob Montgomery

9) A LONG WAY BACK FROM LUBBOCK

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An American Love Affair
Lay Lady Lay Down
Decoy Baker
He's Got A Way With Women
Rhyme & Time
I Got A Thing About You Baby

You Make It Way Too Hard
Ain't Protestin'
Bony Moronie
Ooh Las Vegas
Find Out What's Happening
I Like Your Music
Now And Then It's Gonna Rain

A modified version of Remnants, released in UK only


Jerry Allison
Sonny Curtis
Rick Grech
Steve Krikorian
Albert Lee
Carol Montgomery
Nick VanMaarth

Producer:

Drums
Guitar, Vocals
Bass
Vocals
Guitar
Vocals
Guitar, Vocals

Bob Montgomery

10) T-SHIRT

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Your M-M-M-Memory Is T-T-Torturing Me
Rockin' Socks
The Weekend
Holly Would
T-Shirt

Forever In Mind
Cruise In It
Three Piece
Don't Tell Me That You Can't Come Out Tonight
That's All She Wrote






Jerry Allison
Dennis Burnside
Wayne Jackson
Joe Mauldin
Paul McCartney
Gordon Payne

Producer:

Drums
Piano
Trumpet, Trombone
Bass
Vocals
Vocals, Guitar

11) THE CRICKETS & THEIR BUDDIES

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That'll Be The Day
Rave On
Not Fade Away
Someone, Someone
The Real Buddy Holly Story
Everyday
Love You More Than I Can Say
Heartbeat
Blue Days, Black Nights
Learning The Game
Well...All Right
Think It Over
Oh, Boy!
I Fought The Law
Love's Made A Fool Of You






Jerry Allison
Eric Clapton
Rodney Crowell
Sonny Curtis
Jason Everly
Phil Everly
Nanci Griffith
Glen D Hardin
Waylon Jennings
Tonio K
Albert Lee
Joe Mauldin
Graham Nash
Vince Neil
John Prine
Johnny Rivers
JD Souther
Bobby Vee

Producer:

Drums, Percussion
Vocals (Track 4)
Vocals (Track 1)
Guitar, Vocals
Vocals (Track 2)
Vocals (Track 2)
Vocals (Track 8)
Keyboards
Vocals (Track 11)
Vocals (Track 3)
Vocals (Track 10)
Acoustic Bass
Vocals (Track 12)
Vocals (Track 14)
Vocals (Track 13)
Vocals (Track 15)
Vocals (Track 6)
Vocals (Track 9)

Greg Ladanyi