20 Golden Greats

by Buddy Holly / The Crickets

20 Golden Greats cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: MCA
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 44:17
  • Community rating: 4.15/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Capitalizing on a late-seventies wave of 1950s nostalgia, this posthumous compilation topped the UK albums chart, underscoring the enduring appeal of the Texan rock and roll pioneer. The impeccably sequenced tracklist highlights his innovative integration of studio pop sensibilities with driving, energetic rockabilly forms.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, rhythmic, early, vintage, nostalgia

Tracklist

  1. That'll Be The Day (2:16)
  2. Peggy Sue (2:30)
  3. Words Of Love (1:55)
  4. Everyday (2:07)
  5. Not Fade Away (2:21)
  6. Oh Boy! (2:08)
  7. Maybe Baby (2:02)
  8. Listen To Me (2:21)
  9. Heartbeat (2:09)
  10. Think It Over (1:46)
  11. It Doesn't Matter Anymore (2:04)
  12. It's So Easy (2:10)
  13. Well...All Right (2:14)
  14. Rave On (1:49)
  15. Raining In My Heart (2:47)
  16. True Love Ways (3:01)
  17. Peggy Sue Got Married (2:04)
  18. Bo Diddley (2:19)
  19. Brown Eyed Handsome Man (2:04)
  20. Wishing (2:01)

Credits

  • Buddy Holly - primary artist, written-by
  • The Crickets - primary artist
  • Harry Moss - lacquer cut by
  • Jerry Allison - written-by
  • Norman Petty - written-by
  • Charles Hardin - written-by
  • Bill Tilghman - written-by
  • Sonny West - written-by

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