The Crickets - The " Chirping " Crickets ( 1957 )

 

Track listing

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Oh, Boy!"	Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty	2:07
2.	"Not Fade Away"	Buddy Holly, Petty	2:21
3.	"You've Got Love"	Roy Orbison, Johnny Wilson, Petty	2:05
4.	"Maybe Baby"	Holly, Petty	2:01
5.	"It's Too Late"	Chuck Willis	2:22
6.	"Tell Me How"	Holly, Petty, Jerry Allison	1:58

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"That'll Be the Day" (May 27, 1957 Brunswick version)	Holly, Allison, Petty	2:14
8.	"I'm Looking for Someone to Love"	Holly, Petty	1:56
9.	"An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date)"	Orbison, Petty	2:11
10.	"Send Me Some Lovin'"	John Marascalco, Leo Price	2:33
11.	"Last Night"	Joe B. Mauldin, Petty	1:53
12.	"Rock Me My Baby"	Shorty Long, Susan Heather	1:47

Personnel

Buddy Holly and the Crickets

• Buddy Holly – lead vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar on 5, backing vocals on 2
• Jerry Allison – drums, card-box percussion and backing vocals on 2
• Joe B. Mauldin – contrabass, except on 7 and 8, backing vocals on 2
• Niki Sullivan – rhythm guitar, except on 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 and 11, backing vocals on 2, 7 and 8

Additional personnel

• Larry Welborn – contrabass on 7 and 8
• The Picks (Bill Pickering, John Pickering and Bob Lapham) - backing vocals, except on 2, 7 and 8
• Ramona and Gary Tollett – backing vocals on 7 and 8