The Crickets (2) – The "Chirping" Crickets
Label:
Coral – LVA 9081, Coral – LVA.9081
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono
Country:
UK
Released:
1963
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
The
Tracklist
Position Title/Credits Duration
A1 Oh, Boy!
Written-By – Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty, Sunny West*
A2 Not Fade Away
Written-By – Charles Hardin, Norman Petty
A3 You've Got Love
Written-By – Johnny Wilson, Norman Petty, Roy Orbison
A4 Maybe Baby
Written-By – Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
A5 It's Too Late
Written-By – Chuck Willis
A6 Tell Me How
Written-By – Charles Hardin, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty
B1 That'll Be The Day
Written-By – Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty
B2 I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love
Written-By – Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
B3 An Empty Cup (And A Broken Date)
Written-By – Norman Petty, Roy Orbison
B4 Send Me Some Lovin'
Written-By – Marascalco*, Price*
B5 Last Night
Written-By – Joe Mauldin, Norman Petty
B6 Rock Me My Baby
Written-By – Shorty Long (3), Susan Heather
Companies, etc.
Printed By – Robert Stace
Published By – Southern Music
Published By – Rush Music Corp.
Published By – Sherwin Music
Lacquer Cut At – Decca Studios
Notes
Released in a front laminated non-flipback sleeve.
Printed in England by Robert Stace.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): MG.6036
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): MG.6037
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side A): MG-6036-1B
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side B): MG-6037-1B
Other (Bottom right edge on sleeve front): Ⓐ (letter "A" inside a circle)
Other (on labels): M/T
Rights Society: M.C.P.S.
The "Chirping" Crickets Review by William Ruhlmann
The debut album by the Crickets and the only one featuring Buddy Holly released during his lifetime, The "Chirping" Crickets contains the group's number one single "That'll Be the Day" and its Top Ten hit "Oh, Boy!." Other Crickets classics include "Not Fade Away," "Maybe Baby," and "I'm Looking for Someone to Love." The rest of the 12 tracks are not up to the standard set by those five, but those five are among the best rock & roll songs of the 1950s or ever, making this one of the most significant album debuts in rock & roll history, ranking with Elvis Presley and Meet the Beatles.