That'll Be The Day is the second and final studio album from Buddy Holly. Decca, Holly's first major record label, after failing to produce a hit single from Holly's early recordings, packaged these 1956 tunes after he had some success with recordings from the Brunswick and Coral labels, especially the previously released single "That'll Be the Day". This is the last album released before his death in a plane crash on February 3, 1959, and is rare among collectors.Album artist 211 - Buddy Holly. tsort.org.
Background Recordings were done in three different sessions typically running just 3 hours long, January, July and November 1956 at the Bradley Film and Recording Studio at 804 16th Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee. From these sessions a single was released on April 16, 1956 (D 29854), "Blue Days–Black Nights" / "Love Me". A second single "Modern Don Juan" / "You Are My One Desire" (D 30166) was released December 24, 1956. Low sales convinced Decca to shelve the remaining tracks.
When Buddy Holly found new fame with his re-recording of "That'll Be the Day" with his band the Crickets, Decca began to issue Holly's recordings from these sessions as singles, which culminated in a full-length LP as well as an accompanying EP.
The Decca 1956 Nashville recordings were repackaged several times.That'll Be the Day. Discogs. Instruments and background vocals were added with later releases as late as 1984. The mid-1970s British album The Nashville Sessions is the best of the vinyl editions according to Allmusic.Bruce Eder. "That'll Be the Day - Buddy Holly | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic.
The album reached no. 5 on the UK album chart in 1961 in a re-release.Album artist 211 - Buddy Holly. tsort.org. The album was re-released in 1967 under the title The Great Buddy Holly.
Track listing
1999 Bonus tracks
Personnel Buddy Holly* – vocal & guitar Sonny Curtis* – lead guitar Grady Martin* – rhythm guitar Doug Kirkham* – bass and percussion Don Guess* – bass Jerry Allison* – drums Harold Bradley – guitar Floyd Cramer – piano Farris Coursey – drums E.R. "Dutch" McMillin – saxophone Owen Bradley – piano
* line up on July 22 credited as "The Three Tunes". According to buddyhollycenter.org the group name was Buddy and the Two Tones (i.e. Buddy Holly with Don Guess and Sonny Curtis).
Owen Bradley produced the sessions. The Picks added background harmonies on later releases. Not on the original recordings and releases.
Charts Album Chart (1961)PeakpositionUK Album Chart5
References
External links
Buddy Holly: That'll Be The Day: Decca DL 8707 - April 1958 Buddy Holly: That'll Be The Day Dates And Recording Information - Nashville and Clovis 1956 (Researched and Compiled by Terry R. Shaw Copyright © 2000 by Terry R. Shaw) 2006 April Music Memorabilia Auction #622