Buddy Holly question

Buddy Holly Biography and Discography - wikipedia

Thanks Chai,

I've already been to that site and it's confusing, it's impossible to pick out which records have been released and re-released and "doubled up on"

Isn't there a list somewhere that gives his singles as they were released, and albums as they were released??

You can see my confusion?

Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle. Where you been, Don1

Sorry, Brit. All I know about Buddy Holly I learned from Don McLean.

Hi Letty, you were in the music business were you not? cant you throw any light on this question?

To answer your question I haven't been anywhere I'm still plodding on

Okay, Don. I found this:

http://www.asklyrics.com/songs/Buddy_holly_lyrics/All.htm

I was a mere vocalist, Brit, if that constitutes being in the music business.

As much as I love Buddy Holly, I have no idea what the answer is.

I found this site; haven't searched it yet.
Complete Works

That site gives a complete list of recordings. I don't think many made it to the top ten, but some sold a lot of copies.

There is even a Buddy Holly Center, and they might give you answers.

http://www.buddyhollycenter.org

http://en.allexperts.com/e/b/bu/buddy_holly.htm

This site lists the songs, the year of release, and how high on the charts they got.

Hope it's what you're looking for.

I'm not sure there is any such thing as a complete list. Back then, most stuff came out on singles, and albums were kind of an afterthought. You had a hit, and they were likely to quickly record a lot of filler, lead with the song that was a hit on a 45, and put out a rush album. Then they quickly started making compilations, and greatest hits, and recombining old songs into a new album. I can remember seeing four or five albums like that at the same time, from whatever his label was, in Filene's Basement in the late 60's.

He had a LOT of songs that I remember from Top 40 radio in Detroit, which was not cutting edge radio. Some were number 1's, some may not have gotten higher than 10 or 20, but they still got a lot of airplay.

I've got a Brit compilation CD, with 30 "all-time greatest hits" from Buddy, and the ones I remember from 50's radio are:

That'll Be the Day
Maybe Baby
Peggy Sue
Rave One
Oh, Boy
It Doesn't Matter Anymore
Heartbeat
Every Day
It's So Easy
I'm Gonna Love You Too
Rainin' In My Heart

And ones on the CD that are familiar maybe because the Beatles and the Stones among others recording Holly songs early in their careers:

Words of Love
Think It Over
Early in the Morning
Well All Right
Peggy Sue Got Married (maybe a Top 40 sequel by Buddy, actually)
Not Fade Away

He has an honored place in my MP3 player.

I really enjoy Buddy Holly. I don't know if you saw this from Roberta's link or if it helps you in anyway. I just saw it and thought you might like to see it if you haven't already.
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Thank you everyone you have been very helpful