List of songs recorded by Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly was an American musician and singer-songwriter whose career spanned from 1952 to 1959. This list includes songs that he recorded as a group leader or a solo artist that have been officially released in various formats. Year indicates when the recording was first released commercially.
Song | Artist | Credited songwriter(s) | Original album release | Year | Other release(s) on albums |
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"Ain't Got No Home" | Buddy Holly[a] | Clarence "Frogman" Henry | Giant | 1969 | |
"Baby, Won't You Come Out Tonight" | Buddy Holly[a] | Buddy Holly, Don Guess | Reminiscing | 1963 | |
"Because I Love You" | Buddy Holly[a] | Buddy Holly | Reminiscing | 1963 | |
"Blue Days, Black Nights" (a.k.a. "Blue Days") | Buddy Holly | Ben Hall | That'll Be the Day | 1956 | |
"Blue Monday" | Buddy Holly[a] | Dave Bartholomew | Giant | 1969 | |
"Blue Suede Shoes" | Buddy Holly[a] | Carl Perkins | Showcase | 1964 | |
"Bo Diddley" | Buddy Holly[a] | Ellas McDaniel | Reminiscing | 1963 | |
"Brown Eyed Handsome Man" | Buddy Holly[a] | Chuck Berry | Reminiscing | 1963 | |
"Come Back Baby" | Buddy Holly[a] | Norman Petty | Showcase | 1964 | |
"Crying, Waiting, Hoping" | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly | The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II | 1959 | |
"Don't Come Back Knockin'" | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly, Sue Parrish | That'll Be the Day | 1958 | |
"Door to My Heart" | Buddy Holly[a] | Bob Montgomery | Holly in the Hills | 1965 | |
"Down the Line" | Buddy Holly[a] | Buddy Holly, Bob Montgomery, Norman Petty | Holly in the Hills | 1965 | |
"Early in the Morning" | Buddy Holly | Bobby Darin, Woody Harris | The Buddy Holly Story | 1959 | |
"An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date)" | The Crickets | Roy Orbison, Norman Petty | The "Chirping" Crickets | 1957 | |
"Everyday" | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty | Buddy Holly | 1958 | The Buddy Holly Story |
"Flower of My Heart" | Buddy Holly[a] | Don Guess, Bob Montgomery | Holly in the Hills | 1965 | |
"Fool's Paradise" | Buddy Holly[a] | Sonny Le Claire, Horace Linsley, Norman Petty | Holly in the Hills | 1965 | |
"Gambled My Heart" | Buddy Holly[a] | Bob Montgomery | Holly in the Hills | 1965 | |
"Girl on My Mind" | Buddy Holly & The Three Tunes | Don Guess | That'll Be the Day | 1958 | Showcase[a] |
"Gone" | Buddy Holly[a] | Smokey Rogers | Showcase | 1964 | |
"Good Rockin' Tonight" | Buddy Holly[a] | Roy Brown | Giant | 1969 | |
"Gotta Get You Near Me Blues" | Buddy Holly[a] | Bob Montgomery | Holly in the Hills | 1965 | |
"Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)" | Buddy Holly[a] | Peter De Rose, George Brown | Giant | 1969 | |
"Heartbeat" | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly, Bob Montgomery | The Buddy Holly Story | 1958 | |
"Holly Hop" | Buddy Holly[a] | Ella Holley | Giant | 1969 | |
"Honky Tonk" | Buddy Holly[a] | Bill Doggett, Shep Shepherd, Clifford Scott, Billy Butler | Showcase | 1964 | |
"I Guess I Was Just a Fool" | Buddy Holly[a] | Buddy Holly | Showcase | 1964 | |
"I Wanna Play House with You" | Buddy Holly[a] | Arthur Gunter | Holly in the Hills | 1965 | |
"I’m Changing All Those Changes" | Buddy Holly & The Three Tunes | Buddy Holly | That'll Be the Day | 1958 | Reminiscing[a][b] |
"I'm Gonna Love You Too" | Buddy Holly | Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan, Norman Petty | Buddy Holly | 1958 | |
"I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down" | Buddy Holly[a] | Buddy Holly | Reminiscing | 1963 | |
"I'm Looking for Someone to Love" | The Crickets | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty | The "Chirping" Crickets | 1957 | |
"It Doesn't Matter Anymore" | Buddy Holly | Paul Anka | The Buddy Holly Story | 1959 | |
"It's Not My Fault" | Buddy Holly[a] | Ben Hall, Weldon Myrick | Reminiscing | 1963 | |
"It's So Easy!" | The Crickets | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty | The Buddy Holly Story | 1958 | |
"It's Too Late" | The Crickets | Chuck Willis | The "Chirping" Crickets | 1957 | |
"Last Night" | The Crickets | Joe B. Mauldin, Norman Petty | The "Chirping" Crickets | 1957 | |
"Learning the Game" | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly | The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II | 1960 | |
"Listen to Me" | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty | Buddy Holly | 1958 | |
"Little Baby" | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, C.W. Kendall Jr. | Buddy Holly | 1958 | The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II |
"Lonesome Tears" | Buddy Holly[a] | Buddy Holly | Holly in the Hills | 1965 | |
"Look at Me" | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty | Buddy Holly | 1958 | |
"Love Is Strange" | Buddy Holly[a] | Mickey Baker, Sylvia Vanderpool, Ethel Smith | Giant | 1969 | |
"Love Me" | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly, Sue Parrish | That'll Be the Day | 1956 | |
"Love's Made a Fool of You" | Buddy Holly[a] | Buddy Holly, Bob Montgomery | Showcase | 1964 | |
"Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues" | Buddy Holly | Ruth Roberts, Bill Katz, Stanley Clayton | Buddy Holly | 1958 | |
"Maybe Baby" | The Crickets | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty | The "Chirping" Crickets | 1957 | The Buddy Holly Story |
"Midnight Shift" | Buddy Holly | Earl Lee, Jimmie Ainsworth | That'll Be the Day | 1958 | |
"Modern Don Juan" | Buddy Holly | Don Guess, Jack Neal | That'll Be the Day | 1956 | |
"Moondreams" | Buddy Holly | Norman Petty | The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II | 1960 | |
"Not Fade Away" | The Crickets | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty | The "Chirping" Crickets | 1957 | |
"Now We're One" | Buddy Holly | Bobby Darin | The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II | 1960 | |
"Oh, Boy" | The Crickets | Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty | The "Chirping" Crickets | 1957 | The Buddy Holly Story |
"Peggy Sue" | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty | Buddy Holly | 1958 | The Buddy Holly Story |
"Peggy Sue Got Married" | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly | The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II | 1959 | |
"Raining in My Heart" | Buddy Holly | Felice and Boudleaux Bryant | The Buddy Holly Story | 1959 | |
"Rave On!" | Buddy Holly | Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty | Buddy Holly | 1958 | The Buddy Holly Story |
"Ready Teddy" | Buddy Holly | Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco | Buddy Holly | 1958 | |
"Reminiscing" | Buddy Holly[a] | King Curtis | Reminiscing | 1962 | |
"Rip It Up" | Buddy Holly[a] | Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco | Showcase | 1964 | |
"Rock-A-Bye Rock" | Buddy Holly[a] | Buddy Holly | Reminiscing | 1963 | |
"Rock Around with Ollie Vee" | Buddy Holly & The Three Tunes | Sonny Curtis | That'll Be the Day | 1957 | Showcase[a] |
"Rock Me My Baby" | The Crickets | Shorty Long, Susan Heather | The "Chirping" Crickets | 1957 | |
"Send Me Some Lovin'" | The Crickets | John Marascalco, Leo Price | The "Chirping" Crickets | 1957 | |
"Shake, Rattle and Roll" | Buddy Holly[a] | Charles E. Calhoun | Showcase | 1964 | |
"Slippin' and Slidin'" | Buddy Holly[a] | Little Richard, Eddie Bo, Al Collins, James Smith | Reminiscing | 1963 | Giant |
"Smokey Joe's Cafe" | Buddy Holly[a] | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | Giant | 1969 | |
"Soft Place in My Heart" | Buddy Holly[a] | Bob Montgomery, Norman Petty | Holly in the Hills | 1965 | |
"Take Your Time" | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty | The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II | 1958 | |
"Tell Me How" | The Crickets | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, Jerry Allison | The "Chirping" Crickets | 1957 | |
"That Makes It Tough" | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly | The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II | 1960 | |
"That'll Be the Day" | The Crickets | Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty | The "Chirping" Crickets | 1957 | That'll Be the Day [c] The Buddy Holly Story |
"That's What They Say" | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly | The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II | 1960 | |
"Think It Over" | The Crickets | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, Jerry Allison | The Buddy Holly Story | 1958 | |
"Ting-A-Ling" | Buddy Holly & The Three Tunes | Ahmet Ertegun | That'll Be the Day | 1958 | |
"True Love Ways" | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty | The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II | 1960 | |
"(Ummm, Oh Yeah) Dearest" | Buddy Holly[a] | Mickey Baker, Ellas McDaniel | Showcase | 1964 | Giant |
"Valley of Tears" | Buddy Holly | Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew | Buddy Holly | 1958 | |
"Wait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie" | Buddy Holly[a] | Harry Von Tilzer, Andrew B. Sterling | Reminiscing | 1963 | |
"Well...All Right" | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty, Joe B. Mauldin | The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II | 1958 | |
"What to Do" | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly | The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II | 1960 | Holly in the Hills[a] |
"Wishing" | Buddy Holly[a] | Buddy Holly, Bob Montgomery | Holly in the Hills | 1959 | |
"Words of Love" | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly | 1958 | |
"You And I Are Through" | Buddy Holly[a] | Bob Montgomery | Holly in the Hills | 1965 | |
"You Are My One Desire" | Buddy Holly | Don Guess | That'll Be the Day | 1958 | |
"You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)" | Buddy Holly | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | Buddy Holly | 1958 | |
"You're the One" | Buddy Holly[a] | Buddy Holly, Slim Corbin, Waylon Jennings | Showcase | 1964 | Giant |
"You've Got Love'" | The Crickets | Roy Orbison, Johnny Wilson, Norman Petty | The "Chirping" Crickets | 1957 |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap Includes overdubs by The Fireballs
- ^ Titled "Changing All Those Changes"
- ^ Decca recording credited to Buddy Holly & The Three Tunes
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