Think It Over
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| Template:Infobox song/link by the Crickets | ||||
| from the album The Buddy Holly Story | ||||
| B-side | "Fool's Paradise" | |||
| Released | May 27, 1958 | |||
| Recorded | February 1958 | |||
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| Label | Brunswick | |||
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| [[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Norman Petty | |||
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"Think It Over" is a rock-and-roll song written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, and Norman Petty in 1958, originally recorded by the Crickets. The record was a Top Forty hit in the U.S. and UK in 1958.
Buddy Holly played lead guitar. Vi Petty, producer Norman Petty's wife, played piano on this recording.
Chart performance
In the US, "Think It Over" was released by Brunswick Records as a 45-rpm single (9-55072),[2] reaching number 27 on the Billboard pop singles chart,[3] and number 9 on the Billboard R&B chart. In Canada it reached number 45.[4] Overseas, the song went to number 11 in the UK.[5]
The B side was "Fool's Paradise".
Personnel
- Buddy Holly - vocals, lead guitar
- Jerry Allison - drums
- Joe B. Mauldin - bass guitar
- Vi Petty - piano
- The Roses - background vocals
- Norman Petty - producer
Other recordings
The song has been recorded by Bobby Vee, Paul Burch, The Bobby Fuller Four, Mickie Most, Jimmy Gilmer, The Hollies, Skeeter Davis, Gloria Lynne, P.J. Proby, Phil Ochs, Ringo Starr, Mike Berry, Billy Swan, Buzz Cason, David Box, and the Australian band Ol' 55 on their album Take It Greasy (1976).[6]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ Song artist 342 – Buddy Holly.tsort.info.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 390.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."CHUM Hit Parade - June 16, 1958".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."officialcharts.com". Official Charts. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ Think It Over. Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
Sources
- Amburn, Ellis (1996). Buddy Holly: A Biography. St. Martin's Press. Template:ISBN.
- Bustard, Anne (2005). Buddy: The Story of Buddy Holly. Simon & Schuster. Template:ISBN.
- Dawson, Jim; Leigh, Spencer (1996). Memories of Buddy Holly. Big Nickel Publications. Template:ISBN.
- Gerron, Peggy Sue (2008). Whatever Happened to Peggy Sue? Togi Entertainment. Template:ISBN.
- Goldrosen, John (1975). Buddy Holly: His Life and Music. Popular Press. Template:ISBN.
- Goldrosen, John; Beecher, John (1996). Remembering Buddy: The Definitive Biography. New York: Da Capo Press. Template:ISBN.
- Gribbin, John (2009). Not Fade Away: The Life and Music of Buddy Holly. London: Icon Books. Template:ISBN.
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