![]() ![]() What's more, at least at the time of his first sessions in January of 1956, few white artists and even fewer producers at major labels had yet figured out what mix of country, R&B, and blues worked on a rock & roll record. "Rock Around With Ollie Vee," "Blue Days, Black Nights," "Ting-A-Ling," "I'm Changing All Those Changes," "Modern Don Juan," "Love Me," "Don't Come Back Knockin'," and "Midnight Shift" are all decent, solid early rock & roll he sounds too countrified by about half on much of the record, especially on the early version of "That'll Be the Day," but these were not bad records, even if they weren't going to break his talent out to a mass audience. In actual fact, at least ten of the 11 songs on this LP (the one exception being the ballad "Girl on My Mind") have aged almost as well as anything that Holly ever recorded. "Love Me" was included, along with other songs from the Nashville recordings on the album That'll Be The Day, released in April 1958.The tendency of most critics is to dismiss this album, comprised as it is of the songs from Holly's 1956 Nashville sessions, which yielded a somewhat too tentative, country-oriented sound that suited neither him nor the public. "Love Me" was re-released on January 7, 1958, this time backed by "You Are My One Desire", which again failed to chart. ![]() The single was followed by "Modern Don Juan" b/w "You Are My One Desire" on December 24, 1956.ĭespite Holly's shortcomings at Decca, the label capitalized on the musician after he found success with the Crickets and later as a solo artist in 1957. ![]() The record received a B+ review in Cashbox magazine. However, the single garnered a positive review in Billboard Magazine, and managed to sell upwards of 19,000 copies. Executives weren't pleased with the results. The release was the first to use that spelling, which Holly used for the rest of his career. Due to an inadvertent misspelling on Holly's recording contract, his name was changed from Holley to Holly. The single was released on April 16, 1956, on Decca Records, as a 7" and 10" single. The band was supplemented by session musicians Doug Kirkham and Grady Martin. Recording took place between 7 and 10 PM on January 26, 1956. The group recorded "Love Me", written by Holly and Sue Parrish, a Lubbock native, "Don't Come Back Knockin'", "Blue Days - Black Nights", written by Ben Hall, another Lubbock native, and "Midnight Shift". Holly assembled a new band to record at Bradley's Barn, consisting of Sonny Curtis on guitar and Don Guess on bass. Montgomery was rejected by Decca because his voice was deemed "too country", and Welborn was unable to travel due to school. Holly was signed, with the hope of capitalizing on rock and roll's prominence. Due to creative differences, the song represented a more country sound than Holly liked and, paired with lack of promotion, was a commercial failure.ĭecca expressed interest in Holly after observing his group, Buddy and Bob, featuring Bob Montgomery on guitar and Larry Welborn on bass. The single was the result of Holly's first recording session at Bradley's Barn in Nashville. It was released on April 16, 1956, on the Decca Label, backed by "Blue Days - Black Nights". Love Me is the debut single of Buddy Holly. ![]()
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