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| All the hits, plus little-known gems. That'll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Rave On, Not Fade Away, Oh Boy!, Maybe Baby, Everyday, It Doesn’t Matter..., Well All Right, etc. |
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| 1 Down the Line |
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| 2 Soft Place in My Heart |
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| 3 Holly Hop |
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| 4 Blue Days (Aka Blue Days, Black Nights) |
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| 5 Love Me |
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| 6 Midnight Shift |
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| 7 Baby, Won't You Come Out Tonight |
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| 8 Changing All Those Changes |
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| 9 I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down |
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| 10 Rock Around with Ollie Vee |
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| 11 Girl on My Mind |
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| 12 Ting-A-Ling |
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| 13 Modern Don Juan |
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| 14 Brown Eyed Handsome Man |
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| 15 That'll Be the Day |
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| 16 I'm Lookin' for Someone to Love |
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| 17 Worlds of Love |
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| 18 Not Fade Away |
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| 19 Everyday |
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| 20 Tell Me How |
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| 21 Ready Teddy |
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| 22 Listen to Me |
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| 23 Oh, Boy! |
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| 24 It's Too Late |
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| 25 Peggy Sue |
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Album Review
Geffen/Decca/Chronicles's 2005 release "Gold" is a retitled reissue of the 1993 double-disc set "The Buddy Holly Collection", bearing different artwork but the same liner notes. Given the reluctance of MCA to release a CD version of the complete Buddy Holly recordings (due to either legal issues or a skepticism of its commercial worth), this set -- whether in its "Gold" incarnation or as "The Buddy Holly Collection" -- stands as the most comprehensive and greatest CD-era retrospective of the legendary rock & roller. Though it contains all the big hits, this is not the place to turn if you're only looking for "That'll Be the Day," "Not Fade Away," "Everyday," "Oh Boy!," "Peggy Sue," "Maybe Baby," "Rave On," "Well All Right," and "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" -- they're all here, but they don't start unrolling until track 15 on the first disc. No, this collection is for listeners who know the hits but need more; namely, they need proof that Holly was one of the greatest, most inventive artists in the first wave of rock & roll, which this collection certainly illustrates, through its selection of lesser-known sides that showcase both his wild-man rockabilly ways and his sensitive songwriting. If the set takes a little while to get going -- it kicks off with the dynamite "Down the Line," but then the collection, and Holly, take a little while to find a groove -- there are also no bum tracks here, and taken as a whole, Buddy's gifts as a songwriter and a rocker are staggering. Until the complete box is finally issued on CD, this will have to stand as the most comprehensive Holly collection on CD, and as such, it's absolutely necessary for anybody who loves American music of the 20th century. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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