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Think It Over

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"Think It Over"
Single by the Crickets
from the album The Buddy Holly Story
B-side"Fool's Paradise"
ReleasedMay 27, 1958
RecordedFebruary 1958
GenreRock and roll, rockabilly
Length1:45
LabelBrunswick
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Norman Petty
The Crickets singles chronology
"Maybe Baby"
(1958)
"Think It Over"
(1958)
"It's So Easy!"
(1958)

"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. Vi Petty, Norman Petty's wife, played piano on this recording.

Chart performance

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In the US, "Think It Over" was released by Brunswick Records as a 45-rpm single (9-55072),[2] reached number 27 on the Billboard pop singles chart,[3] and number 9 on the Billboard R&B chart. Overseas, the song went to number 11 in the UK.[4]

Other recordings

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The song has been recorded by:

References

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  1. ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Song artist 342 – Buddy Holly.tsort.info.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 390.
  4. ^ "officialcharts.com". Official Charts. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  5. ^ Think It Over. Second Hand Songs.[dead link]

Sources

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  • Amburn, Ellis (1996). Buddy Holly: A Biography. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-14557-6.
  • Bustard, Anne (2005). Buddy: The Story of Buddy Holly. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4223-9302-4.
  • Dawson, Jim; Leigh, Spencer (1996). Memories of Buddy Holly. Big Nickel Publications. ISBN 978-0-936433-20-2.
  • Gerron, Peggy Sue (2008). Whatever Happened to Peggy Sue? Togi Entertainment. ISBN 978-0-9800085-0-0.
  • Goldrosen, John (1975). Buddy Holly: His Life and Music. Popular Press. ISBN 0-85947-018-0.
  • Goldrosen, John; Beecher, John (1996). Remembering Buddy: The Definitive Biography. New York: Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80715-7.
  • Gribbin, John (2009). Not Fade Away: The Life and Music of Buddy Holly. London: Icon Books. ISBN 978-1-84831-034-6.