20 Golden Greats (Buddy Holly & The Crickets album)

20 Golden Greats
Greatest hits album by Buddy Holly & the Crickets
Released	February 17, 1978[1]
Recorded	1956–1958
Genre	Rock
Length	45:16
Label	EMI
Producer	Norman Petty
Compiler	John Beecher
Buddy Holly chronology
Buddy Holly: A Rock & Roll Collection (1972) 20 Golden Greats (1978) The Complete Buddy Holly (1979)
The Crickets chronology
A Long Way From Lubbock (1974) 20 Golden Greats (1978) The Complete Crickets (1984)

20 Golden Greats (also known as Buddy Holly Lives) is a greatest hits album by American Buddy Holly & the Crickets first released in the United Kingdom by EMI on February 17, 1978.^[1] The songs on the UK release were licensed to EMI by MCA Records, who released the album in North America. The album is now out of print.

The album became an instant success in the UK, being certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry two months after the album's release^[1] and topping the UK Albums Chart for three weeks. It was also Buddy Holly's first number 1 album on the chart.^[2] The album was somewhat less successful in the United States peaking at number 55 on the Billboard 200,^[3] but ended up crossing over to the Country Albums chart, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1983.^[4] In 2012, it was ranked number 92 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.^[5]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"That'll Be the Day"	Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	2:16
2.	"Peggy Sue"	Allison, Holly, Petty	2:35
3.	"Words of Love"	Holly	2:01
4.	"Everyday"	Charles Hardin, Petty	2:12
5.	"Not Fade Away"	Petty, Hardin	2:25
6.	"Oh, Boy!"	Petty, Sonny West, Bill Tilghman	2:11
7.	"Maybe Baby"	Petty, Holly	2:06
8.	"Listen to Me"	Hardin, Petty	2:26
9.	"Heartbeat"	Bob Montgomery, Petty	2:13
10.	"Think It Over"	Holly, Petty	1:51

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It Doesn't Matter Anymore"	Paul Anka	2:16
2.	"It's So Easy"	Holly, Petty	2:14
3.	"Well... All Right"	Holly, Allison, Petty, Joe B. Mauldin	2:18
4.	"Rave On"	West, Tilghman, Petty	1:53
5.	"Raining in My Heart"	Felice and Boudleaux Bryant	2:52
6.	"True Love Ways"	Petty, Holly	2:51
7.	"Peggy Sue Got Married"	Holly	2:10
8.	"Bo Diddley"	Ellas McDaniel	2:24
9.	"Brown Eyed Handsome Man"	Chuck Berry	2:07
10.	"Wishing"	Holly, Montgomery	2:08

Charts and certifications

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Canadian 100 Albums[6]	31
Canadian Country Albums[7]	17
UK Albums Chart[2]	1
US Billboard 200[3]	55
US Country Albums[8]	20

Organization	Level	Date
BPI – U.K.[1]	Silver	April 4, 1978
	Gold
	Platinum
RIAA – U.S.[4]	Gold	November 14, 1983

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	February 17, 1978	EMI	LP	EMTV 8
North America	1978	MCA	LP	MCA-3040
			Cassette	MCAC-3040
			8-track	MCAT-3040

References

1. "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (ASPX) on 2013-01-11.
2. Warwick, Neil; Jon Kutner, Tony Brown (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles & Albums, Third Edition. London: Omnibus Press. pp. 31, 516. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2001). Top Pop Albums 1955-2001. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research Inc. p. 386. ISBN 0-89820-147-0.
4. "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database" (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America.
5. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/buddy-holly-20-golden-greats-20120524
6. "100 Albums" (PHP). RPM. 30 (3): 31. October 13, 1978. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
7. "Country 25 Albums" (PHP). RPM. 30 (9). November 25, 1978. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
8. "Buddy Holly: Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 19, 2011.