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Buddy Holly - Greatest Hits [MCA] (1959)

Track listing:
  1. That'll Be The Day 2:17
  2. I'm Looking For Someone To Love 1:57
  3. Words Of Love 1:55
  4. Not Fade Away 2:22
  5. Everyday 2:08
  6. Oh Boy! 2:08
  7. Peggy Sue 2:30
  8. I'm Gonna Love You Too 2:14
  9. Maybe Baby 2:03
  10. Rave On 1:50
  11. Think It Over 1:47
  12. Fool's Paradise 2:30
  13. Early In The Morning 2:06
  14. It's So Easy 2:11
  15. Heartbeat 2:09
  16. True Love Ways 2:52
  17. It Dosen't Matter Anymore 2:05
  18. Raining In My Heart 2:49

Notes

MCA re-mastered 18 of Buddy Holly's best-known songs for 1996's Greatest Hits album. While the sound is fine, it isn't markedly better than that on From the Original Master Tapes, which also boasted a more complete track selection. Nevertheless, Greatest Hits is one of the most thorough single-disc collections ever assembled on Holly and for audiophiles, it may be worth the extra money. For most fans, From the Original Master Tapes remains the definitive single-disc set, with the double-disc The Buddy Holly Collection or the LP-only The Complete Buddy Holly providing better, more comprehensive overviews, which provide more value for your dollar than Greatest Hits.