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Think It Over
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Wikipedia article
"'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
In the US, "Think It Over" was released by Brunswick Records as a 45-rpm single (9-55072),[http://tsort.info/music/3mfe7w.htm Song artist 342 Buddy Holly.tsort.info]. reached number 27 on the 'Billboard' pop singles chart, and number 9 on the 'Billboard' R&B chart. Overseas, the song went to number 11 in the UK.
Other recordings
The song has been recorded by:
*Bobby Vee
*The Bobby Fuller Four
*The Hollies
*Skeeter Davis
*Gloria Lynne
*P.J. Proby
*Ringo Starr.[http://www.secondhand-songs.com/work/12682 Think It Over. Second Hand Songs].
*Australian band Ol' 55 covered the song on their album, 'Take It Greasy' (1976).
References
Sources
*Amburn, Ellis (1996). 'Buddy Holly: A Biography'. St. Martin's Press. .
*Bustard, Anne (2005). 'Buddy: The Story of Buddy Holly'. Simon & Schuster. .
*Dawson, Jim; Leigh, Spencer (1996). 'Memories of Buddy Holly'. Big Nickel Publications. .
*Gerron, Peggy Sue (2008). 'Whatever Happened to Peggy Sue?' Togi Entertainment. .
*Goldrosen, John (1975). 'Buddy Holly: His Life and Music'. Popular Press. .
*Goldrosen, John; Beecher, John (1996). 'Remembering Buddy: The Definitive Biography'. New York: Da Capo Press. .
*Gribbin, John (2009). 'Not Fade Away: The Life and Music of Buddy Holly'. London: Icon Books. .
Category:1958 songs
Category:1958 singles
Category:Buddy Holly songs
Category:Songs written by Buddy Holly
Category:Songs written by Norman Petty
Category:Brunswick Records singles
Category:Songs written by Jerry Allison
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