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The album proceeds like a concept album with all of songs the fading into one another, like the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The opening song "Rockin' 50s Rock'n'Roll" serves as an overture stating the album's theme of celebrating 1950s rock'n'roll music. It is reprised at the album's closing.
"Someone, Someone" is a song by American rock and roll band the Crickets, released in March 1959 as the B-side to "Love's Made a Fool of You". [1]
The Crickets helped set the template for subsequent rock bands, such as the Beatles, with their guitar-bass-drums line-up, performing their own material. After Holly's death in 1959 , the band continued to tour and record into the 1960s and beyond with other band members through to the 21st century.
It was originally released as a single in 1958 by the Crickets but failed to chart. It was the final release by the Crickets when Holly was still in the band. A cover version recorded by Linda Ronstadt from her album Simple Dreams was released on September 20, 1977 and was a Top Five hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
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On the original single, the Crickets are not credited, but it is known that Holly plays acoustic guitar, [citation needed] drummer Jerry Allison slaps his knees for percussion, [4] and Joe B. Mauldin plays a standup acoustic bass. [citation needed] Vi Petty, Norman Petty's wife—played the celesta on the recording. [4]
"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.
It was released as a single from In Style with the Crickets, and stayed on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks, peaking at number 26. The Crickets' version, without Holly, was accidentally included on the 1972 compilation album Buddy Holly: A Rock and Roll Collection; the same mistake was made on 1997's The Very Best of Buddy Holly.