"True Love Ways" is a song written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty and recorded with the Dick Jacobs Orchestra in October 1958, four months before the singer's death. It was first released on the posthumous album The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2 (Coral 57326/757326), in March 1960. The song was a hit in Britain in 1960, reaching number 25 on the pop singles chart.
In the extended version of the song, in the first ten seconds Holly can be heard preparing to sing. The audio starts with audio saying "Yeah, we're rolling." A piano player and a tenor saxophone player play some notes, and Holly mutters, "Okay," and clears his throat. The producer yells, "Quiet, boys!" to everyone else in the room, and at the end of the talkback, the producer says, "Pitch, Ernie", to signal the piano player to give Holly his starting note, a B-flat.
Along with "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" and "Raining in My Heart", this song was recorded at Holly's last recording session before his death on February 3, 1959.
The session took place at the Pythian Temple on October 21, 1958. The musicians were Al Caiola (guitar); Sanford Block (bass); Ernie Hayes (piano); Doris Johnson (harp); Abraham Richman (saxophone); Clifford Leeman (drums); Sylvan Shulman, Leo Kruczek, Leonard Posner, Irving Spice, Ray Free, Herbert Bourne, Julius Held and Paul Winter (violins); David Schwartz and Howard Kay (violas); and Maurice Brown and Maurice Bialkin (cellos).
Holly wrote "True Love Ways" for his wife, Maria Elena Holly, as a wedding gift. On April 29, 2011, she unveiled the never-before-seen "True Love Ways" photo of their wedding kiss, now displayed at P.J. Clarke's above Table 53, the table where they became engaged while on their first date, on June 20, 1958.
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Single releases
- USA: "True Love Ways" b/w "That Makes It Tough" (Coral C62210, June 29, 1960).
- UK: "True Love Ways" b/w "Moondreams" (Coral Q72397, 20 May 1960).
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Mickey Gilley version
Mickey Gilley, country singer, released a successful cover version in 1980 (during the height of his popularity). Gilley's version reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in July 1980.
Chart performance
Cliff Richard version
British pop singer Cliff Richard released his cover as the lead single from his Dressed for the Occasion album in April 1983. The recording is of a live performance at the Royal Albert Hall in 1982 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Richard's version reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart and was a hit in several other countries.
Chart performance
Other notable versions
- Bobby Vee recorded the song on his 1963 album I Remember Buddy Holly.
- Frank Ifield recorded it in the UK as the B-side of his October 1964, hit "Summer Is Over", on Columbia DB 7355.
- Peter and Gordon's 1965 Capitol remake hit #14 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached #2 in the UK and #4 in Ireland, released in April 1965 on Columbia DB 7524.
- Dick Rivers, a French singer, recorded an adaptation (in French) as "Ne pleure pas" (1965)
- Gary Busey made a cover version of this song in the biographic film The Buddy Holly Story (1978) and its album.
- Ricky Nelson's version is recorded in winter 1978/1979, but was left unreleased from the album Rockabilly Renaissance. It was released in May 1986 after Nelson's death on the album The Memphis Sessions.
- Joan Jett performed the song in the film Light of Day (1987).
- Johnny Mathis on the 1989 album In the Still of the Night.
- David Essex and Catherine Zeta-Jones made a duet on his 1994 album.
- The Mavericks covered the song on their 1996 tribute album Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly).
- Aaron Watson recorded a version of the song on his 2006 album San Angelo.
- My Morning Jacket covered the song for the tribute album Rave On Buddy Holly, released in June 2011.
- Jimmy Jones released the song as part of a 45 single.
- Skeeter Davis recorded the song in 1967.
- Martina McBride recorded the song on 2005 album Timeless
- Jackson Browne recorded a cover version for his September 2011 tribute album, Listen to Me: Buddy Holly.
- Elvis Costello released a live version of the song in 2005 recorded in 1986.
- A series of commercials for the product Panda Cheese, from the Egyptian company Arab Dairy, uses the Buddy Holly & The Picks version of the song as the theme tune of its unpredictable and destructive panda mascot. The commercials featuring the song became an instant hit in the internet and now an internet meme.
- Robson & Jerome recorded a version for their 1996 album Take Two (Robson & Jerome album)
References
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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