Rave On Buddy Holly
Rave On Buddy Holly | |
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Compilation album by Various artists | |
Released | June 28, 2011 |
Genre | Pop rock |
Length | 51:34 |
Label | Hear Music, Fantasy/Concord Music Group |
Producer | Randall Poster, Gelya Robb |
Rave On Buddy Holly is a
Critical reception of the compilation album was positive overall; many reviewers appreciated the album in its entirety but criticized select performances. Rave On Buddy Holly reached a peak position of number 15 on the
A similar 75th birthday tribute album, Listen to Me: Buddy Holly, was issued just over two months later. It contained a similar range of songs, but by a different group of artists—although Zooey Deschanel appears on both albums (as a solo artist on Listen to Me and as a member of She & Him on Rave On).
Composition
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The album opens with
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork Media | (3.8/10)[8] |
Paste | (8.9/10)[9] |
Rolling Stone | [10] |
The Salt Lake Tribune | A−[11] |
Spin | (8/10)[12] |
Overall, critical reception of the album was positive, though many reviewers criticized select tracks.
Paste magazine's Jeff Gonick positive review highlighted The Black Keys' "beautifully minimalist" cover, Casablancas' "rich and rocky" title track, My Morning Jacket's "beautifully crafted croon", as well as Modest Mouse's performance.[9] Marc Hogan of Spin magazine gave Rave On Buddy Holly an eight rating on a ten-point scale and described Green's performance as "so good it'll give you hiccups".[12] The Washington Post's Allison Stewart preferred artists whose performances were more similar to the original, including Apple, Elson and Earle; she criticized Modest Mouse and McCartney, whose covers differed greatly from the original, though she complimented Kid Rock's "Detroit soul rave-up" despite its differences.[13] NPR contributor Stephen Thompson wrote a positive review of the album, claiming that the featured musicians "prove to be a nice fit for Holly's timeless words and tunes" and "give this collection the sweetness its source material demands, without losing sight of the melancholy that lies beneath."[4] One reviewer for The Salt Lake Tribune expressed similar sentiment, describing the album as a "fitting, often avant-garde and unusually fun tip of the hat to one of the best penners of melodies ever", specifically highlighting contributions by Green and McCartney.[11]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length | |
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1. | "Dearest" | Bob Gibson, Peggy Sue" | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, Jerry Allison | Lou Reed | 3:19 |
18. | "Peggy Sue Got Married" | Buddy Holly | John Doe | 3:57 | |
19. | "Raining in My Heart" | Felice and Boudleaux Bryant | Graham Nash | 3:30 | |
20. | "It's So Easy" (alternate take; iTunes bonus track) | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty | Paul McCartney | 2:27 |
Personnel
- Rob Ackroyd – guitar
- C. C. Adcock – guitar, mixing, percussion, producer
- Jerry Allison – composer
- Laurie Anderson – electric violin
- Rusty Anderson – backing vocals
- Fiona Apple – vocals
- Dan Auerbach – guitar, mixing, organ, vocals
- Johnny Badanjek – drums
- The Black Keys – arranger, producer
- Jake Blanton – bass, guitar, mixing, producer
- Tommy Brenneck – 6-string electric bass, arranger, electric guitar, engineer, keyboards, mixing, slide guitar
- Jon Brion – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, electric guitar, percussion, producer
- Isaac Brock – guitar, vocals
- Boudleaux Bryant – composer
- Felice Bryant – composer
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Sarth Calhoun – bass
- Patrick Carney – drums
- Justin Carpenter – piano
- Julian Casablancas – vocals
- Eric Caudieux – editing
- Ali Chant – assistant
- Keefus Ciancia – upright piano
- Larissa Collins – art direction
- Bob D'Amico – drums
- Jay Dee Daugherty – drums, percussion
- Zooey Deschanel – vocals
- John Doe – vocals
- Steve Donnelly – guitar
- Karen Elson – vocals
- Dave Feeny – mixing
- Dave Ferguson – acoustic bass, engineer, mixing
- Ryan Freeland – engineer, mixing
- Bob Gibson – composer
- Rich Gilbert – guitar
- Bryce Goggin – engineer
- Mike Green – drums
- Andrew Greene – trumpet
- The Grey Area – producer
- Christopher Hayden – drums, percussion
- Roy Hendrickson – engineer
- Joe Henry – producer
- Terrence Higgens – drums, percussion
- Jimmy Hole – package layout
- Buddy Holly – composer
- Aaron Johnson – trombone
- Clay Jones – engineer, producer
- David Kahne – engineer, mixing, producer
- David Kalish – engineer, Hammond B3
- Fats Kaplin – fiddle
- Lenny Kaye – acoustic guitar
- David Kemper – drums
- Julia Kent – strings
- Kid Rock – engineer, vocal harmony, vocals
- Steve "Doc Ching" King – engineer
- Rob Kleiner – engineer, percussion, piano, snaps
- Greg Koller – engineer, mixing
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – backing vocals, drums
- Dawn Landes – engineer
- Jerry Leiber – composer
- Stewart Lerman – engineer, mixing, producer
- Greg Lesiz – electric guitar
- Fernando Lodeiro – assistant, assistant engineer
- Nick Lowe – acoustic guitar, vocals
- Benji Lysaght – guitar
- Graham Marsh (producer) – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, clapping, engineer, mixing, programming
- Mary Ramirez – guitar
- Chris Masterson – backing vocals, guitar
- Joe Mauldin – composer
- Gary Maurer – mixing
- Joey Mazzola – guitar
- Val McCallum – electric guitar
- Paul McCartney – acoustic guitar, producer, vocals
- Ellas McDaniel – composer
- Scott McPherson – drums
- Konrad Meissner – backing vocals, drums
- Leon Michaels – tenor saxophone
- Lisa Molinaro – viola
- Bob Montgomery – composer
- Rob Moose – strings
- Chris Morrissey – backing vocals, bass
- Rob Morsberger – Hammond B3, organ (pump)
- Nick Movshon – bass guitar
- Jenni Muldaur – backing vocals
- Rachel Nagy – vocals
- Mike Napolitano – mixing
- Graham Nash – Fender Rhodes, percussion, vocals
- William Nash – producer
- Steve Nawara – bass
- Ivan Neville – Wurlitzer
- Jenny O. – percussion, producer, vocals
- John Parish – mixing
- Matt Perine – sousaphone, upright bass
- Norman Petty – composer
- David Piltch – bass
- Prentice Herman Polk Jr. – composer
- John Porter – engineer
- Randall Poster – compilation producer, liner notes
- Vance Powell – engineer, mixing
- Matt Radford – bass
- Bret Rausch – production coordination
- Brian Ray – backing vocals
- James Raymond – arranger, engineer, mixing, piano, producer, programming
- Lou Reed – engineer, guitar, mixing, producer, vocals
- Gelya Robb – compilation producer
- Chris Scruggs – pedal steel
- Adam Selzer – engineer
- Gus Seyffert – mixing
- Tony Shanahan – baritone guitar, double bass, organ (pump), producer, sitar, vocals
- Joshua V. Smith – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
- Patti Smith – vocals
- Sebastian Steinberg – bass
- Homer Steinweiss – arranger, drums
- Mike Stoller – composer
- Bryon Steward - Piano
- Niki Sullivan – composer
- Sean Sullivan – engineer
- Isabella Summers – piano
- Matt Sweeney – arranger, backing vocals, electric bass, electric guitar, guitar, mixing, producer, vocal harmony
- The Tall Boyz – arranger, mixing
- Jared Tankel – baritone saxophone
- Benmont Tench – celeste
- Bill Tilghman – composer
- Entcho Todoro – strings
- Alex Carlos Toval – assistant engineer
- Robert Trehern– drums
- Marc Urselli – engineer, mixing
- M. Ward – guitar, producer
- Joan Wasser – string arrangements, strings
- Mark Watrous – Bas Dessus
- Benjamin Weikel – drums
- Florence Welch – vocals
- Sonny West – composer
- Jack White– drums
- Jack White III– mixing, producer
- Paul "Wix" Wickens – piano
- Hal Willner – producer
- Yim Yames – producer
- Wilder Zoby – transfer assistant
Chart performance and recognition
Rave On Buddy Holly peaked at number 15 on the
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Canadian Top Albums | 21 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 15 |
U.S. Top Digital Albums | 13 |
U.S. Top Rock Albums | 2 |
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United States | June 28, 2011 | Hear Music | CD | 3267002[1] |
Fantasy | LP | FAN33123[16] |
See also
- Listen to Me: Buddy Holly, another tribute album to Holly released in 2011
- Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac, a 2012 tribute album also released by Hear Music as a follow-up to Rave On Buddy Holly
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