Everyday (Buddy Holly song)
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"Everyday" single label
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| Song by Buddy Holly from the album Buddy Holly | |
| Released | September 20, 1957 |
| Format | Vinyl record |
| Recorded | May 29, 1957 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 2:09 |
| Label | Coral |
| Writer(s) | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty |
| Producer(s) | Norman Petty, Bob Thiele |
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| Single by John Denver | ||||
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| B-side | "City of New Orleans" | |||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty | |||
| Producer(s) | Milton Okun | |||
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"Everyday" is a song written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty, recorded by Buddy Holly and the Crickets on May 29, 1957, and released on September 20, 1957, as the B-side of "Peggy Sue". On the original single the Crickets are not mentioned, but it is known that Holly plays acoustic guitar; drummer Jerry Allison slaps his knees for percussion; Joe B. Mauldin plays a standup acoustic bass; and the producer Norman Petty's wife, Vi, plays the celesta (a keyboard instrument with a glockenspiel-like tone, used in such classical pieces as "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy" from The Nutcracker). The song is an economical 2 minutes and 5 seconds long. It is ranked number 238 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
Tina Robin recorded a version of the song, also for Coral Records, in 1958.
In 1960, Bobby Vee released a version as the B-side of his hit song "Rubber Ball".
John Denver recorded this song for his 1971 album Aerie and released it as a single, which peaked at number 81 on the Billboard pop singles chart and number 21 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1972.
Don McLean recorded this song for his 1973 album Playin' Favorites and released it as a single, which peaked at number 38 in the UK.
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