Maybe Baby (song)

"Maybe Baby"
Single by the Crickets
from the album The "Chirping" Crickets
B-side	"Tell Me How"
Released	1958
Recorded	15 October 1957, Clovis, New Mexico
Genre	Rock and roll
Label	Brunswick 9-55053
Writer(s)	Buddy Holly and Norman Petty
Producer(s)	Norman Petty[1]
the Crickets singles chronology
"Oh, Boy!" (1957) "Maybe Baby" (1958) "Think It Over" (1958)

"Maybe Baby" is a rock-and-roll song written by Buddy Holly and the producer Norman Petty and recorded by Holly and the Crickets in 1957. The single, credited to the Crickets, was a Top 40 hit in the U.S., the UK, and Canada.^[2]

Background

1957 sheet music cover, Nor Va Jak Music, New York

"Maybe Baby", originally recorded by Holly and the Crickets in 1957,^[3] reached number 17 on the US charts and number 4 on the UK charts; Holly toured in the UK that year (see Buddy Holly discography). The single also reached number 8 on the Billboard R&B chart and number 9 on the Canadian charts.^[4] The rather simple lyrics are augmented by a twangy percussive accompaniment, characteristic of rockabilly,^[1] which is especially effective in the 8-bar instrumental introduction and the short conclusion.

Covers

• Jackie DeShannon released a version of the song on her 1964 album Breakin' It Up On the Beatles Tour!
• The folksinger Phil Ochs played the song in concert in early 1970, when Ochs was using electric instruments and covered many songs from the 1950s.
• The band Gallery released a cover version on its 1972 album Nice to Be with You.
• The country music artist Susie Allanson released a cover in 1978, which reached number 7 on the U.S. Country chart and number 14 on the Canadian country chart.
• Bobby Vee released a version in 1963.
• The Hollies recorded the song in 1980.
• The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band covered the song in 1996.
• Skeeter Davis recorded the song in 1967.
• Brian May, formerly the guitarist for the band Queen, covered the song as the B-side of his single "Business" in 1998 and included it on his EMI album Red Special, released only in Japan.
• Paul McCartney covered the song on the soundtrack for the British film Maybe Baby.
• Hank Marvin released a version of the song in 1996.
• Esquerita covered the song for the album Esquerita! in 2010.
• Pat Monahan, of the band Train, contributed a cover version to the tribute album Listen to Me: Buddy Holly, released in 2011.
• The Beatles recorded the song on January 29th, 1969, during the Let It Be–Get Back sessions.
• The Serbian band Eva Braun covered the song in an acouston January 29th, 1969ic session in 1993.
• Connie Francis recorded the song in 1996.
• Don McLean recorded the song in 1989.^[5]
• The Beatles jammed a version at Apple during the Get Back sessions (Sulpy and Schweighardt 29.8)
• DNCE performed a cover of the song for the January 31, 2016, special Grease: Live, portraying Johnny Casino and the Gamblers.^[6]

References

Sources

• Amburn, Ellis (1996). Buddy Holly: A Biography. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-14557-6.
• Bustard, Anne (2005). Buddy: The Story of Buddy Holly. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4223-9302-4.
• Dawson, Jim; Leigh, Spencer (1996). Memories of Buddy Holly. Big Nickel Publications. ISBN 978-0-936433-20-2.
• Goldrosen, John; Beecher, John (1996). Remembering Buddy: The Definitive Biography. New York: Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80715-7.
• Goldrosen, John (1975). Buddy Holly: His Life and Music. Popular Press. ISBN 0-85947-018-0

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics