A Collection (Crickets album)

A Collection
A Collection
	Record cover
Compilation album by The Crickets
Released	June 1965
Recorded	9 March (track 14) & 17 October 1962 (tracks 8-9); 3 April (12-13), 1 August (10-11) & 12 December 1963 (6-7); 23 March (1-2), 27 (4-5) & 28 (3) August 1964
Studio	United Recorders, 6050 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA; Pacific Enterprises Studio, Hollywood, CA; Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA; Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA; Western Recorders, 6000 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA; Gold Star Recording Studios, 6252 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA; and Norman Petty Studio, 1313 West 7th St., Clovis, NM
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	29:29
Label	Liberty LBY 1258
Producer	Snuff Garrett, Buzz Cason
The Crickets chronology

Professional ratings
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Record Mirror	^[3]

A Collection is a rock and roll compilation album by the Crickets, gathering singles recorded between 1962 and 1965 for Liberty Records.

Originally released as an LP record in the UK in June 1965, the album was re-released on CD in 1995 by BGO Records alongside the UK-only LP California Sun – She Loves You which compiled non-album singles.

The Crickets appeared in two jukebox musicals: the British movie Just for Fun (1963) in which they performed "My Little Girl" and "Teardrops Feel Like Rain", and The Girls on the Beach (1965) in America, where they performed "La Bamba".

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"La Bamba"	Traditional, arr. J. Allison	2:17
2.	"All Over You"	G. Robinson, N. Levenson	2:10
3.	"Everybody's Got A Little Problem"	Allison	1:45
4.	"I Think I've Caught The Blues"	Tommy Stewart	1:53
5.	"We Gotta Get Together"	Allison, Cason	2:18
6.	"Playboy"	David Gates	1:59
7.	"Lonely Avenue"	Doc Pomus	2:09

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
8.	"My Little Girl"	Sonny Curtis	1:59
9.	"Teardrops Fall Like Rain"	T. Lesslie, J. Allison, G. Hardin	1:47
10.	"Right Or Wrong"	Sheeley, DeShannon	2:09
11.	"You Can't Be In-Between"	Buzz Cason, Jerry Allison	2:10
12.	"Don't Try To Change Me"	Pomus, Ponci, Andreoli	2:07
13.	"Lost And Alone"	J. I. Allison, P. S. Allison	2:01
14.	"I'm Not A Bad Guy"	Jerry Allison	2:14

Personnel

The Crickets

Jerry Allison – drums, backing vocals, lead vocals (1, 3, 4, 5)
Sonny Curtis -guitar, vocals
Glen D. Hardin -piano
Jerry Naylor – guitar, lead vocals

Additional personnel

Glen Campbell - vocals track 14
Ernie Freeman - arranger
Buzz Cason - producer (tracks 1–7, 10–11)
Snuff Garrett - producer (tracks 8–9, 12–14)

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References

^ "Praguefrank's Country Discography 2: Crickets". October 17, 2015.
^ "Praguefrank's Country Discography 2: Crickets". October 17, 2015.
^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (July 24, 1965). "The Crickets: A Collection" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 228. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "California Sun/The Crickets: A Collection – The Crickets – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
^ "The Crickets (2) – A Collection". Discogs. Retrieved December 8, 2017.

External links

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[1] "Praguefrank's Country Discography 2: Crickets". October 17, 2015.

[2] "Praguefrank's Country Discography 2: Crickets". October 17, 2015.

[3] Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (July 24, 1965). "The Crickets: A Collection" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 228. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[4] "California Sun/The Crickets: A Collection – The Crickets – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2017.

[5] "The Crickets (2) – A Collection". Discogs. Retrieved December 8, 2017.

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v t e The Crickets
Buddy Holly Jerry Allison Joe B. Mauldin Niki Sullivan Earl Sinks Glen Hardin Jerry Naylor Sonny Curtis
Studio albums	The "Chirping" Crickets Buddy Holly In Style with the Crickets Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Somethin' Else California Sun / She Loves You Rockin' 50's Rock'n'Roll
Compilation albums	20 Golden Greats Words of Love A Collection
EPs	Just for Fun (1963)
Singles	"That'll Be the Day" "Oh, Boy!" (b/w "Not Fade Away") "Maybe Baby" "Think It Over" "It's So Easy" "Love's Made a Fool of You" (b/w "Someone, Someone") "When You Ask About Love" "More Than I Can Say" (b/w "Baby My Heart") "I Fought the Law" "Don't Ever Change (b/w "I'm Not A Bad Guy") "Punish Her" (Bobby Vee, solo, A-side) (b/w "Someday (When I'm Gone From You)" by Bobby Vee & the Crickets) "My Little Girl" (b/w "Teardrops Fall Like Rain") "Lonely Avenue" (b/w "You Can't Be In-Between" USA, "Playboy" UK) "From Me to You" (b/w "Please Please Me") "(They Call Her) La Bamba" (b/w "All Over You") "True Love Ways" (b/w "Rockin' 50's Rock And Roll")
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