Holly Days

Holly Days is the second album by guitarist Denny Laine, released in 1977. It is a tribute to singer-songwriter Buddy Holly and comprises eleven cover versions of songs by Holly, most of them lesser-known.

Holly Days
Studio album by
Denny Laine
ReleasedMay 6, 1977
RecordedAugust 1976
StudioRude Studio, Campbeltown
GenreRock, lo-fi
Length29:49
LabelEMI
Magic Records
ProducerPaul McCartney
Denny Laine chronology
Ahh...Laine
(1973)		 Holly Days
(1977)		 Japanese Tears
(1980)
Singles from Holly Days
  1. "It's So Easy"/"Listen to Me" b/w "I'm Looking for Someone to Love"
    Released: 1977
  2. "Moondreams" b/w "Heartbeat"
    Released: 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Background

On the four-track recorder Paul McCartney laid down the basic tracks, overdubbing each instrumental himself. Denny Laine and Linda McCartney added a few licks and all three joined in on the vocals; Denny singing lead and Paul and Linda harmonising.[2] Paul, via MPL Communications, had recently bought the publishing rights to Holly's catalogue,[3] and – Laine told the press at the time – it was McCartney's father-in-law, John Eastman, who suggested Laine to record the album.[4] Due to the rudimentary recording methods used to capture the "Buddy Holly style", only tracks 2 and 3 are actually in stereo.

Track listing
Side one
  1. "Heartbeat" (Bob Montgomery, Norman Petty) – 2:37
  2. "Moondreams" (Petty) – 2:41
  3. "Rave On" (Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Petty) – 1:53
  4. "I'm Gonna Love You Too" (Joe Mauldin, Niki Sullivan, Petty) – 2:15
  5. "Fool's Paradise" (Sonny Le Claire, Horace Linsley, Petty) – 2:46
  6. "Lonesome Tears (Instrumental)" (Buddy Holly) – 3:05
Side two
  1. "It's So Easy"/"Listen to Me" (Holly, Petty/Charles Hardin, Petty) – 3:47
  2. "Look at Me" (Petty, Holly, Jerry Allison) – 3:10
  3. "Take Your Time" (Holly, Petty) – 3:38
  4. "I'm Looking for Someone to Love (Instrumental)" (Holly, Petty) – 3:57

Personnel

Production
  • Paul McCartney: producer, engineer
  • Linda McCartney: photography

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/album/holly-days/
  3. Sanjek, t. l. R. (1988). American Popular Music and Its Business: The First Four Hundred Years, Volume III: From 1900-1984. United States: Oxford University Press. p.539
  4. Joe Earle, 'The Holiday Album', Greenville (South Carolina) News, June 19, 1977, p. 4
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