Holly Days

Holly Days is the second album by guitarist Denny Laine, released in 1977. It was recorded by him with fellow Wings members Paul and Linda McCartney. The album 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 13, 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 some instrumental parts 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. "Holly Days (Album)".
  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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