Giant (Buddy Holly album)

Giant is a compilation album by American rock and roll singer Buddy Holly. The album was released as an LP record in stereo format in January 1969 (see 1969 in music).

Giant
Compilation album by
Buddy Holly
ReleasedJanuary 1969 (1969-01)
Recorded1956–1959 and 1968
StudioNorman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico
GenreRock and roll, rockabilly
Length21:10
LabelCoral
ProducerNorman Petty
Buddy Holly chronology
Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits
(1967)		 Giant
(1969)		 Good Rockin
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Giant was Buddy Holly's eighth posthumously released album and the fifth album to feature previously unreleased material. The original recordings were overdubbed by the Fireballs in 1968.

The album was released on CD for the first time in 1993 by Castle Communications in the UK.[2]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Love is Strange"
  2. "Good Rockin' Tonight"
  3. "Blue Monday"
  4. "Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)"
  5. "Slippin' and Slidin'"

Side B

  1. "You're the One"
  2. "(Ummm, Oh Yeah) Dearest"
  3. "Smokey Joe's Cafe"
  4. "Ain't Got No Home"
  5. "Holly Hop"

Charts

Album
Chart (1969) Peak
position
UK Album Charts 14[3]

References
  1. Bruce Eder. "Giant - Buddy Holly | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  2. Buddy Holly - Giant Retrieved April 12, 2017
  3. "Buddy Holly - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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