The Buddy Holly Story (album)
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| Released | February 28, 1959 | |||
| Recorded | February 25, 1957 – May 27, 1958 September 27–28, 1957 January 25, 1958 – October 21, 1958 | |||
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| Length | 25:49 | |||
| Label | Coral | |||
| Producer | Norman Petty, Dick Jacobs, Bob Thiele | |||
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The Buddy Holly Story is the first posthumously released compilation album by Buddy Holly and the Crickets. The album was released on February 28, 1959 by Coral Records less than a month after Holly's death.
The album featured previously released singles by Buddy Holly on both the Brunswick label (with the Crickets) and the Coral label (as a solo artist). The album became a top twenty hit in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
The album was certified Gold in the U.S. in 1969 by the RIAA.