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20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Buddy Holly,Buddy Holly

- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Buddy Holly
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Buddy Holly
Released 1999

Oh, Boy!
02:08
9,686 plays

Maybe Baby
02:01
8,501 plays

Not Fade Away
02:20
7,846 plays

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songs

- 1
- That'll Be The Day (Decca Version)
- 02:15
- 13,851 plays

- 2
- Words Of Love
- 01:56
- 7,053 plays

- 3
- Peggy Sue
- 02:29
- 11,895 plays

- 4
- Everyday
- 02:09
- 12,335 plays

- 5
- Not Fade Away
- 02:20
- 7,846 plays

- 6
- Maybe Baby
- 02:01
- 8,501 plays

- 7
- Oh, Boy!
- 02:08
- 9,686 plays

- 8
- It's So Easy
- 02:09
- 7,097 plays

- 9
- Rave On
- 01:50
- 7,493 plays

- 10
- True Love Ways
- 02:51
- 6,302 plays

- 11
- Think It Over
- 01:46
- 5,697 plays

- 12
- It Doesn't Matter Any More
- 02:05
- 6,201 plays

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album review

Like any record company worth their salt, MCA knows a good gimmick when they see it, and when the millennium came around...well, the 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection wasn't too far behind. Supposedly, the millennium is a momentous occasion, but it's hard to feel that way when it's used as another excuse to turn out a budget-line series. But apart from the presumptuous title, 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection turns out to be a very good budget-line series. True, it's impossible for any of these brief collections to be definitive, but they're nevertheless solid samplers that don't feature a bad song in the bunch. For example, take Buddy Holly's 20th Century volume -- it's an irresistible 12-song summary of his Decca/MCA recordings. There may be a couple of noteworthy songs missing, but many of his best-known songs for the label are here, including "That'll Be the Day," "Words of Love," "Peggy Sue," "Everyday," "Not Fade Away," "Maybe Baby," "Oh Boy!," "It's So Easy," "Rave On," "True Love Ways," "Think It Over," and "It Doesn't Matter Any More." Serious fans will want something more extensive, but this is an excellent introduction for neophytes and a great sampler for casual fans, considering its length and price. That doesn't erase the ridiculousness of the series title, but the silliness is excusable when the music and the collections are good. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide