Early in the Morning

~ Recording by Buddy Holly with The Helen Way Singers

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3Early in the Morning2:08Buddy HollyThe Wonderful World of Buddy Holly: 24 Golden HitsBuddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
Remember (reissues)CD-RMB 75601
2.13Early in the Morning2:06Buddy HollyThe Buddy Holly Collection (iTunes/Spotify)Buddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
  • XW1993-09-28
Geffen Records
2.13Early in the Morning2:07Buddy HollyThe Buddy Holly Collection (club edition)Buddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)D 284047, MCAD2-10883
2.13Early in the Morning2:07Buddy HollyThe Buddy Holly CollectionBuddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCAD2-10883
1.21Early in the Morning2:10Buddy Holly & The CricketsWords of Love: 28 Classic Songs FromBuddy Holly & The CricketsAlbum + Compilation
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990), PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)514 487-2
1.8Early in the Morning2:07Buddy HollyThe Best of Buddy HollyBuddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCBD 19506
1.18Early in the Morning2:07Buddy HollyThe Memorial AlbumBuddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation)74321 317372
1.13Early in the Morning2:07Buddy HollyGreatest Hits (BMG club edition)Buddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
  • US1996-09-24
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCAD-11536
1.13Early in the Morning2:07Buddy HollyGreatest HitsBuddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
  • -1996-09-24
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCAD-11536
1.20Early in the Morning2:06Buddy HollyThe Best of Buddy HollyBuddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)MCBD 19535
1.8Early in the Morning2:07Buddy HollyThe Best of Buddy HollyBuddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-09-02
1.22Early in the Morning2:08Buddy HollyThe Singles+Buddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
BR Music (NL-based reissue label)BS 8126-2
1.15Early in the Morning2:06Buddy HollyBuddy HollyBuddy HollyAlbum
Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Geffen RecordsB0001592-02
2.13Early in the Morning2:08Buddy HollyGoldBuddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-10-11
Decca Records, Geffen RecordsB0004543-02
2.13Early in the Morning2:08Buddy HollyGoldBuddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
Decca Records, Geffen Records0602498814000
1.19Early in the Morning2:07Buddy HollyThe Definitive CollectionBuddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
Decca RecordsB0004710-02
2.3Early in the Morning2:08Buddy HollyThe Very Best of Buddy Holly and the CricketsBuddy Holly and The CricketsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America)5305721
2.3Early in the Morning2:08Buddy HollyThe Very Best of Buddy Holly and the CricketsBuddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)1797581
3.7Early in the Morning2:08Buddy HollyMemorial CollectionBuddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-01-27
Decca RecordsB0011337-02
4.12Early in the Morning2:07Buddy HollyNot Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings and MoreBuddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-10-30
  • GB2009-12-02
Geffen Records, Hip‐O SelectB0012875-02
1.18Early In The Morning2:06Buddy HollyGreatest Hits (50th Anniversary Edition, The Day The Music Died)Buddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
Horizon Records (UK compilations)HZCD1135
2.14Early in the Morning2:08The CricketsThe Very Best of Buddy Holly and The CricketsThe CricketsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-09-26
3.2Early in the Morning2:08Buddy HollySix Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles and Session TracksBuddy Holly & The CricketsAlbum + Compilation
Real Gone (UK budget label active 2010–2015, issued mainly compilations of public domain music)RGMCD023
1.3Early In The Morning?:??Doyle Bramhall IIWebsite DemosDoyle Bramhall IIAlbum + Demo
1.13Early in the Morning2:09The CricketsThat’ll Be the DayBuddy HollyAlbum
  • XE2016-07-22
Hoo Doo Records263547
1.21Early in the Morning2:11Buddy Holly & The CricketsBuddy Holly and the CricketsThe CricketsAlbum + Compilation
1.13Early in the Morning2:06Buddy HollyGreatest Hits (24-Bit/96 kHz)Buddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
Geffen Records
2.13Early in the Morning2:07Buddy HollyThe Buddy Holly Collection (club edition)Buddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)*CMCAD2 10883, CMCAD2 10883
Bootleg
5.1Early in the Morning2:08Buddy Holly with The Helen Way SingersThe Complete Buddy HollyBuddy HollyAlbum + Compilation
  • -2005
Purple ChickPC-100, PC-91, PC-92, PC-93, PC-94, PC-95, PC-96, PC-97, PC-98, PC-99
(unknown)
1.19Early in the Morning2:08Buddy Holly & The CricketsReal Wild ChildBuddy Holly & The CricketsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2025-02-04
Zoroty Distribution

Relationships

recorded in:New York, New York, United States (on 1958-06-19)
producer:Dick Jacobs (arranger, musician and bandleader)
bass:Sanford Bloch (Bass player) (on 1958-06-19)
drums (drum set):Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1958-06-19)
Philip Kraus (on 1958-06-19)
guitar:George Barnes (on 1958-06-19)
Al Chernet (on 1958-06-19)
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) (on 1958-06-19)
piano:Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1958-06-19)
tenor saxophone:Sam “The Man” Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1958-06-19)
background vocals:The Helen Way Singers (on 1958-06-19)
Theresa Merritt (on 1958-06-19)
Maeretha Stewart (on 1958-06-19)
Helen Way (on 1958-06-19)
Harriet Young (on 1958-06-19)
vocals:Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) (on 1958-06-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Geffen Records (in 1958)
recording of:Early in the Morning (on 1958-06-19: cover)

Related works

Early in the Morning

writer:Bobby Darin
Woody Harris
publisher:Good Music Ltd.
Royalty
United Artists Music Co., Inc.