Cover Versions
In 1958, Tina Robin, also with the Coral Records label, recorded a version of the song.
John Denver recorded this song on his 1971 album Aerie and released the song as a single which peaked at no. 81 on the Billboard pop singles chart and no. 21 on the AC chart in 1972.
Don McLean recorded this song on his 1973 album Playin' Favorites and released it as a single which peaked at no. 38 in the UK.
A version recorded by James Taylor was released in 1985, becoming a no. 3 AC hit in the US on Billboard and no. 1 on the Canadian AC chart, and performing moderately well on the Pop and Country charts, reaching no. 61 and no. 26 respectively on Billboard. Don McLean also recorded the song as did Erasure on their 2002 album Other People's Songs. John Denver and The Trashmen have also recorded it, as did indie rock band Rogue Wave. Rock band Pearl Jam performed a rendition live in Lubbock, Texas (Holly's birthplace); it has also been performed live by Deep Purple. A version was also recorded by hellogoodbye and released on their 2008 EP, Ukulele recordings. Phil Ochs used a portion of the song as part of his 'Buddy Holly Medley' which appeared on 1974's Gunfight at Carnegie Hall LP.
Elliott Murphy recorded this song for a French tribute in 1989 : Every Day is a Holly Day.
In 1990, British guitarist Peter White's recording was released on the album Reveillez-Vous.
Patrick Stump has recently contributed a cover version for the Buddy Holly tribute album, Listen to Me: Buddy Holly (2011).
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