"True Love Ways" is a song co-written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty and recorded with the Ray Ellis orchestra in October 1958, four months before the singer's death. It was first released on the posthumous "The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2" (Coral 57326/757326, March 1960). The song became a 1960 hit in Britain, reaching #25 on the pop singles chart.
In some versions of the song, audio shows Holly preparing to sing and record, it starts with "Yeah, we're rolling," said by Norman Petty's wife, who also played on Buddy Holly's song "Everyday." A piano player and a tenor saxophone player start to play some notes, Holly mutters "Okay," and clears his throat. The producer yells "Quiet, boys!" to everyone else in the room, and at the very end of the talkback, the Producer says "Pitch, Ernie" to signal the piano player to give Holly his starting note, a B-flat. Along with "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" and "Raining in My Heart", this song was recorded on what would be his last recording session before his untimely death on February 3rd, 1959. the session took place at the Pythian Temple on October 21, 1958. The personnel present on that day were as followed: Al Caiola on guitar, Sanford Block on bass, Ernie Hayes on piano, Doris Johnson on harp, Abraham Richman on sax and Clifford Leeman on drums.
Buddy Holly wrote "True Love Ways" for his wife, Maria Elena Holly as a wedding gift. On April 29, 2011, Maria Elena Holly unveiled the never before seen "True Love Ways" photo of their wedding kiss, now displayed at P.J. Clarke's above Table 53, the very table where they became engaged while on their first date, on June 20, 1958.
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