"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.
In some versions of the song, faint audio shows Holly preparing to sing and record, saying "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. A recordist yells "Quiet, boys!" to everyone else in the room, and at the very end of the talkback, the recordist says "Pitch, Ernie" to signal the piano player to give Holly his starting note, a B-flat.
In some versions of the song, faint audio shows Holly preparing to sing and record, saying "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. A recordist yells "Quiet, boys!" to everyone else in the room, and at the very end of the talkback, the recordist says "Pitch, Ernie" to signal the piano player to give Holly his starting note, a B-flat.
Single releases
* USA: "True Love Ways" b/w "That Makes It Tough" (Coral C62210 - June 29 1960)
* UK: "True Love Ways" b/w "Moondreams" (Coral Q72397 20 May 1960)
* UK: "True Love Ways" b/w "Moondreams" (Coral Q72397 20 May 1960)
Mickey Gilley version
Mickey Gilley, country singer, released a successful cover version in 1980 (during the height of his popularity). Gilley's version reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in July 1980
