Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Somethin' Else

Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Somethin' Else
Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Somethin' Else
Studio album by The Crickets
Released	December 1962
Genre	Rock and roll
Label	Liberty LRP-3272
Producer	Snuff Garrett
The Crickets chronology
Singles from Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Somethin' Else
	"He's Old Enough to Know Better (Jerry Allison) 2:23 b/w I'm Feeling Better (Robert Velline) 2:01"; Released: Nov 1961; "I Believe in You (Jefferies, Willet, Mallon) 2:17 b/w Parisian Girl (Sonny Curtis) 1:57"; Released: Aug 1962; "Little Hollywood Girl (Goffin, Keller) 2:08 b/w Parisian Girl (Sonny Curtis) 1:57"; Released: Sep 1962;

Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Somethin' Else is a rock and roll album by the Crickets. It is The Crickets' third release following the departure and subsequent death of their front man, Buddy Holly. As the original cover indicates, the album contains versions of four old songs, four new songs, and four songs with variations of "blue" in the title.

Originally released as an LP record on in December 1962,^[2] the album was re-released on CD in 1994, with bonus tracks not featured on the original album and a new album cover. In the UK an EP titled Straight - No Strings! was issued on Liberty (LEP 2094) featuring four tracks from this album: "Willie and the Hand Jive", "Summertime Blues", "Searchin'" and "What'd I Say".

Background

Following the band's successful collaboration with singer Bobby Vee, released earlier in 1962, singer, songwriter, and guitarist Sonny Curtis was able to rejoin the group. The band now consisted of guitarist Curtis, singer Jerry Naylor, pianist Glen Hardin, and original member and drummer Jerry Allison.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
New Record Mirror	^[3]

Billboard called the album that "a fine outing for the boys by themeselves, following their recent chart album entry with (Bobby) Vee," adding that "[t]he boys could go places with this strong wax."^[4]

Reissues

The 1994 CD re-release includes bonus tracks culled from the 1971 compilation Rock Reflections. A streaming version available on platforms like Spotify resequences the albums' tracks and adds a 1960 version of "Love's Made a Fool of You", while versions of the album posted to YouTube anachronistically resequence the album according to the listing of songs on the album's cover.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Willie and the Hand Jive"	Johnny Otis	2:46
2.	"Don't Ever Change"	Gerry Goffin, Carole King	2:17
3.	"Summertime Blues"	Jerry Capehart, Eddie Cochran	1:53
4.	"Searchin'"	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	2:56
5.	"Little Hollywood Girl"	Gerry Goffin, Jack Keller	2:08
6.	"Pretty Blue Eyes"	Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein	2:13

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"What'd I Say"	Ray Charles	2:37
8.	"Parisian Girl"	Sonny Curtis	2:00
9.	"Blue Blue Day"	Don Gibson	1:57
10.	"Love Is Strange"	Ethel Smith, Mickey Baker	2:35
11.	"He's Old Enough to Know Better"	Jerry Allison	1:55
12.	"Blue Monday"	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	2:15

1994 CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"(They Call Her) La Bamba"	traditional arr. Jerry Allison, Buzz Carson	2:42
14.	"Lonely Avenue"	Doc Pomus	2:07
15.	"Teardrops Fall Like Rain"	Jerry Allison, Glen D. Hardin, Tom Lesslie	1:46
16.	"Thoughtless"	Jerry Naylor	1:45
17.	"My Little Girl"	Sonny Curtis	1:58
18.	"Playboy"	David Gates	2:04 ^[5]

Streaming Reissue track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Parisian Girl"
2.	"Willie and the Hand Jive"
3.	"What'd I Say"
4.	"Blue Monday"
5.	"Summertime Blues"
6.	"Love Is Strange"
7.	"Searchin'"
8.	"Little Hollywood Girl"
9.	"Pretty Blue Eyes"
10.	"He's Old Enough To Know Better"
11.	"Blue Blue Day"
12.	"Don't Ever Change"
13.	"Love's Made a Fool of You"

Personnel

Partial credits from the following sources.^[6]^[7]

The Crickets

Jerry Allison – backing vocals, drums
Sonny Curtis - vocals, guitar
Glen D. Hardin - piano
Jerry Naylor – lead vocals, guitar

Production staff

Eddie Brackett - engineer
Jim Economides - engineer
Snuff Garrett - producer

References

^ "Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets - the Crickets, Bobby Vee, Bobby Vee & the Crickets | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ Billboard December 1, 1962
^ Watson, Jimmy (May 11, 1963). "The Crickets: Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Something Else!" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 113. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
^ Billboard December 1, 1962 p18
^ 1994 liner notes
^ "Something Old, Something New - the Crickets | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ "Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Something else by the Crickets - RYM/Sonemic".

External links

The-Crickets-Something-Old-Something-New-Something-Blue-Somethin-Else- at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets - the Crickets, Bobby Vee, Bobby Vee & the Crickets | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.

[2] Billboard December 1, 1962

[3] Watson, Jimmy (May 11, 1963). "The Crickets: Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Something Else!" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 113. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

[4] Billboard December 1, 1962 p18

[5] 1994 liner notes

[6] "Something Old, Something New - the Crickets | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.

[7] "Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Something else by the Crickets - RYM/Sonemic".

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v t e The Crickets
Buddy Holly Jerry Allison Joe B. Mauldin Niki Sullivan Earl Sinks Glen Hardin Jerry Naylor Sonny Curtis
Studio albums	The "Chirping" Crickets Buddy Holly In Style with the Crickets Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Somethin' Else California Sun / She Loves You Rockin' 50's Rock'n'Roll
Compilation albums	20 Golden Greats Words of Love A Collection
EPs	Just for Fun (1963)
Singles	"That'll Be the Day" "Oh, Boy!" (b/w "Not Fade Away") "Maybe Baby" "Think It Over" "It's So Easy" "Love's Made a Fool of You" (b/w "Someone, Someone") "When You Ask About Love" "More Than I Can Say" (b/w "Baby My Heart") "I Fought the Law" "Don't Ever Change (b/w "I'm Not A Bad Guy") "Punish Her" (Bobby Vee, solo, A-side) (b/w "Someday (When I'm Gone From You)" by Bobby Vee & the Crickets) "My Little Girl" (b/w "Teardrops Fall Like Rain") "Lonely Avenue" (b/w "You Can't Be In-Between" USA, "Playboy" UK) "From Me to You" (b/w "Please Please Me") "(They Call Her) La Bamba" (b/w "All Over You") "True Love Ways" (b/w "Rockin' 50's Rock And Roll")
Crickets solo records	The 1st of Sonny Curtis (1968)
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