On guitar, Holly's close friend and former bandmate Sonny Curtis joined, who also became a primary songwriter for the band.

The album includes covers of "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu", "Great Balls of Fire" and "Ting-A-Ling.

The 1993 CD re-release includes outtakes from the Crickets' studio sessions surrounding the recording of the album.

The B-side, "Peggy Sue Got Married", is a cover of Buddy Holly's acoustic demo, which was never formally recorded by the band during his lifetime.

Although the front of the album sleeve only shows pictures of Joe Mauldin, Jerry Allison, and Sonny Curtis the line-up was as follows: