This is the last album released before his death in a plane crash on February 3, 1959, and is rare among collectors.

[3] From these sessions a single was released on April 16, 1956 (D 29854), "Blue Days, Black Nights" / "Love Me".

Low sales convinced Decca to shelve the remaining tracks.

When Buddy Holly found new fame with his re-recording of "That'll Be the Day" with his band the Crickets, Decca began to issue Holly's recordings from these sessions as singles, which culminated in a full-length LP as well as an accompanying EP.

The mid-1970s British album The Nashville Sessions is the best of the vinyl editions according to Allmusic.