Everyday

Everyday ” is a song written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty, recorded by Buddy Holly and the Crickets on May 29, 1957, and released on September 20, 1957, as the B-side of ” Peggy Sue “, which went to three on the Billboard Top 100 chart in 1957.  On the original single the Crickets are not mentioned, but it is known that Holly plays acoustic guitar; drummer Jerry Allison slaps his knees for percussion; Joe B. Mauldin plays a standup acoustic bass; A celesta, which is a keyboard instrument with a glockenspiel-like tone, is also used in the recording. Tina Robin recorded a version of the song, also for Coral Records, in 1958.  In 1960, Bobby Vee released a version as the B-side of his hit song “Rubber Ball”.  John Denver recorded this song for his 1971 album Aerie and released it as a single.  Don McLean recorded this song for his 1973 album Playin’ Favorites and released it as a single, which peaked at number 38 in the UK. The English teen pop singer Nikki Richards recorded the song as the B-side of his first single in 1978.  A version recorded by James Taylor was released in 1985, rising to number 3 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in the US and number 1 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart; it also reached number 61 on the Billboard Pop chart and number 26 on the Billboard Country chart. The song is included on his 1985 album “That’s Why I’m Here” and his two-CD career retrospective, The Essential James Taylor, released in 2013.