Due for release on 16th November 2018,* the newly recorded album * which features Buddy Hollys utterly distinctive original vocals and guitar playing set to exquisite arrangements performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra * is the poignant realisation of a dream Holly first explored just four months before his tragic death in a plane crash at the age of 22. In that last recording session,* at the Decca Studios in New York,* the star was joined by an 18 piece orchestra,* fronted by Dick Jacobs,* the man bringing strings to rock and roll. They recorded four tracks: True love Ways,* Raining in My Heart,* Moondreams and It Doesnt Matter Anymore all of which are soaked in strings,* clearly demonstrating a new direction for Buddy. Recorded in Londons Angel Studios,* and produced by Nick Patrick,* the man behind the hugely successful Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison orchestral albums,* True Love Ways truly reflects Buddy Hollys love for strings,* having learnt to play the violin as a child and continued all his life. Beloved tracks the singer recorded with The Crickets such as Everyday,* Peggy Sue *(whose namesake passed away earlier this month) and Thatll Be The Day are all included,* with orchestrations that invigorate,* rather than overwhelm,* the rock and roll of which Holly was king.
