Norman Petty - Songwriting Credits

Songwriting Credits

The following songs that are wholly or partly credited to Petty have won BMI awards:

• "Almost Paradise" (Norman Petty), #18 US for the Norman Petty Trio
• "Everyday" (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty)
• "It's So Easy*" (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty) (#5 US for Linda Ronstadt in 1977)
• "Peggy Sue" (Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly, Norman Petty), #3 US, #6 UK, 1957
• "That'll Be the Day*" (Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly, Norman Petty), #1 US, #1 UK, 1957 (#11 US for Linda Ronstadt in 1976)
• "True Love Ways*" (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty), #25 UK, 1960
• "Wheels" (Norman Petty, Richard Stephens, Jimmy Torres)

Other notable songs for which Petty received a songwriting credit include:

• "Listen to Me*" (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty), #16 UK, 1957
• "Oh, Boy!" (Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty), #10 US, 1957
• "I’m Gonna Love You Too*" (Joe B. Mauldin, Norman Petty, Niki Sullivan)
• "Rave On*" (Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty), #37 US, #5 UK, 1958
• "Think It Over*" (Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly, Norman Petty), #27 US, 1958
• "Heartbeat" (Bob Montgomery, Norman Petty), #82 US, #30 UK, 1958

It was established in court that Norman Petty gave himself songwriting credits on some of Buddy Holly's songs, as well as numerous songs from other artists, thus securing for himself an undeserved percentage of profits due to the true songwriter(s).