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Released on MCA Records, also Baba O’Riley (The Who), Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Produced by Owen Bradley, also Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee), You Can Depend on Me (Brenda Lee) and After the Fire Is Gone (Conway Twitty)
Part of That’ll Be the Day, also Girl on My Mind, Blue Days—Black Nights and Rock Me My Baby
Written by Jimmie Ainsworth, also Rockin’ Little Angel (Jerry Lee Lewis)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Owen Bradley produced 130 songs on fono
Owen Bradley first appears on fono in 1956, 17 years before this song
Credits
All 10 credits
- Written by
- Earl Lee and Jimmie Ainsworth
- Produced by
- Owen Bradley
- Performed by
- Buddy Holly, Don Guess, Doug Kirkham, Grady Martin and Sonny Curtis
- Part of
- That’ll Be the Day
- Released on
- MCA Records
- Written by
- Earl Lee and Jimmie Ainsworth
- Produced by
- Owen Bradley
- Performed by
- Buddy Holly, Don Guess, Doug Kirkham, Grady Martin and Sonny Curtis
- Part of
- That’ll Be the Day
- Released on
- MCA Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Owen Bradley
Same writer: Jimmie Ainsworth
Same label: MCA Records
Same release: That’ll Be the Day
Same producer: Owen Bradley
Same label: MCA Records
Same release: That’ll Be the Day
Same producer: Owen Bradley
Elsewhere
Sources (11)
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1MusicBrainz Midnight Shift was performed by Buddy Holly
Midnight Shift was performed by Buddy Holly
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Midnight Shift was performed by Don Guess
Midnight Shift was performed by Don Guess
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Midnight Shift was performed by Doug Kirkham
Midnight Shift was performed by Doug Kirkham
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Midnight Shift was performed by Grady Martin
Midnight Shift was performed by Grady Martin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Midnight Shift was performed by Sonny Curtis
Midnight Shift was performed by Sonny Curtis
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Midnight Shift was produced by Owen Bradley
Midnight Shift was produced by Owen Bradley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Midnight Shift was written by Earl Lee
8MusicBrainz Midnight Shift was written by Jimmie Ainsworth
Midnight Shift was written by Jimmie Ainsworth
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Midnight Shift is part of the release That’ll Be the Day
Midnight Shift is part of the release That’ll Be the Day
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz MCA Records is the label of the song Midnight Shift
MCA Records is the label of the song Midnight Shift
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Midnight Shift was released on 1973