Ritchie Valens (album)

Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens
Studio album by Ritchie Valens
Released	January 12, 1959
Recorded	1958
Studio	Gold Star (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	25:15
Label	Del-Fi Records DFLP-1201
Producer	Robert Keane
Ritchie Valens chronology
Singles from Ritchie Valens
	"Come On, Let's Go"; Released: May 1958; "Donna / La Bamba"; Released: October 1958; "That's My Little Suzie"; Released: January 1959;

Ritchie Valens is the debut album by American musician Ritchie Valens, released by Del-Fi Records on January 12, 1959.^[1] It is his only studio album entirely composed of master tracks recorded at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles. The album peaked at #23 on the US Billboard album chart.

The LP yielded four U.S. chart singles: "Come On, Let's Go" (#42), "Donna" (#2), "La Bamba" (#22), and "That's My Little Suzie" (#55).

The original pressings are black and sea green with circles around the outer edge. The print font for the track listings on these labels is the same font used on the back of the album cover. Later pressings feature black labels with gold and sea green diamonds around the outer edge. The album has been reissued over the years, featuring different album covers.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

Track listing

All songs written by Ritchie Valens, except where indicated.

Side 1

"That's My Little Suzie" (Valens, Robert Kuhn) – 1:52

Original album covers show the title as "I Got A Gal Named Sue", corrected on later pressings

"In a Turkish Town" – 2:16
"Come On, Let's Go" – 2:00
"Donna" – 2:28
"Boney-Moronie" (Larry Williams) – 2:46
"Ooh, My Head" – 1:48

Side 2

"La Bamba" (Traditional; adapted by Ritchie Valens) – 2:06
"Bluebirds Over the Mountain" (Ersel Hickey) – 1:45
"Hi-Tone" (Al Hazan) – 2:06
"Framed" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:13
"We Belong Together" (Robert Carr, Johnny Mitchell, Hy Weiss) – 1:57
"Dooby-Dooby-Wah" (Valens, Kuhn) – 1:53

Charts

Album

Chart (1959)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums (Billboard 200)	23

References

^ "Biography of Ritchie Valens". www.dedicatedwriters.com. Retrieved December 31, 2023. All three singles were collected on the album Ritchie Valens, which was released February 12, 1959, slightly more than one week after Valens's death

External links

Ritchie Valens at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Biography of Ritchie Valens". www.dedicatedwriters.com. Retrieved December 31, 2023. All three singles were collected on the album Ritchie Valens, which was released February 12, 1959, slightly more than one week after Valens's death

[1]