Ritchie Valens (album)

Ritchie Valens is the debut album by American musician Ritchie Valens. It was released by Del-Fi Records in January 1959. 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 Billboard album chart.

Ritchie Valens
Studio album by
Ritchie Valens
ReleasedJanuary 1959
Recorded1958–59, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles
GenreRock and roll
Length25:15
LabelDel-Fi Records DFLP-1201
ProducerRobert Keane
Ritchie Valens chronology
Ritchie Valens
(1959)		 Ritchie
(1959)
Singles from Ritchie Valens
  1. "Come On, Let's Go"
    Released: May 1958
  2. "Donna / La Bamba"
    Released: October 1958
  3. "That's My Little Suzie"
    Released: January 1959

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.

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Track listing

All songs written by Ritchie Valens, except where indicated.

Side 1
  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
  1. "In a Turkish Town" – 2:16
  2. "Come On, Let's Go" – 2:00
  3. "Donna" – 2:28
  4. "Boney-Moronie" (Larry Williams) – 2:46
  5. "Ooh, My Head" – 1:48
Side 2
  1. "La Bamba" (Traditional; adapted by Ritchie Valens) – 2:06
  2. "Bluebirds Over the Mountain" (Ersel Hickey) – 1:45
  3. "Hi-Tone" (Al Hazan) – 2:06
  4. "Framed" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:13
  5. "We Belong Together" (Robert Carr, Johnny Mitchell, Hy Weiss) – 1:57
  6. "Dooby-Dooby-Wah" (Valens, Kuhn) – 1:53

Charts

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