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Ritchie Valens

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Ritchie Valens

Ritchie Valens

1959Rock & Roll · Music · Rock · Pop

This '50s rock 'n' roll prodigy left an incredible legacy.       
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Release date
Record label
Rhino/Del-Fi
Tracks
12

℗ 1959 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company.

Tracks

  1. 1
    That's My Little Suzie
    Ritchie Valens
    1:52
  2. 2
    In a Turkish Town
    Ritchie Valens
    2:17
  3. 3
    Come On, Let's Go
    Ritchie Valens
    2:04
  4. 4
    Donna (Single Version)
    Ritchie Valens
    2:30
  5. 5
    Boney Maronie
    Ritchie Valens
    2:47
  6. 6
    Ooh! My Head
    Ritchie Valens
    1:50
  7. 7
    La Bamba (Single Version)
    Ritchie Valens
    2:06
  8. 8
    Bluebirds Over the Mountain
    Ritchie Valens
    1:45
  9. 9
    Hi-Tone
    Ritchie Valens
    2:05
  10. 10
    Framed
    Ritchie Valens
    2:14
  11. 11
    We Belong Together
    Ritchie Valens
    1:56
  12. 12
    Dooby-Dooby Wah
    Ritchie Valens
    1:53

About this album

Though we lost him when he was just 17, rock 'n' roll wunderkind Ritchie Valens had already proven himself a forward-looking genius on his only completed studio album. It's still hard to resist jumping onto the dance floor whenever the rumbling beat of "La Bamba" or the sly "Ooh! My Head" kicks in. The gauzy ballad "Donna" glows with the sweetness of teenage love, and Valens' sweetly relaxed take on "Bluebirds Over the Mountain" showcases his underrated way with a standard.