- rock & roll
- 25 min
- 12 tracks
- Del-Fi Records
Ritchie Valens is the debut album by American musician Ritchie Valens, released by Del-Fi Records on February 12, 1959, nine days following his death from a plane crash. 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.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
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Tracks
- 1That's My Little Suzie1:53
- 2In a Turkish Town2:18
- 3Come On, Let's Go2:05
- 4Donna2:31
- 5Bony-Moronie2:47
- 6Ooh My Head1:51
- 7La Bamba2:07
- 8Bluebirds Over the Mountain1:45
- 9Hi-Tone2:05
- 10Framed2:14
- 11We Belong Together1:57
- 12Dooby-Dooby-Wah1:54
12 tracks, 25 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Ritchie Valens
- Label
- Del-Fi Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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