''Ritchie'' is the second and final studio album released posthumously by
Ritchie Valens
Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), better known by his stage name Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens died i ...
. It is the second of three "original" albums and includes his remaining unissued masters from
Gold Star Studios
Gold Star Studios was an independent recording studio located in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, California. In its entire history, Gold Star was one of the most successful commercial recording studios in the world.
Founded by David S. Gold ...
plus three demos ("My Darling Is Gone", "Now You're Gone" and "Rockin' All Night") he recorded at manager
Robert Keane's home studio. Also featured is Valens' last charted single, "Little Girl", which reached #92 on the ''Billboard'' charts in July 1959.
Track listings
All songs written by
Ritchie Valens
Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), better known by his stage name Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens died i ...
, except where indicated.
;Side 1
#"Stay Beside Me" (Bill Olofson, Maurice Ellenhorn) - 2:22
#"Cry, Cry, Cry" (Valens,
Robert Kuhn) - 2:16
#"Big Baby Blues" - 1:55
#"The Paddi-Wack Song" (Traditional; adapted by Valens) - 2:30
#"My Darling Is Gone" - 2:37
#"Hurry Up" (
Shari Sheeley) - 1:54
;Side 2
#
"Little Girl" (Valens, Kuhn) - 2:21
#"Now You're Gone" - 2:56
#"Fast Freight" - 2:03
#"Ritchie's Blues" (Valens, Kuhn) - 1:33
#"Rockin' All Night" - 2:20
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Del-Fi Records albums
Ritchie Valens albums
1959 albums
Albums recorded at Gold Star Studios
Albums published posthumously