Ritchie Valens is the first album by Ritchie Valens

Ritchie Valens

Ritchie Valens was a Mexican-American singer, songwriter and guitarist....

. The album was posthumously released by Del-Fi Records

Del-Fi Records

Del-Fi Records was a record label based in Hollywood, California and owned by Bob Keane. The label's first single released was no 4101 "Caravan" by Henri Rose released in 1958; however, the label was most famous for signing Ritchie Valens. Valens' first single for the label was "Come On Let's Go"...

 in March 1959—one month after his death in a plane crash. It is Valens' only studio album entirely composed of master tracks recorded at Gold Star Studios

Gold Star Studios

Gold Star Studios was a major independent recording studio located in Los Angeles, California, United States. For more than thirty years, from 1950 to 1984, Gold Star was one of the most influential and successful commercial recording studios in the world....

. It peaked at number 23 on the Billboard album chart.

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.

Side 1

1. "That's My Little Suzie" (Bob Keane
   Bob Keane
   Bob Keane was an American musician, producer and owner of the record label Del-Fi Records. He was perhaps best known for being the producer and manager of Ritchie Valens.-Early years:...
   
   /Ritchie Valens)
2. "In A Turkish Town"
3. "Come On, Let's Go"
4. "Donna
   Donna (song)
   "Donna" is a song written and sung by Ritchie Valens featuring the 50s progression. The song was released in 1958 on Del-Fi Records. It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the following year, becoming Valens' highest-charting single. The song was covered by another Del-Fi artist and western...
   
   "
5. "Boney Moronie" (Larry Williams
   Larry Williams
   Larry Williams was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana...
   
   )
6. "Ooh My Head"

Side 2

1. "La Bamba
   La Bamba (song)
   "La Bamba" is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a top 40 hit in the U.S. charts and one of early rock and roll's best-known songs...
   
   " (Traditional, adapted by R. Valens)
2. "Bluebirds Over the Mountain" (Ersel Hickey
   Ersel Hickey
   Ersel Hickey , born in Brighton, New York was a rockabilly singer best known for his hit song "Bluebirds over the Mountain".-Early life:...
   
   )
3. "Hi-Tone" (Al Hazan
   Al Hazan
   Al Hazan is an American pop-rock recording artist, songwriter, and record producer.-Biography:Al Hazan was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. To history fans of American pop-rock music he is sometimes called the “Mystery Music Man of the 1960’s” because of his tendency to use other names...
   
   )
4. "Framed" (Jerry Lieber/Mike Stoller)
5. "We Belong Together" (Robert Carr/Johnny Mitchell/Sam Weiss)
6. "Dooby-Dooby-Wah"