Best of [Import]

Big Bopper | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 2, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Spectrum Audio UK
• ASIN: B000025AD5
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #213,348 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Chantily Lace

2. Big Bopper's Wedding

3. White Lightning

4. Little Red Riding Hood

5. Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor

6. Pink Petticoats

7. It's The Truth Ruth

8. Beggar To A King

9. Crazy Blues

10. Monkey Song (You Made A Monkey Out Of Me)

11. Walking Through My Dreams

12. Preacher And The Bear

13. That's What I'm Talking About

14. Old Maid

15. Strange Kisses

16. Someone Watching Over You

17. Teenage Moon

Editorial Reviews

Before he died tragically in the plane crash that took Buddy Holly and Richie Valens, he recorded these rollicking songs: Chantilly Lace; Big Bopper's Wedding; Little Red Riding Hood; Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor; White Lightning; Monkey Song (You Made a Monkey out of Me); Beggar to a King (last two billed as Jape Richardson & the Japetts), and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT CD, BUT . . ., February 3, 2008

By 

Michael S. Kader "Dedicated Record Collector ... (Maryland) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

J. P. Richardson / The Big Bopper was an energetic and exciting singer.
The 17 tracks on this CD are terrific but before buying this CD,
I recommend that you check out the CD called
"Hellooo Baby: The Best Of The Big Bopper"
which contains all 17 of these songs plus 2 additional songs
for about the same or even slightly less cost!
It's clearly a better deal!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Big Bopper comes alive, February 14, 2005

By 

Ron Franscell, Author of 'Sourtoe Cocktail Club' - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

During the recent anniversary of J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson's tragic death, I wrote a piece for The Bopper's hometown newspaper, the Beaumont (TX) Enterprise, about his life, his family and his legacy. These songs are an excellent starting place to learning more about the Bopper -- Richardson's jive-talking, flamboyant alter ego. And if this album gets you more interested in The Bopper's short life (he was only 28 when he died with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens) then you are in for a treat. Did you know that in 1958 The Bopper foresaw the advent of "music videos" (his term), the necessary visuality of rock and roll, and even filmed some of his songs to pitch his idea to Mercury Records? He did, and that's just a small part of the complex person "the other guy on the plane" was.

4.0 out of 5 stars You know what I like., February 10, 2009

By 

B. Gower (Adelaide South Australia) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

On this album J P Richardson alias The Big Bopper keeps you entertained with a majority of his most famous hits with a few lesser known songs. A great album from this artist. A must for all Bopper fans.