Rockin' All Night: The Very Best of Ritchie Valens

Ritchie Valens

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 17, 1995)
• Original Release Date: January 17, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Del-Fi Records
• ASIN: B000001JIP
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #184,006 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This CD is a TOP SELECTION!, May 13, 2000

By	Timothy Wittman (Guemes Island, Washington) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased this CD primarily as an addition to my growing collection of rock & roll varieties, and also for the selection "Oh Donna" that I wanted for nostalgia purposes. Wow, did I ever have a surprise in store for me, and for anyone else who opts to buy this incredible CD! I was hooked from the first bars of the first tune, right through to the end; La Bamba, Let's Go!, Oh Donna, Hurry Up. Fantastic! Each time a song comes up you find your spirits lifting and your body starting to shake and move. It is clearly one of the "Happiest" pieces of music I've owned in a long time. Further, unlike other recordings from the 50's, the quality of this CD is very, very good. It's easy to close your eyes and imagine that you are in a large dance hall with the music vibrating through your head and couples rockin' and rollin.' This CD is as much for now as it was for listeners 41 years ago. Were it to be marketed to the degree that current music is advertized, it would be a best seller. If you are on the fence about buying this CD, do it. You won't regret your purchase.

Tim

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars RITCHIE VALENS IS THE BEST!, December 30, 1998

By A Customer

This is just about the best album you can find of Ritchie Valens. If you're looking for the hits, start here! Of all my CDs, this is my favorite.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock N' Rollin' Teenager - What If he had Lived, September 2, 1999

By	Vincent D. Guillen (Albuquerque,NM) - See all my reviews

Of all the Bob Keen re-packaging of Ritchie Valens material this is the best single CD compiliation. The cuts are digitally remastered for the best sound to date, of all previous Valens re-issues, especially pay close attention to La Bamba. Carol Kays' Dan Electro Bass Intro will astound you, You have never heard La Bamba like this before. This package also includes "Fast Freight" by Arvee Allens (aka Ritchie Valens). All 5 charted hits are included, as is his movie (GO JOHNNY GO)entry "Ooh! My head." He was heavily enfluenced by Little Richard as is evidenced by his gravely shouting style on Bonie Maronie and Ooh my head, pay close attention to the background music on "We belong together" ,the Beatles lifted it ,note for note, for their recording of "That Boy". When listening to this CD remember he was only seventeen yrs old when he recorded this, what could he have accomplished had he lived. Bob Keene has to be credited with alot of the final Ritchie Valens sound. As a classically trained musician he was responsible for all the final arrangements, the originals were pretty rough. In closing remember Rithie Valens needs to be in the Rock n" Roll Hall of Fame!!!! Ritchie Valens lives, this CD sez it all, ...