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"Donna" is a song written by Ritchie Valens,[1] featuring the '50s progression.[2] The song was released in 1958 on Del-Fi Records.[3] Written as a tribute to his high school sweetheart Donna Ludwig, it was Valens' highest-charting single, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the following year. ("Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price was at number one.)[4]

"Donna"
Single by Ritchie Valens
from the album Ritchie Valens
B-side"La Bamba"
ReleasedDecember 1958
RecordedDecember 16, 1958, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles
GenreRock and roll, doo wop
Length2:20
LabelDel-Fi 4110
Songwriter(s)Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens singles chronology
"Come On, Let's Go" / "Framed"
(1958)
"Donna" / "La Bamba"
(1958)
"Fast Freight" / "Big Baby Blues"
(1959)

Valens' version


The song was recorded on December 16, 1958, at the Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles. Bob Keene is listed[5] as having been the leader of the session, which included Earl Palmer on drums; Buddy Clark on bass; and Valens, Rene Hall, Irving Ashby, and Carol Kaye on guitars.

"Donna", the second Ritchie Valens single released, was the A side of the influential song "La Bamba". This single was only one of three, along with the previous single ("Come On, Let's Go"/"Framed" – Del-Fi 4106) and the follow-up ("Fast Freight"/"Big Baby Blues" – Del-Fi 4111) ever released in Valens' lifetime. Original Del-Fi pressings of "Donna"/"La Bamba" include black and sea green labels with circles, later replaced with solid sea green or solid dark green labels. Early 1960s pressings have black labels with sea green "sawtooth" outer edge.

Valens' version was positioned at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart when Valens died. Three weeks after Valens' death, the song peaked at No. 2. On the Hot R&B Sides chart, "Donna" went to No. 11.[6]


Chart performance



All-time charts

Chart (1958-2018) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 457

Other versions



Answer song


Within days of the death of Valens, in February 1959 Brooklyn songwriters and record producers Bob Feldman and Jerry Goldstein recorded and released (as The Kittens[18]) "A Letter to Donna" (Unart UR2010),[19] that used Valens' tune but with new lyrics they wrote themselves with "John Ottowa" (a pseudonym of Jack Lewis[20]), that sent a message to Valens' girlfriend, Donna Ludwig.[21]


Samples and other uses



References


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  2. Hirsh, Marc (December 31, 2008). "Here's an easy way to see if a song uses the Sensitive Female Chord Progression - The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  3. Neely, T: "Goldmine Price Guide To 45RPM Records"
  4. "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. Ritchie Valens , “Ritchie Valens in Come On. Let’s Go” Del-Fi Records, CD liner notes
  6. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 600.
  7. "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  8. "officialcharts.com". Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  9. "Cliff Richard's US chart positions". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  10. "Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart - Cliff Richard". Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  11. "The Hep Stars - Farmer John". www.thehepstars.se. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  12. Hallberg, Eric. (1993). Eric Hallberg presenterar Kvällstoppen i P 3 : Sveriges radios topplista över veckans 20 mest sålda skivor 10. 7. 1962-19. 8. 1975. Värmdö: Drift Musik. ISBN 91-630-2140-4. OCLC 165178200.
  13. Hallberg, Eric, 1949- (1998). Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson presenterar Tio i topp med de utslagna på försök 1961-74. Henningsson, Ulf, 1965-, Kristianstads boktr.) (1. uppl ed.). Stockholm: Premium. ISBN 91-972712-5-X. OCLC 186200204.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. "Donna by Hep Stars". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  15. "The Hep Stars - Hep Stars On Stage". www.thehepstars.se. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  16. Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 207.
  17. Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 49.
  18. "THE KITTENS / EZRA & THE IVIES / BOBBIE & THE BEAUS" (March 10, 2013).
  19. "45 Discography for Unart Records". globaldogproductions.info. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  20. Library of Congress. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1960):291.
  21. Beverly Mendheim, Ritchie Valens: The First Latino Rocker (Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe, 1987):115, 153.
  22. "Non-Existent Domain". donnamercadokim.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.



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