La Bamba (soundtrack)

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La Bamba: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Soundtrack album by
Los Lobos and various artists
ReleasedJune 30, 1987 (1987-06-30)
Studio Record Plant
Genre
Length30:53
Label Slash (North America)
Warner Bros. (North America)
London (elsewhere)
Producer
Los Lobos and various artists chronology
La Bamba: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1987)		La Bamba Volume 2: More Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1988)
Los Lobos chronology
By the Light of the Moon
(1987)		La Bamba: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1987)		 La Pistola y El Corazón
(1988)

La Bamba: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 1987 American biographical film of the same name, released on June 30, 1987 by Slash Records and Warner Bros. Records in North America and London Recordings in the rest of the world. [1]

Contents

The first six songs of the album consist of Los Lobos covers of Ritchie Valens' songs: "La Bamba", "Come On, Let's Go!", "Ooh My Head", "We Belong Together", "Framed", and "Donna". Other performers include Howard Huntsberry (as Jackie Wilson), Marshall Crenshaw (as Buddy Holly), Brian Setzer (as Eddie Cochran), and Bo Diddley performing a new version of his blues classic "Who Do You Love?". [1]

In 1988, a second soundtrack album was released, titled La Bamba Volume 2: More Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, featuring 12 songs by the original artists portrayed in the film.

Track listing

All tracks are performed by Los Lobos, except where noted.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."La Bamba"Traditional (arranged by Ritchie Valens)2:54
2."Come On, Let's Go!"Valens1:58
3."Ooh My Head"Valens1:43
4."We Belong Together"
  • Robert Carr
  • Johnny Mitchell
  • Hy Weiss
1:58
5."Framed"
2:33
6."Donna"Valens2:19
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Lonely Teardrops"
 Howard Huntsberry 3:27
2."Crying, Waiting, Hoping" Buddy Holly Marshall Crenshaw 2:20
3."Summertime Blues"
 Brian Setzer 2:40
4."Who Do You Love?"Ellas Bates McDaniel Bo Diddley 3:00
5."Charlena"
  • Herman B. Chaney
  • Manuel G. Chavez
 2:45
6."Goodnight My Love"
 3:16

Charts

Certifications

Sales certifications for La Bamba
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia—140,000 [28]
Brazil—254,000 [29]
Canada (Music Canada) [30] 2× Platinum200,000^
France (SNEP) [31] Gold100,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [32] Gold7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [13] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [33] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [34] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [35] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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