Come On, Let's Go

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"Come On, Let's Go"
Come On, Let's Go - Ritchie Valens.jpg
Single by Ritchie Valens
from the album Ritchie Valens
B-side"Framed"
ReleasedSeptember 1958 (1958-09)
Recorded1958
GenreRock and roll
LabelDel-Fi
Songwriter(s)Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens singles chronology
"Come On, Let's Go"
(1958)
"Donna" / "La Bamba"
(1958)

"Come On, Let's Go" is a song written and originally recorded by Ritchie Valens in 1958. It was the first of four charting singles from his self-titled debut album,and reached number 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 during the fall of 1958.[1]

Renditions by other artists[]

British teen idol Tommy Steele covered "Come On, Let's Go" shortly after Valens' hit was released in the U.S. His version reached number 10 in the United Kingdom.[2]

American rock group the McCoys recorded "Come On, Let's Go" and included it on their 1966 album, You Make Me Feel So Good. Also released as a single, it reached the Top 40 on the U.S.[1] and Canadian charts.[3]

Los Lobos covered the song in 1987 for the soundtrack of the 1987 Ritchie Valens biographical movie starring Lou Diamond Phillips. Their version reached number 18 in the United Kingdom[4] and number 21 in the U.S.[1]

Chart history[]

Ritchie Valens
Chart
(1958)
Peak
position
Ref(s)
US Billboard Hot 100 42 [1]
US Cash Box Top 100 51 [1]
Tommy Steele
Chart
(1958–59)
Peak
position
Ref(s)
UK Singles Chart 10 [2]
The McCoys
Chart
(1966)
Peak
position
Ref(s)
Canada RPM Top Singles 36 [3]
US Billboard Hot 100 22 [1]
US Cash Box Top 100 17 [5]
Los Lobos
Chart
(1987-88)
Peak
position
Ref(s)
Canada RPM Top Singles 25 [6]
Irish Singles Chart 9 [7]
UK Singles Chart 18 [4]
South Africa (Springbok) 15 [8]
US Billboard Hot 100 21 [1]
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 35 [9]
US Cash Box Top 100 24 [10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Whitburn, Joel (1991). Top Pop Singles, 1955–1990. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 812. ISBN 0-89820-089-X.
  2. ^ a b "Tommy Steele: Singles". Officialcharts.com. November 20, 1958. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "RPM Weekly". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. June 20, 1966. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Los Lobos: Singles". Officialcharts.com. September 26, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles". Cashboxmagazine.com. June 11, 1966.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 28, 1987" (PDF).
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts". Irishcharts.com. September 26, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 144.
  10. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles". Cashboxmagazine.com. November 21, 1987.

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