song "Donna" by Ritchie Valens
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"Donna" is a 1958 rock and roll ballad by Ritchie Valens, written for his high school sweetheart and remembered as one of his most enduring and influential hits.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| song "Donna" by Ritchie Valens canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock and roll ballad
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single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| artist | Ritchie Valens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1950s American pop culture
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Chicano rock history ⓘ |
| bSide | La Bamba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chart | Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPeakDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| chartPeakPosition | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPosition | number 2 on Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| composer | Ritchie Valens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dedicatedTo | Donna Ludwig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstReleasedAs | single on Del-Fi label ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
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rock and roll ⓘ |
| hasISRC | US Del-Fi recording identifier (unspecified) ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
considered a classic of early rock and roll ballads
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frequently included on oldies and rock and roll compilations ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
electric guitar accompaniment
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prominent vocal melody ⓘ slow rock and roll rhythm ⓘ |
| hasSubject | a young man singing to his girlfriend Donna ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
longing
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teen romance ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Ritchie Valens (1959 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Ritchie Valens' high school sweetheart ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
Ritchie Valens' most enduring hits
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Ritchie Valens' most influential songs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2 minutes 20 seconds ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ritchie Valens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a teenage love ballad in the rock and roll style
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commercial success shortly before Ritchie Valens' death ⓘ |
| partOf | late 1950s rock and roll era ⓘ |
| performer | Ritchie Valens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Robert Keane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Del-Fi Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasedAsDoubleASideWith | La Bamba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1958-10 ⓘ |
| side | A-side of Donna / B-side of La Bamba single ⓘ |
| title | Donna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Ritchie Valens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1958 ⓘ |
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