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==Personnel== ;UB40 *Ali Campbell - lead vocals and backing vocals, rhythm guitar *Robin Campbell - lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals *Astro - trumpet, toast and backing vocals *Earl Falconer - bass and keytar *Michael Virtue - synthesizers and sampler *Brian Travers - saxophones *Norman Hassan - trombone *Jim Brown - electronic drums and drum machine with: *Patrick Tenyue - trumpet *Henry Tenyue - trombone ;Technical *Gary Parchment, John Shaw - engineer, programming, mixing *Barry Kame... Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
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| "Come On, Let's Go" | ||||
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| Single by Ritchie Valens | ||||
| from the album Ritchie Valens | ||||
| B-side | "Framed" | |||
| Released | September 1958 | |||
| Recorded | 1958 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Label | Del-Fi | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ritchie Valens | |||
| Ritchie Valens singles chronology | ||||
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"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 in late 1958.
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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[2] It was also a track on the Cars: The Video Game
Japanese experimental music group The Gerogerigegege recorded the song and included it on their 1990 album Tokyo Anal Dynamite.
Chart history
| Chart (1958) |
Peak position |
Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 42 | [2] |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 51 | [2] |
| Chart (1958–59) |
Peak position |
Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 10 | [1] |
| Chart (1966) |
Peak position |
Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 36 | [3] |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 22 | [2] |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 17 | [5] |
| 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 | [2] |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 35 | [9] |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 24 | [10] |
References
- ^ a b "Tommy Steele: Singles". Officialcharts.com. November 20, 1958. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Whitburn, Joel (1991). Top Pop Singles, 1955–1990. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 812. ISBN 0-89820-089-X.
- ^ a b "RPM Weekly". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. June 20, 1966. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ a b "Los Lobos: Singles". Officialcharts.com. September 26, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles". Cashboxmagazine.com. June 11, 1966.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 28, 1987" (PDF).
- ^ "The Irish Charts". Irishcharts.com. September 26, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 144.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles". Cashboxmagazine.com. November 21, 1987.
