Ritchie was released posthumously and was the second of three released "original" albums by
Ritchie Valens. It includes his remaining unissued masters from
Gold Star Studios plus three demos ("My Darling Is Gone", "Now You're Gone" and "Rockin' All Night") he recorded at manager
Robert Keane's home studio. Also featured is Valens' last charted single, "Little Girl", which reached #92 on the Billboard charts in July 1959.