Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1.1 | La bamba | 2:55 | Los Lobos | La Bamba: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Los Lobos, Bo Diddley, Howard Huntsberry, Brian Setzer and Marshall Crenshaw | Album + Soundtrack |
| Columbia Pictures, Metronome (Swedish label, active internationally) | 828 058-2 |
| 1.1 | La Bamba | 2:55 | Los Lobos | La Bamba: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 25605-2 |
| 2.3 | La Bamba | 2:49 | Los Lobos | Now That’s What I Call Music 10 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram, Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | NOW 10 |
| 2.3 | La bamba | 2:49 | Los Lobos | Now That’s What I Call Music 10 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram, Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | CD NOW 10 |
| 2.3 | La Bamba | 2:49 | Los Lobos | Now That’s What I Call Music 10 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram, Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | TC NOW 10 |
| 1.10 | La Bamba | 2:50 | Los Lobos | Summer ’88 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 88-2 |
| 1.7 | La Bamba | 2:54 | Los Lobos | Het beste uit de Top 40 van ’t jaar ’87 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation) | 7488112 |
| 2.6 | La Bamba | 2:54 | Los Lobos | High Life: 24 Hits à la Chart | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 816 610-1 |
| 1.15 | La Bamba | 2:51 | Los Lobos | High Life: Hits à la Chart | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 816 610-2 |
| 1.17 | La bamba | 2:54 | Los Lobos | High Life: Hits à la Chart | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 816 610-4 |
| 1.1 | La Bamba | 2:50 | Los Lobos | Hit Connection 87 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 258.746 |
| 1.16 | La Bamba | 2:52 | Los Lobos | Hits on CD, Volume 8 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 816 564-2 |
| 1.1 | La Bamba | 2:54 | Los Lobos | La Bamba | Los Lobos | Single |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) | 886 168-7 |
| 1.1 | La Bamba | ?:?? | Los Lobos | La Bamba | Los Lobos | Single |
| London American Recordings, London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present), Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | LASH 13 |
| 1.1 | La Bamba | 2:55 | Los Lobos | La Bamba | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | CD 25605 |
| 1.1 | La Bamba | 2:54 | Los Lobos | La Bamba | Los Lobos | Single |
| Metronome (Swedish label, active internationally) | 886 168-7 |
| 1.1 | La bamba | 2:55 | Los Lobos | La Bamba: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 1-25605, 9 25605-1 |
| 1.1 | La Bamba | 2:55 | Los Lobos | La Bamba: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 25605-4 |
| 1.1 | La Bamba | 2:55 | Los Lobos | La Bamba: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| London American Recordings | 828 058-2 |
| 1.1 | La Bamba | 2:54 | Los Lobos | The Hit Academy, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Music (subsidiary of EMI Netherlands BV) | |
| 1.11 | La Bamba | 2:56 | Los Lobos | Night Beat | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products | OPCD-4515 |
| 2.11 | La bamba | 2:52 | Los Lobos | 25 jaar Top 40 Hits, Deel 6: ’85‐’88 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Edison (Dutch label aka Edison Stichting) | 6198906 |
| 1.11 | La Bamba | 2:53 | Los Lobos | Feel Good Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Heartland Music, Warner Special Projects | HD-1090/4, OPCD-4520 |
| 2.11 | La bamba | 2:51 | Los Lobos | The Greatest Hits of the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD 2382 |
| 2.11 | La Bamba | 2:50 | Los Lobos | The Greatest Hits of the Eighties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD 2382 |
| 1.7 | La bamba | 2:55 | Los Lobos | Fiesta Brasiliana | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polyphon | 845 505-2 |
| 1.4 | La bamba | 2:54 | Los Lobos | Film Parade | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 845 011-2 |
| 5.14 | La Bamba | 2:56 | Los Lobos | Reader’s Digest: 100 Solid Gold Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | RDCD4-556 |
| 1.15 | La Bamba | 2:56 | Los Lobos | Hits of the World 1986/1987 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polyphon | 845 501-2 |
| 2.8 | La Bamba | 2:45 | Los Lobos | 20 Years Of No 1 Hits 1970 to 1990 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hit Bound Records | HB0058CD |
| 1.7 | La Bamba | 2:49 | Los Lobos | Chart Reaction | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram Special Products, London (for UK PGSP releases) | PSP CD 175 |
| 1.4 | La Bamba | 2:48 | Los Lobos | It’s Cool: 20 Classic Summer Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | CDP 7968892 |
| 2.17 | La Bamba | 3:00 | Los Lobos | La Fabuleuse Histoire du Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | 515 058-2 |
| 1.13 | La Bamba | 2:54 | Los Lobos | Absolute Cinema | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | 354 585 |
| 2.8 | La Bamba | 2:53 | Los Lobos | 40 Years of Top Ten Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | RDCD401, RDCD402, RDCD403, RDCD404, RDCD405, RDCD406 |
| 1.8 | La Bamba | 2:54 | Los Lobos | Gipsy Fever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| K‐tel (international budget record label) | 330031-2 |
| 1.12 | La bamba | 2:48 | Los Lobos | Mr Music Plus: Plus 9*92 (1992 number 9. 9*92) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mr Music (Swedish compilation label) | MMCD 5036 |
| 1.19 | La bamba | 2:49 | Los Lobos | Stompin Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Dino Entertainment | DINCD52 | |
| 1.14 | La Bamba | 2:52 | Los Lobos | Sunbada: De 20 heetste zomerhits uit de Top 40 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Magnum (Dutch joint venture from 1990–1997) | 515 564-2 |
| 1.18 | La bamba | 2:53 | Los Lobos | Just Another Band From East L.A.: A Collection | Los Lobos | Album + Compilation |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present), Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | 828 449-2 |
| 1.18 | La bamba | 2:53 | Los Lobos | Just Another Band From East L.A.: A Collection | Los Lobos | Album + Compilation |
| Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 45367-2 |
| 2.2 | La bamba | 2:49 | Los Lobos | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1987 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| NOW (bogus label for the UK series; please use the actual record company logos) | CDNOW1987 |
| 1.7 | La Bamba | 2:55 | Los Lobos | Ciné Dancing 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | 74321171702 |
| 1.15 | La Bamba | 2:50 | Los Lobos | Fido’s Summer Fun, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 473995, COL 473995 2 |
| 5.1 | La Bamba | 2:51 | Los Lobos | Great Original Hits of the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | |
| 1.8 | La Bamba | 2:51 | Los Lobos | Heartbreakers | Various Artists | Album |
| Wisepack | STACD 053 (A) |
| 1.15 | La Bamba | 2:51 | Los Lobos | Number Ones of the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music for Pleasure | 7243 8 27013 2 3 |
| 1.17 | La Bamba | 2:55 | Los Lobos | Rock Times, Volume 17: 1987-1988 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Zounds | 27000374 A |
| 1.11 | La bamba | 2:49 | Los Lobos | 100% Summer | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD2730 |
| 1.12 | La Bamba | 2:45 | Los Lobos | Culture Dance, Volume 6 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Entertainment (France) S.A. (not for release label use! Sony Music Entertainment FR subsidiary from 1988–2003) | |
| 1.15 | La Bamba | 2:57 | Los Lobos | Film Hits, Volume 2: Original Soundtrack Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram Belgium (not an imprint, don't use as release label) | 525.157-2 |
| 1.2 | La Bamba | 2:49 | Los Lobos | Nikon Compact Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram Special Markets, London (use this for UK PGSM releases) | PSPCD364 |
| 1.14 | La bamba | 2:52 | Los Lobos | O Melhor Do Cinema 2 | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| PolyGram | 525084-2 |
| 1.5 | La Bamba | 2:51 | Los Lobos | Originals 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | MOOD CD31 |
| 1.10 | La bamba | 2:55 | Los Lobos | Sounds of the Eighties: The Rockin’ Eighties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-2733, R988-01 |
| 2.10 | La Bamba | 2:51 | Los Lobos | The 80's Collection: 1987 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 544/10 |
| 2.10 | La Bamba | 2:51 | Los Lobos | The 80's Collection: 1987 (some different tracks) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 544/10 |
| 2.10 | La Bamba | 2:51 | Los Lobos | The 80's Collection: 1987 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 544/10 |
| 1.3 | La Bamba | 2:54 | Los Lobos | The Greatest Hits of the 80's, Volume 6 - The Decade of Excess | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.) | S21-17901 |
| 1.8 | La Bamba | 2:57 | Los Lobos | The No. 1 Hits 1987 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| SR International | 79 615 1 |
| 2.1 | La Bamba | 2:51 | Los Lobos | Totally 80s 3+4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Insight (Polygram sublabel) | 525 351-2 |
| 1.2 | La Bamba | 2:48 | Los Lobos | Walking On Sunshine: The Hits Collection, Volume 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Newsound (imprint of UK company Newsound Ltd. up till Sep 1997) | |
| 1.5 | La bamba | 2:46 | Los Lobos | 100% Carnival! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.6 | La Bamba | 2:44 | Los Lobos | The Best Party… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD71 |
| 6.7 | La Bamba | 2:50 | Los Lobos | All‐Time Party Favourites | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | RDCD 1081-6 |
| 1.14 | La Bamba | 2:55 | Los Lobos | Most Wanted Movie Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 525 928-2 | |
| 1.10 | La Bamba | 2:54 | Los Lobos | Niet zo maar zomer / Postbank | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | 525 582-2 |
| 1.18 | La Bamba | 2:48 | Los Lobos | Pop’n’Rock 80, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram Projets Spéciaux | 5932 |
| 1.15 | La Bamba | 2:54 | Los Lobos | Take 40: Ten Years of No. 1 Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mushroom Records | D56010 |
| 1.6 | La bamba | 2:39 | Los Lobos | N°1 Soleil | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 535 601-2 |
| 2.7 | La Bamba | 2:52 | Los Lobos | Tropical Fever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 485179 2 |
| 1.15 | La Bamba | 2:50 | Los Lobos | 25 Years of Number 1 Hits, Volume 8: 1986/1987 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Connoisseur Collection | ONE CD 08 |
| 1.9 | La Bamba | 2:53 | Los Lobos | Best of the 80's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | 535 527 2 |
| 1.11 | La Bamba (B.O.F. La Bamba) | 2:54 | Los Lobos | La Légende des Tubes, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram - Kiosks | 6422 |
| 1.3 | La bamba | 2:51 | Los Lobos | Latin (Veronica Goes Latin – 25 All Time Latin‐American Hits) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 485 219-2 |
| 2.10 | La Bamba | 2:45 | Los Lobos | The No. 1 Summer Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 535 631-2 |
| 1.4 | La Bamba | 2:53 | Los Lobos | More Sun Splashin' | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.2 | La bamba | 2:51 | Los Lobos | The Best Latino Carnival in the World… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD152 |
| 2.12 | La Bamaba | 2:57 | Los Lobos | 40 Years of Number 1’s: More Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | |
| 1.17 | La bamba | 2:52 | Los Lobos | 1987: Die Stars — die Hits — die Facts | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 39624 2 |
| 1.18 | La Bamba | 2:52 | Los Lobos | Baggerhits '97 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.2 | La Bamba | 2:54 | Los Lobos | Party Power Pack: Happy Hour | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 555 077-2 |
| 1.8 | La Bamba | 2:52 | Los Lobos | Ritmo de Brazil | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum (im Vertrieb von Karussell Musik) | |
| 2.10 | La bamba | 2:51 | Los Lobos | Ritmo de Janeiro | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 485179 9 |
| 2.19 | La Bamba | 2:45 | Los Lobos | The No. 1 Dance Party Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | 555057-2 |
| 2.6 | La Bamba | 2:53 | Los Lobos | The Ultimate Summer Party Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 565 050-2 |
| 2.18 | La bamba | 2:42 | Los Lobos | The Ultimate Summer Party Animal | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD63 |
| 1.6 | La bamba | 2:51 | Los Lobos | Mundo Latino | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music TV | SONYTV2 CD |
| 1.14 | La Bamba | 2:47 | Los Lobos | A Christmas & New Year Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 554660-2 |
| 2.12 | La Bamba | 2:54 | Los Lobos | Celebration: The Late ’80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | 0350848-1/2 |
| 1.15 | La Bamba | 2:47 | Los Lobos | Sixty Sensational Summer Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | 555 780-2 |
| 1.3 | La Bamba | 2:48 | Los Lobos | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1987: The Millennium Series | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 20274 2 2, NOWMIL 1987 |
| 1.9 | La Bamba | 2:51 | Los Lobos | The Millennium's Greatest Crazy Party Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Connoisseur Collection | 20844 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.2 | La Bamba | 2:49 | Los Lobos | Nescafe – Best Moments in Music: Film | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram Special Markets, London (use this for UK PGSM releases) | PSPCD399 |
| 1.6 | La Bamba | 2:50 | Los Lobos | Sun Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.3 | La Bamba | ?:?? | Los Lobos | Under the Boardwalk: The Greatest Hits of Summer | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hit Bound Records | |
| 1.15 | La Bamba | 2:51 | Los Lobos | Hits of… 87+88, Volume 12 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 515 012-2 |
| 1.10 | La Bamba | 2:59 | Los Lobos | 10 Jaar FilmNet - Luister Naar de Film | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram Special Projects (partners with third party non-music industry companies using music to promote their products and brands) | 525626-2 |
| 2.15 | La Bamba | ?:?? | Los Lobos | Your YOU Album / Huisgenoot se Treffers | Various Artists | Compilation |
| Sony Music South Africa | CDYH 1 |
| 1.13 | La Bamba | 2:54 | Los Lobos | Dance Classics DJ Service, Volume 7 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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Relationships
| producer: | Mitchell Froom |
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| performer: | Los Lobos (Chicano rock band) |
| arranger: | Ritchie Valens |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | FFRR Records Ltd. (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1987) Slash Records (company, do not use as release label!) (in 1987) |
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| mash-ups: | lo bamba (Interlude) by The Sheep Queen Experiment |
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| recording of: | La bamba (additional lyrics by Ritchie Valens) (cover) |
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Related works
La bamba (additional lyrics by Ritchie Valens)
| additional lyricist: | Ritchie Valens |
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| lyricist and composer: | [traditional] (special purpose artist) |
| arranger: | Ritchie Valens |
| publisher: | Carlin Music Corporation EMI Longitude Music M.P.A. (M.P.A.) |
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| referred to in medleys: | The-Special-Latin-Non-Stop-Disco-Mix (order: 2) |
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| later parody versions: | (Man of) La Mancha Insoportables por la paz y la tolerancia La Bible La Bon Bon |
| later translated parody versions: | Doe de labamba (Smurfen) Lasagna So mato par la mona |
| later translated versions: | La Bamba (Portuguese translation) |
| later versions: | La Bamba rock |
| version of: | La bamba |
| is the basis for: | Go Goldorak |
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