Song · Marshall Crenshaw
“Valerie” by Marshall Crenshaw
From the album Good Evening (1989)
“Valerie” by Marshall Crenshaw appears on 4 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2002. It was first released in 1989 on the album Good Evening. Its best result is #1459 on the CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,992 alternative song of all time.
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"Valerie" is a Richard Thompson song, words and music, and Marshall Crenshaw put his own stamp on it for Good Evening, released in June 1989. That album was built from other people's material on purpose: it was his last record for Warner Bros., the relationship with the label had gone sour, and Crenshaw, who has admitted he wasn't writing much back then, chose to hold his energy in reserve and fill the record with covers.
He named the Traveling Wilburys' first album as a touchstone for the sound he was after. The critics liked what he came up with; the charts ignored it entirely.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1459 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1459 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1463 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1461 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
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