Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
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Released | August 1, 1962 | |||
Recorded | September 18, 1959 – January 10, 1962 | |||
Studio | RCA Victor Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Rock and roll, rockabilly | |||
Length | 28:38 | |||
Label | Monument (M 4009) | |||
Producer | Fred Foster | |||
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Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits is a Roy Orbison record album from Monument Records recorded at the RCA Studio B in Nashville[2] and released in 1962. Between the hit songs were also "Love Star" and "Evergreen"[2] which were released here for the first time. "Dream Baby" had recently been a No. 4 hit in the United States and No. 2 in England.[3]
According to the authorised Roy Orbison biography,[4] this was Orbison's third album on the Monument label, and his first greatest hits compilation. It was a success remaining in the charts for 140 weeks,[3] when it debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated September 1 that year, peaking at number 13.[5] it entered the UK album charts 5 years later, on September 30, 1967 and it spent its only week on the album chart there at number 40.[6] It was re-released in 1967 after his departure from Monument Records.
The album received Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America on March 24, 1966.[7]
Reception
[edit]Billboard enjoyed the "great individual performances in the dramatic Orbison style,"[8]
Cash Box stated Orbison's "rich full-bodied voice is perfectly suited to such coinpulling merchandise as "Only the Lonely", "Crying" and "The Crowd".[9]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Crowd" | Roy Orbison, Joe Melson | 2:19 |
2. | "Love Star" | Cindy Walker | 2:58 |
3. | "Crying" | Roy Orbison, Joe Melson | 2:45 |
4. | "Evergreen" | Joe Tanner | 2:43 |
5. | "Running Scared" | Roy Orbison, Joe Melson | 2:10 |
6. | "Mama" | Roy Orbison, Joe Melson, Ray Rush | 2:58 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Candy Man" | Beverly Ross, Fred Neil | 2:48 |
2. | "Only the Lonely" | Roy Orbison, Joe Melson | 2:24 |
3. | "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" | Cindy Walker | 2:35 |
4. | "Blue Angel" | Roy Orbison, Joe Melson | 2:50 |
5. | "Uptown" | Roy Orbison, Joe Melson | 2:05 |
6. | "I'm Hurtin'" | Roy Orbison, Joe Melson | 2:43 |
References
[edit]- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1062. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ a b Orbison (2017).
- ^ a b Orbison (2017), p. 89.
- ^ Orbison (2017), p. 247.
- ^ Whitburn (1996), p. 580.
- ^ "Roy Orbison". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". riaa.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024. Type Roy Orbison in the Search box and press Enter.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. 1962-07-27. p. 6.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Cash Box. Vol. 23, no. 45. August 4, 1962. p. 29.
- Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley; Orbison, Alex; Slate, Jeff (2nd ed.). New York: Center Street. ISBN 9781478976547. OCLC 1017566749.
- Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Whitburn (4th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. ISBN 9780898201178. OCLC 97153280.