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Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits

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Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedAugust 1, 1962
RecordedSeptember 18, 1959 – January 10, 1962
StudioRCA Victor Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreRock and roll, rockabilly
Length28:38
LabelMonument (M 4009)
ProducerFred Foster
Roy Orbison chronology
Crying
(1962)
Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
(1962)
In Dreams
(1963)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

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 reached No. 16 on the Cashbox albums chart for it spent 86 weeks.[7] 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.[8]

Reception

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Billboard enjoyed the "great individual performances in the dramatic Orbison style,"[9]

Cash Box stated Orbison's "rich full-bodied voice is perfectly suited to such coinpulling merchandise as "Only the Lonely", "Crying" and "The Crowd".[10]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Crowd"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:19
2."Love Star"Cindy Walker2:58
3."Crying"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:45
4."Evergreen"Joe Tanner2:43
5."Running Scared"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:10
6."Mama"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson, Ray Rush2:58
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Candy Man"Beverly Ross, Fred Neil2:48
2."Only the Lonely"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:24
3."Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"Cindy Walker2:35
4."Blue Angel"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:50
5."Uptown"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:05
6."I'm Hurtin'"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:43

References

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  1. ^ Larkin (2007), p. 1062.
  2. ^ a b Orbison (2017).
  3. ^ a b Orbison (2017), p. 89.
  4. ^ Orbison (2017), p. 247.
  5. ^ Whitburn (1996), p. 580.
  6. ^ "Roy Orbison". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  7. ^ Hoffmann (1988), p. 278.
  8. ^ "Gold & Platinum". riaa.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024. Type Roy Orbison in the Search box and press Enter.
  9. ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. 1962-07-27. p. 6.
  10. ^ "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.
  • Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Hoffmann. Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810820056. OCLC 87012716.
  • Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Larkin. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 9781846098567.