Roy Orbison Sings Lonely and Blue

by Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison Sings Lonely and Blue cover art

Engineered by Bill Porter for Monument Records, Orbison's debut album effectively discarded his early rockabilly conventions. The release pioneered a dramatic, operatic pop-rock sound anchored entirely by his soaring, melancholic vocal range and lush, string-heavy Nashville orchestrations.

Genres

  • Rock & Roll
  • Traditional Pop

Tracklist

  1. Only the Lonely
  2. Bye Bye Love
  3. Cry
  4. Blue Avenue
  5. I Can't Stop Loving You
  6. Come Back to Me (My Love)
  7. Blue Angel
  8. Raindrops
  9. (I'd Be) A Legend in My Time
  10. I'm Hurtin'
  11. Twenty-Two Days
  12. I'll Say It's My Fault