The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison

by Roy Orbison

The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: Monument
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 51:01
  • Community rating: 4.15/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Collecting the soaring, operatic rock and roll ballads of the influential Texan vocalist, this release charts his unparalleled run of early-1960s Monument Records singles. His distinctive, multi-octave range and vulnerable lyricism provided an emotional depth that deeply inspired his rock and roll contemporaries.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, operatic, falsetto, soaring-vocals, ballad

Tracklist

  1. Only The Lonely (Knows The Way I Feel) (2:26)
  2. Leah (2:37)
  3. In Dreams (2:37)
  4. Uptown (2:08)
  5. It's Over (2:47)
  6. Crying (2:43)
  7. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) (2:36)
  8. Blue Angel (2:44)
  9. Working For The Man (2:25)
  10. Candy Man (2:42)
  11. Running Scared (2:10)
  12. Falling (2:22)
  13. Love Hurts (2:26)
  14. Shahdaroba (2:36)
  15. I'm Hurting (2:43)
  16. Mean Woman Blues (2:23)
  17. Pretty Paper (2:52)
  18. The Crowd (2:20)
  19. Blue Bayou (2:29)
  20. Oh Pretty Woman (2:55)

Credits

  • Roy Orbison - primary artist, written-by
  • Paul Richmond - lacquer cut by
  • Joe Melson - written-by
  • Bill Dees - written-by
  • Cindy Walker - written-by
  • Beverly Ross - written-by
  • Fred Neil - written-by
  • Claude DeMetrius - written-by

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