Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
1962 greatest hits album by Roy Orbison From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 on August 1, 1962. Between the hit songs were also "Love Star" and "Evergreen",[2] which were released here for the first time.[3]
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| Released | August 1, 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 1959 – 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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| Singles from Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits | ||||
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The single, "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated February 17, 1962, peaking at number four during its 12-week stay.[4] on the Cashbox singles, it reached number nine during its 12-week stay.[5] and number two in The U.K during its 14-week stay.[6] Another Single "The Crowd", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated June 2, 1962, peaking at number 26 during its 10-week stay.[4] number 21 on the Cashbox during its 11-week stay.[5] and number 40 in The UK during its four-week stay.[6]
According to the authorised Roy Orbison biography,[7] 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, 1962, peaking at number 13.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] Bear Family included also the album in the 2001 Orbison 1955-1965 box set.[11]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [12] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [13] |
| Record Mirror | [14] |
Billboard admired the "great individual performances in the dramatic Orbison style throughout" the album.[15]
Cash Box stated Orbison's "rich full-bodied voice is perfectly suited to such coinpulling merchandise as 'Only the Lonely', 'Crying' and 'The Crowd'.[16]
Track listing
| 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 |
Charts
Singles
| Year | Title | US Hot 100[4] | US Cashbox[5] | UK singles[6] |
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| 1962 | "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| "The Crowd" | 26 | 21 | 40 | |
References
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