Crying (album)

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Crying
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Studio album by
Roy Orbison
ReleasedJanuary 1962
Studio RCA Victor Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length29:23
Label Monument (M 4007)
Producer Fred Foster
Roy Orbison chronology
Roy Orbison at the Rock House
(1961)		Crying
(1962)		 Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
(1962)
Singles from Crying
  1. "Crying"
    Released: July 31, 1961 [2]
  2. "Running Scared"
    Released: March 27, 1961 [2]

Crying is the third album by Roy Orbison, released in January 1962. [3] It was his second album on the Monument Record label. [4] The album name comes from the 1961 hit song of the same name. In 2002 the song was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award, [5] and In 2004, it ranked #69 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". [6] The album was ranked No. 136 on Pitchfork's 200 Best Albums of the 1960s. [7] Crying also features Multiple covers songs including "The Great Pretender", & "Love Hurts" [4] and the early recordings of "She Wears My Ring" (which would become a huge hit for Country Singer Ray Price in 1968) [8]

Contents

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated April 7, 1962, remaining on the chart for 31 weeks and peaking at number 21. [9] It entered the UK albums chart on June 30, 1963, reaching number 17 over the course of three weeks. [10] it also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated April 7, 1962. and remained on the chart for 10 weeks, peaking at No. 35 [11]

The album was released on compact disc by Monument Records in 1993 as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD, with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Orbison's debut album, Lonely and Blue . [12] It was released as one of two albums on one CD by Legacy Recordngs on February 26, 2008, along with Orbison's 1963 album, In Dreams. [13] It was also released as one of two albums on one CD by Sony BMG on September 17, 2007, along with Orbison's 1989 Live album, A Black & White Night Live. [14] Bear Family included also the album in the 2001 Orbison 1955-1965 box set. [15] Sony Music label included this CD in the 2013 Roy Orbison The Monument Box Set. [16] Avid Rock 'n' Roll labels included this CD in the 2017 3 Classic Albums Plus Box Set. [17]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [18]
Disc Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [19]

Billboard in its Spotlight of the Week album reviews stated that the album "features a fine collection of tunes." [20]

Cashbox described the album as a "top-notch listening pleasure album." [21]

Hunter Nigel of Disc praised Orbison for "His high-pitched delivery is unique in the beat bussiness." [19]

Richie Unterberger of AllMusic said that the album "was above-average considering the slight standards of the time, but was a fairly slight effort nonetheless. In its favor, the album features nearly all original material by Orbison and some of the writers who frequently tailored songs for him, such as Boudleaux and Felice Bryant and Joe Melson. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, except where indicated

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Crying" 2:45
2."The Great Pretender" Buck Ram 3:02
3."Love Hurts" Boudleaux Bryant 2:28
4."She Wears My Ring" Felice & Boudleaux Bryant 2:30
5."Wedding Day" 2:06
6."Summersong" 2:45
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Dance"2:52
2."Lana"2:17
3."Loneliness"2:27
4."Let's Make a Memory"2:18
5."Nite Life"2:32
6."Running Scared"2:14

Charts

Album

Chart (1962)Peak

position

U.S. Top LPs (Billboard) [9] 21
U.S. Cashbox [11] 35
U.K. Albums Chart [10] 17

Singles

YearTitleU.S. Hot 100 [22] U.S. Cashbox

[23]

CAN

[24]

U.K. Albums Chart

[25]

1961"Running Scared"1139
"Crying"225

Personnel

Technical

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