In Dreams (Roy Orbison album)

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In Dreams
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Studio album by
Roy Orbison
ReleasedJuly 1963
Studio RCA Victor Studio B, Nashville
Genre Rock and roll
Length28:12
Label Monument (MLP 8003)
Producer Fred Foster
Roy Orbison chronology
Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
(1962)		In Dreams
(1963)		 More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
(1964)
Singles from In Dreams
  1. "In Dreams"
    Released: February 1963 [1]
  2. "Blue Bayou"
    Released: August 1, 1963 [1]

In Dreams is the fourth studio album by American singer Roy Orbison, released in July 1963 by Monument Records. [2] recorded at the RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. [2] It is named after the hit 45rpm single "In Dreams". [3]

Contents

In Dreams Also included multiple cover songs, including "All I Have to Do Is Dream", "Dream", [4] and "My Prayer", [5] In 2004 Rolling Stone named the title song number 319 on their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. [6]

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated August 17, 1963, and remained on the chart for 23 weeks, peaking at number 35. [7] It reached No. 39 on the Cashbox albums chart where it spent there for 25 weeks, when it debuted in the issue dated August 3, 1963. [8] In the UK, it spent 56 weeks on the albums chart, peaking at number six. [9]

The album was released on compact disc by Monument Records in 1993 as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Orbison's 1965 compilation, Orbisongs . [10] It was released as one of two albums on one CD by Legacy Recordngs on February 26, 2008, along with Orbison's 1962 album, Crying . [11] Bear Family included this CD in the 2001 Orbison 1955-1965 box set. [12] Sony Music label included this CD in the 2013 Roy Orbison The Monument Box Set. [13]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [14]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Disc Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]
New Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [17]

Thom Jurek of AllMusic said that the album showed "The emotion and deep atmospherics of the tunes here reflect Foster's sophistication, but also Orbison's willingness to develop himself as a singer and as a persona. Orbison wrote or co-wrote four tracks this time out, but the song choices are impeccable." [14]

Billboard in its Spotlight of the Week album reviews stated that the album "features another standout group of tracks." [18]

Variety said that "Orbison swings out nicely on the pop tunes presented, some of which are from the recent disclick songalog." [19]

New Record Mirror mentions that the album "features a Consistent chart success with ballads, [and] even during the current beat craze." [17]

Hunter Nigel of Disc enjoyed the album "soft symptomatic treatment of "My Prayer" [16]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In Dreams"Roy Orbison2:51
2."Lonely Wine"Roy Wells2:57
3."Shahdaroba" Cindy Walker 2:41
4."No One Will Ever Know"Mel Foree, Fred Rose 2:31
5."Sunset"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson 2:23
6."House Without Windows" Fred Tobias, Lee Pockriss 2:15
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dream" Johnny Mercer 2:32
2."Blue Bayou"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:38
3."(They Call You) Gigolette"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:27
4."All I Have to Do Is Dream" Boudleaux Bryant 2:22
5."Beautiful Dreamer" Stephen Foster; arranged by Franz Conde2:21
6."My Prayer" Georges Boulanger, Jimmy Kennedy 2:47

Charts

Album

Chart (1963)Peak
position
US Top LPs (Billboard) [7] 35
US Cashbox [8] 39
UK Albums Chart [9] 6

Singles

YearTitleUS
Hot 100 [20] 		US
Cashbox [21] 		CAN [22] UK [23]
1963"In Dreams"71076
"Blue Bayou"2921143

References

  1. 1 2 Amburn, Ellis (1990). Dark star: The Roy Orbison Story. New York, NY: Carol Pub. Group. pp. 113–114. ISBN   9-780818-405181.
  2. 1 2 Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley,, Orbison, Alex,, Slate, Jeff (First ed.). New York. ISBN   978-1-4789-7654-7. OCLC   1017566749.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ "Roy Orbison's "In Dreams" album cover (1963) – Roy Orbison" . Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  4. ↑ Kruth, John (2013). Rhapsody in black : the life and music of Roy Orbison. Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books. p. 88. ISBN   978-1-4768-8679-4.
  5. ↑ Segretto, Mike (2022). "Rock and Roll: The First Eight Years". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 36. ISBN   9781493064601.
  6. ↑ "500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2004)". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  7. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 580. ISBN   0898201179.
  8. 1 2 Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 278. ISBN   0-8108-2005-6.
  9. 1 2 "Roy Orbison". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "In Dreams/Orbisongs". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Crying/In Dreams". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Orbison 1955-1965". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Monument Box Set - Roy Orbison". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  14. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Roy Orbison - In Dreams: Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  15. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1062. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  16. 1 2 Hunter, Nigel (16 November 1963). "Roy Orbison: In Dreams" (PDF). Disc . No. 295. p. 12. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  17. 1 2 Waston, Jimmy (December 28, 1963). "LP Reviews by Jimmy Waston: Gospel style on Eydie Gorme's Swinging album". Record Mirror . No. 146. p. 10.
  18. ↑ "Pop Spotlight: In Dreams". Billboard . Vol. 75, no. 30. July 27, 1963. p. 35.
  19. ↑ "Variety Album Reviews Drain's Roses, 8½ Track, Domino's Here, Orbison's Dreams Top LP: In Dreams". Variety . Vol. 231, no. 8. July 17, 1963. p. 66.
  20. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 524. ISBN   0898201551.
  21. ↑ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. p. 254. ISBN   1-56308-316-7.
  22. ↑ "Canadian Singles". RPM magazine. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  23. ↑ "Roy Orbison". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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