More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits

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More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
Roy Orbison
ReleasedJuly 1, 1964
Recorded1961 – 1964
Genre Rock and roll, pop, rockabilly
Length29:15
Label Monument
Producer Fred Foster
Roy Orbison chronology
In Dreams
(1963)		More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
(1964)		 Early Orbison
(1964)
Singles from More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
  1. "Borne on the Wind"
    Released: February, 1964 [1]
  2. "It's Over"
    Released: March 1964 [2]

More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits is a Roy Orbison album from Monument Records recorded at the RCA Studio B [3] in Nashville, Tennessee and released in 1964. The songs "It's Over" and "Indian Wedding" were recorded at the Fred Foster Studios also in Nashville.

Contents

In the US, the single released from the album, "It's Over", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated April 11, 1964, peaking at number nine during its 11-week stay. [4] on the Cashbox singles, it reached number ten during its 12-week stay. [5] it spent two weeks at number one in The U.K during its 18-week stay. [6] In the UK the song chosen as the single for release was "Borne on The Wind", and it entered the singles chart there for the week of February 26, 1964, stayed around for 10 weeks, peaking at number 15. [6]

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated August 22, 1964, and remained on the chart for 30 weeks, peaking at number 19. [7] It reached No. 9 on the Cashbox albums chart where it spent there for 22 weeks. [8] Bear Family included also the album in the 2001 Orbison 1955-1965 box set. [9]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]

Billboard commended the album, writing that "the selections speak for themselves and the commercial appeal of Roy Orbison." [13]

Cashbox praised Orbison for "his feelingful readings" of the material. [14]

Record Mirror thought the compilation was "a striking set of reminiscent recollections." [12]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's Over"Roy Orbison, Bill Dees 2:47
2."Blue Bayou"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson 2:29
3."Indian Wedding"Roy Orbison2:59
4."Falling"Roy Orbison2:22
5."Working for the Man"Orbison2:25
6."Pretty Paper" Willie Nelson 2:41
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mean Woman Blues" Claude Demetrius 2:23
2."Lana"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:46
3."In Dreams"Roy Orbison2:46
4."Leah"Roy Orbison2:37
5."Borne on the Wind"Roy Orbison, Bill Dees2:50
6."What'd I Say" Ray Charles 2:50

Charts

Chart (1964)Peak
position
U.S. Top LPs (Billboard) [7] 19
U.S. Cashbox [8] 9

References

  1. ↑ Clayson, Alan (1989). Only the lonely : Roy Orbison's life and legacy. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press. pp. 226–227. ISBN   0-312-03961-1.
  2. ↑ Amburn, Ellis (1990). Dark star: The Roy Orbison Story. New York, NY: Carol Pub. Group. pp. 255–256. ISBN   9-780818-405181.
  3. ↑ Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017-10-17). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley,, Orbison, Alex (First ed.). New York. ISBN   9781478976547. OCLC   1005700738.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 524. ISBN   0898201551.
  5. ↑ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. p. 254. ISBN   1-56308-316-7.
  6. 1 2 "ROY ORBISON". Official Charts. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  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. ↑ "Orbison 1955-1965". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Roy Orbison - More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits: Ratings & Review". Allmusic . Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  11. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1062. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  12. 1 2 "New Albums Reviewed by RM Reviewing Panel" (PDF). New Record Mirror . No. 390. August 31, 1968. p. 8.
  13. ↑ "Album Reviews: Pop Spotlight". Billboard . Vol. 76, no. 32. August 8, 1964. p. 25.
  14. ↑ "Cashbox Album Pop Pick Reviews: More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits". Cash Box . Vol. 25, no. 45. August 1, 1964. p. 30.
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