Orbisongs

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Orbisongs
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1965
RecordedSeptember 15, 1960 – June 1, 1965
Genre Rock
Length30:34
Label Monument
Producer Fred Foster
Roy Orbison chronology
There Is Only One Roy Orbison
(1965)
Orbisongs
(1965)
The Orbison Way
(1966)
Singles from Orbisongs
  1. "Oh, Pretty Woman"
    Released: August 29, 1964 [1]
  2. "Goodnight"
    Released: January 25, 1965 [2]
  3. "(Say) You're My Girl"
    Released: June 1965 [3]

Orbisongs is a compilation LP released by Monument Records in 1965 after Roy Orbison had left the label and joined MGM. It features tracks such as the stereo version of "Oh, Pretty Woman", a different version of "Dance", and the unreleased "I Get So Sentimental." [4]

Cash Box described the single "(Say) You're My Girl" as an "easy-going, pledge of romantic devotion with an infectious repeating rhythmic riff." [5]

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The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated November 6 that year and remained on the chart for 11 weeks, peaking at number 136. [7] It entered the UK album chart two years later on July 22, 1967, and spent its only week on the album chart there at number 40." [8]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oh, Pretty Woman" Roy Orbison, Bill Dees 2:55
2."Dance"Orbison, Joe Melson 2:25
3."(Say) You're My Girl"Orbison, Dees2:44
4."Goodnight"Orbison, Dees2:27
5."Nitelife"Orbison, Melson2:10
6."Let the Good Times Roll" Leonard Lee 2:30
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(I Get So) Sentimental"Orbison, Melson2:40
2."Yo Te Amo Maria"Orbison, Dees3:15
3."Wedding Day"Orbison, Melson2:06
4."Sleepy Hollow"Dees3:04
5."22 Days" Gene Pitney 3:04
6."(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" Don Gibson 3:03

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