Orbisongs

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Orbisongs
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Compilation album by
Roy Orbison
ReleasedNovember 1965
Recorded1960 – 1965
Genre Rockabilly
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 [1]
  3. "(Say) You're My Girl"
    Released: June 1965 [1]
  4. "Let the Good Times Roll"
    Released: November 1965 [1]

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." [2]

Contents

Cash Box described the single "(Say) You're My Girl" as an "easy-going, pledge of romantic devotion with an infectious repeating rhythmic riff." [3]

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated November 6, 1965, and remained on the chart for 11 weeks, peaking at number 136. [4] 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." [5] It reached No. 74 on the Cashbox albums chart where it spent for 6 weeks. [6]

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 third studio album from June 1963, In Dreams. [7] Bear Family included also the album in the 2001 Orbison 1955-1965 box set. [8]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
New Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Billboard gave the album a postive review", saying his rendition of "Let the Good Times Roll" is exceptional" [12]

Cashbox praised Orbison for "Bridging the gap from the big rock sound to the ballad" [13]

New Record Mirror said the album features "a somewhat motley slection". [11]

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

Charts

Album

Chart (1965)Peak
position
US Top LPs (Billboard) [4] 136
US Cashbox [6] 74
UK Albums Chart [5] 40

Singles

YearTitleU.S. Hot 100 [14] U.S. Cashbox

[15]

CAN

[16]

U.K. Albums Chart

[5]

1964"Oh, Pretty Woman"1111
1965"Goodnight"2120514
"(Say) You're My Girl"39491723
"Let the Good Times Roll"8196--

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