Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits

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Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
Roy Orbison
ReleasedAugust 1, 1962
Recorded1959 – 1962
Studio RCA Victor Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Rock and roll, rockabilly
Length28:38
Label Monument (M 4009)
Producer Fred Foster
Roy Orbison chronology
Crying
(1962)		Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
(1962)		 In Dreams
(1963)
Singles from Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
  1. "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"
    Released: February 10, 1962 [1]
  2. "The Crowd"
    Released: June 1962 [1]

Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits is a Roy Orbison record album from Monument Records recorded at the RCA Studio B in Nashville, [2] and released on August 1, 1962. Between the hit songs were also "Love Star" and "Evergreen", [2] which were released here for the first time. [3]

Contents

The single, "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated February 17, 1962, peaking at number four during its 12-week stay. [4] on the Cashbox singles, it reached number nine during its 12-week stay. [5] and number two in The U.K during its 14-week stay. [6] Another Single "The Crowd", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated June 2, 1962, peaking at number 26 during its 10-week stay. [4] number 21 on the Cashbox during its 11-week stay. [5] and number 40 in The UK during its four-week stay. [6]

According to the authorised Roy Orbison biography, [7] this was Orbison's third album on the Monument label, and his first greatest hits compilation. It was a success remaining in the charts for 140 weeks, [3] when it debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated September 1, 1962, peaking at number 13. [8] it entered the UK album charts 5 years later, on September 30, 1967 and it spent its only week on the album chart there at number 40. [6] It reached No. 16 on the Cashbox albums chart for it spent 86 weeks. [9] It was re-released in 1967 after his departure from Monument Records.

The album received Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America on March 24, 1966. [10] Bear Family included also the album in the 2001 Orbison 1955-1965 box set. [11]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]

Billboard admired the "great individual performances in the dramatic Orbison style throughout" the album. [15]

Cash Box stated Orbison's "rich full-bodied voice is perfectly suited to such coinpulling merchandise as 'Only the Lonely', 'Crying' and 'The Crowd'. [16]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Crowd"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson 2:19
2."Love Star" Cindy Walker 2:58
3."Crying"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:45
4."Evergreen"Joe Tanner2:43
5."Running Scared"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:10
6."Mama"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson, Ray Rush2:58
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Candy Man"Beverly Ross, Fred Neil 2:48
2."Only the Lonely"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:24
3."Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"Cindy Walker2:35
4."Blue Angel"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:50
5."Uptown"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:05
6."I'm Hurtin'"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:43

Charts

Chart (1962)Peak
position
US Top LPs (Billboard) [8] 13
US Cashbox [9] 16
UK Albums Chart [6] 40

Singles

YearTitleUS Hot 100 [4] US Cashbox [5] UK singles [6]
1962"Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"494
"The Crowd"262140

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Amburn (1990), p. 255.
  2. 1 2 Orbison (2017).
  3. 1 2 Orbison (2017), p. 89.
  4. 1 2 3 Whitburn (2003), p. 524.
  5. 1 2 3 Downey (1994), p. 254.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "ROY ORBISON". Official Charts. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  7. ↑ Orbison (2017), p. 247.
  8. 1 2 Whitburn (1996), p. 580.
  9. 1 2 Hoffmann (1988), p. 278.
  10. ↑ "Gold & Platinum". riaa.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024. Type Roy Orbison in the Search box and press Enter.
  11. ↑ "Orbison 1955-1965". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "Roy Orbison - Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits: Ratings & Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  13. ↑ Larkin (2007), p. 1062.
  14. ↑ Joplin, Norman; Peter, Jones (September 16, 1967). "new albums reviewed by Norman Joplin and Peter Jones new albums reviewed by Norman Joplin: U.S album goodies from Nancy, Joe Tex, Peter, Paul and Mary, the big O', Dean Martin and Aretha". Record Mirror . No. 340. p. 8.
  15. ↑ "Late Pop Spotlight: Albums". Billboard . Vol. 74, no. 30. July 28, 1962. p. 6.
  16. ↑ "Cashbox Album Popular Pick of The Week Reviews: Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits". Cash Box . Vol. 23, no. 45. August 4, 1962. p. 29.

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