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| Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Released | August 1, 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 1959 – 1962 | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll, rockabilly | |||
| Length | 28:38 | |||
| Label | Monument (M 4009) | |||
| Producer | Fred Foster | |||
| Roy Orbison chronology | ||||
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Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits is a Roy Orbison record album from Monument Records recorded at the RCA Studio B in Nashville, [1] and released in 1962. Between the hit songs were also "Love Star" and "Evergreen", [1] which were released here for the first time. "Dream Baby" had recently been a No. 4 hit in the United States and No. 2 in England. [2]
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According to the authorised Roy Orbison biography, [3] 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, [2] when it debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated September 1 that year, peaking at number 13. [4] 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. [5] It reached No. 16 on the Cashbox albums chart for it spent 86 weeks. [6] 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. [7] Bear Family included also the album in the 2001 Orbison 1955-1965 box set. [8]
