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- Date Released: January 1, 2006
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Pop
- Label: Monument/Orbison Records/Legacy
- Copyright: Compilation (P) 2006 Sony Music Entertainment
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They Say...
The most unlikely of rock stars, there are few images as riveting as Roy Orbison standing completely motionless at the microphone in his trademark dark shades as he climbs the notes of one of his haunting, operatic pop songs, sounding for all the world like an angel stranded on earth and yearning to get back home. From his first recordings in the mid-'50s for Sun Records through his unlikely comeback in the late '80s, Orbison never lost an inch of his astounding vocal range or his knack for writing concise and emotionally nuanced pop ballads that seemed for all the world like mini-operas. This well-chosen collection offers up two dozen of Orbison's key sides taken from all phases of his career, including his 1956 debut single for Sun Records, "Ooby Dooby," through his brilliant '60s output ("Oh, Pretty Woman," "Only the Lonely," "Blue Bayou," "It's Over," "Crying") and cuts from his 1989 Mystery Girl album like the well-written and sung "She's a Mystery to Me." The versions here of "In Dreams" and "Claudette" are not the original singles but re-recordings done in the mid-'80s, but it hardly matters, since Orbison gives both the exact same emotional readings as he did the first time around. There are plenty of Orbison best-of collections on the market, but this one gets points for being a true career-spanning survey.
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| 01. |  |
Oh, Pretty Woman |
2:56 |
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| 02. | |
You Got It |
3:30 |
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| 03. | |
Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) |
2:25 |
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| 04. | |
I Drove All Night |
3:46 |
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| 05. | |
In Dreams |
2:51 |
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| 06. | |
Love Hurts |
2:28 |
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| 07. | |
Ooby Dooby
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2:11 |
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| 08. | |
Claudette |
2:34 |
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| 09. | |
Blue Bayou |
2:28 |
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| 10. | |
Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) |
2:33 |
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| 11. | |
Lana |
2:17 |
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| 12. | |
Running Scared |
2:12 |
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| 13. | |
Falling |
2:22 |
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| 14. | |
California Blue |
3:55 |
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| 15. | |
Pretty Paper |
2:44 |
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| 16. | |
A Love So Beautiful |
3:30 |
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| 17. | |
Unchained Melody |
3:36 |
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| 18. | |
Uptown |
2:07 |
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| 19. | |
She's A Mystery To Me |
4:16 |
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| 20. | |
That Lovin' You Feelin' Again
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4:00 |
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| 21. | |
Too Soon To Know |
2:46 |
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| 22. | |
Blue Angel |
2:51 |
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| 23. | |
It's Over |
2:47 |
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| 24. | |
Crying |
2:45 |
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24 Total Tracks, 69:50 Total Length
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Credits
- Floyd Cramer - Piano // Hank Garland - Guitar // Rita Coolidge - Vocals (Background) // Jeff Lynne - Bass // Jeff Lynne - Guitar // Jeff Lynne - Piano // Jeff Lynne - Keyboards // Jeff Lynne - Vocals (Background) // Jeff Lynne - Producer // Jeff Lynne - Original Recording Producer // Roy Orbison - Guitar // Roy Orbison - Vocals (Background) // Roy Orbison - Producer // Roy Orbison - Original Recording Producer // Tom Petty - Guitar // Dewey Martin - Drums // Scotty Moore - Guitar // Jim Keltner - Drums // Grady Martin - Guitar // Bill Pursell - Vibraphone // Joe Chemay - Vocals (Background) // John Rainey Adkins - Guitar // Brian Ahern - Producer // Brian Ahern - Original Recording Producer // Benmont Tench - Piano // Barry Booth - Piano // Harold Bradley - Guitar // Boudleaux Bryant - Guitar // T Bone Burnett - Producer // T Bone Burnett - Original Recording Producer // Ray Cooper - Drums // Linda Dillard - Vocals (Background) // Ray Edenton - Guitar // Howie Epstein - Bass // Fred Foster - Producer // Fred Foster - Original Recording Producer // Gene Morford - Vocals (Background) // Jim Haas - Vocals (Background) // Buddy Harman - Drums // Jon Joyce - Vocals (Background) // Rodney Justo - Guitar // Jerry Kennedy - Guitar // Jack Kennelly - Bass // Paul Leim - Drums // Tommy Morgan - Harmonica // James Morrow - Mandolin // Wayne Moss - Guitar // Robert Nix - Drums // Barbara Orbison - Executive Producer // Carole Parks - Vocals (Background) // Dean Parks - Guitar // Boots Randolph - Saxophone // Wesley Rose - Producer // Wesley Rose - Original Recording Producer // Billy Sanford - Guitar // Henry Strzelecki - Bass // Mike Utley - Keyboards // Jim Vienneau - Producer // Jim Vienneau - Original Recording Producer // David Woodford - Saxophone // Billy Pat Ellis - Drums // Chet Flippo - Liner Notes // Sam Phillips - Producer // Sam Phillips - Original Recording Producer // Michael Utley - Producer // Michael Utley - Original Recording Producer // Fred Carter, Jr. - Guitar // Bob Moore & His Orchestra - Bass // Vic Anesini - Mastering // Paul Garrison - Drums // John W. Greubel - Drums // Jerry Arnold - Drums // Bill Dees - Keyboards // Bill Dees - Vocals (Background) // Joe Tanner - Guitar // Phil & Debi Jones - Drums // Jed Hilly - Producer // Billy Gilmore - Bass
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Performers
Emmylou Harris With Roy Orbison // Roy Orbison & Teen Kings
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