Orbisongs
1965 studio album by Roy Orbison
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Studio album by Roy Orbison | ||||
Released | November 1965 | |||
Recorded | September 15, 1960 – June 1, 1965 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 30:34 | |||
Label | Monument | |||
Producer | Fred Foster | |||
Roy Orbison chronology | ||||
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Singles from Orbisongs | ||||
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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]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Oh, Pretty Woman" | Roy Orbison, Bill Dees | 2:55 |
2. | "Dance" | Orbison, Joe Melson | 2:25 |
3. | "(Say) You're My Girl" | Orbison, Dees | 2:44 |
4. | "Goodnight" | Orbison, Dees | 2:27 |
5. | "Nitelife" | Orbison, Melson | 2:10 |
6. | "Let the Good Times Roll" | Leonard Lee | 2:30 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "(I Get So) Sentimental" | Orbison, Melson | 2:40 |
2. | "Yo Te Amo Maria" | Orbison, Dees | 3:15 |
3. | "Wedding Day" | Orbison, Melson | 2:06 |
4. | "Sleepy Hollow" | Dees | 3:04 |
5. | "22 Days" | Gene Pitney | 3:04 |
6. | "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" | Don Gibson | 3:03 |
References
- ^ "Roy Orbison And The Candy Men - Oh, Pretty Woman Relased Dates". 45cat.com. 1964-08-29. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Roy Orbison - Goodnight Relased Dates". 45cat.com. 1965-01-25. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Roy Orbison - (Say) You're My Girl Relased Dates". 45cat.com. 1965-06-01. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley; Orbison, Alex; Slate, Jeff (2nd ed.). New York: Center Street. ISBN 9781478976547. OCLC 1017566749.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 3, 1965. p. 14. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1062. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 580. ISBN 0898201179.
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