Orbisongs

1965 studio album by Roy Orbison

Orbisongs

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

There Is Only One Roy Orbison
(1965)

Orbisongs
(1965)

The Orbison Way
(1966)

Singles from Orbisongs

"Oh, Pretty Woman"
Released: August 29, 1964^[1]
"Goodnight"
Released: January 25, 1965^[2]
"(Say) You're My Girl"
Released: June 1965^[3]

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'	'^[6]

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

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(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, 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

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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.