Lonely and Blue
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Studio album by Roy Orbison | ||||
Released | January 1961 | |||
Recorded | September 18, 1959 – September 17, 1960 | |||
Studio | RCA Studio B, Nashville | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 28:33 | |||
Label | Monument | |||
Producer | Fred Foster | |||
Roy Orbison chronology | ||||
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Lonely and Blue is the debut studio album by Roy Orbison,[1] released on Monument Records in January 1961.[2]
The track entitled "Come Back to Me (My Love)" features an almost identical intro to "Only the Lonely" because this is where the vocal figure of "Only the Lonely" came from.[3]
it entered the UK album chart two years later, on June 30, 1963 and reached number 14 over the course of eight weeks.[4]
History
After a two-year stint at Sun Records, Roy Orbison signed up with RCA Records in 1958, but left after two singles. In early 1959 Orbison's manager Wesley Rose asked producer and owner Fred Foster if he was interested in signing him for Monument Records. Foster said yes. The album was recorded at RCA Studio B using two- and three-track tape machines.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
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Bruce Eder of AllMusic said that the album "packed with great moments and different permutations of that sound: the powerful lead vocal and the Boots Randolph sax break on "I'll Say It's My Fault"; the haunting Orbison-Melson "Come Back to Me (My Love)," a vest-pocket romantic melodrama sung with operatic depth and played to a light rock & roll beat; Don Gibson's "I'd Be a Legend in My Time", and "I Can't Stop Loving You".[5]
Cashbox appreciated the effort. "Good material and a striking delivery add up to strong merchandise."[6]
Track listing
All tracks recorded 15–17 September 1960, except where indicated.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Only the Lonely" (March 25, 1960) | Roy Orbison, Joe Melson | 2:26 |
2. | "Bye Bye Love" | Felice & Boudleaux Bryant | 2:14 |
3. | "Cry" | Churchill Kohlman | 2:41 |
4. | "Blue Avenue" (March 25, 1960) | Roy Orbison, Joe Melson | 2:20 |
5. | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | Don Gibson | 2:43 |
6. | "Come Back to Me (My Love)" | Roy Orbison, Joe Melson | 2:27 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Blue Angel" (August 8, 1960) | Roy Orbison, Joe Melson | 2:51 |
2. | "Raindrops" (September 18, 1959) | Joe Melson | 1:53 |
3. | "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" | Don Gibson | 3:08 |
4. | "I'm Hurtin'" | Roy Orbison, Joe Melson | 2:43 |
5. | "Twenty-Two Days" | Gene Pitney | 3:07 |
6. | "I'll Say It's My Fault" | Roy Orbison, Fred Foster | 2:21 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Up Town" (1959 single) | Orbison, Melson | 2:07 |
14. | "Pretty One" (B-side to "Up Town") | Orbison | 2:18 |
15. | "Here Comes That Song Again" (B-side to "Only the Lonely") | D. Flood | 2:44 |
16. | "Today's Teardrops" (B-side to "Blue Angel") | Pitney, A. Schroeder | 2:12 |
References
- ^ Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Wesley Orbison, Alex Orbison, Jeff Slate (First ed.). New York: Center Street. p. 247. ISBN 978-1-4789-7654-7. OCLC 1017566749.
- ^ Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley,, Orbison, Alex,, Slate, Jeff (First ed.). New York: Center Street. p. 251. ISBN 9781478976547. OCLC 1017566749.
- ^ Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017-10-17). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley,, Orbison, Alex (First ed.). New York. ISBN 9781478976547. OCLC 1005700738.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Roy Orbison". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Roy Orbison – Lonely and Blue: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ Cash Box. Cash Box Pub. Co. 1961-01-21. p. 30.
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