Very Best of Roy Orbison [Sony/BMG Australia]
The Very Best Of Roy Orbison
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. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide
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Very Best of Roy Orbison [Sony/BMG Australia]
- UPC:
- 828768127629
- Label:
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MONUMENT/ORBISON RECORDS/LEGACY
- Released:
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4/4/2006
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0
- Disc:
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1
- Genre:
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ROCK
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| 1 | Oh, Pretty Woman (Album Version) | 4:16 |
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| 2 | You Got It (Album Version) | 5:30 |
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| 3 | Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) (Album Version) | 3:45 |
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| 4 | I Drove All Night | 5:46 |
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| 5 | In Dreams (1987 Version) | 4:11 |
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| 6 | Love Hurts (Album Version) | 3:48 |
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| 7 | Ooby Dooby | 3:31 |
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| 8 | Claudette (1985 Version) | 3:54 |
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| 9 | Blue Bayou (Album Version) | 3:48 |
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| 10 | Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) (Album Version) | 3:53 |
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| 11 | Lana (Album Version) | 3:37 |
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| 12 | Running Scared (Album Version) | 3:32 |
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| 13 | Falling | 3:42 |
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| 14 | California Blue | 5:55 |
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| 15 | Pretty Paper (Album Version) | 4:04 |
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| 16 | A Love So Beautiful | 5:30 |
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| 17 | Unchained Melody | 5:36 |
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| 18 | Uptown (Album Version) | 3:27 |
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| 19 | She's A Mystery To Me (Album Version) | 6:56 |
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| 20 | That Lovin' You Feelin' Again | 6:40 |
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| 21 | Too Soon To Know | 4:06 |
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| 22 | Blue Angel (Album Version) | 4:11 |
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| 23 | It's Over (Album Version) | 4:07 |
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| 24 | Crying (Album Version) | 4:05 |
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