The Great Songs of Roy Orbison
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The Great Songs of Roy Orbison is an album recorded by Roy Orbison
for MGM Records
that was released in the United States
in February 1970.
, except where indicated
Side one
Side two
Roy Orbison
Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis...
for MGM Records
MGM Records
MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. Later it became a pop label, lasting into the 1970s...
that was released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in February 1970.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Roy Orbison and Bill DeesBill Dees
William "Bill" Dees is an American musician most famous for his song writing collaborations with singer Roy Orbison.-Career:...
, except where indicated
Side one
- "Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart"
- "Cry Softly Lonely One"(Joe MelsonJoe MelsonJoe Melson , is an American singer and a BMI Award–winning songwriter.Melson was born in Bonham, the seat of Fannin County in northeast Texas. He was reared on a farm until he was sixteen. He attended high school in Gore, Oklahoma, and in Chicago before he returned to Texas to study at the two-year...
, Don GantDon GantDonald W. Gant was an American singer, songwriter and record producer.With Tupper Saussy, in the late 1960s he formed "The Neon Philharmonic." Singing vocals, with Saussy on the keyboards, they recorded five singles and two albums for Warner Bros. Records between 1969 and 1971...
) - "Penny Arcade" (Sammy King)
- "Ride Away"
- "Southbound Jericho Parkway" (Bobby Bond)
Side two
- "Crawling Back"
- "Heartache"
- "Too Soon To Know" (Don GibsonDon GibsonDonald Eugene "Don" Gibson was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson penned such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits from 1957 into the early 1970s.-Biography:Don Gibson was...
) - "My Friend"
- "Here Comes the Rain, Baby" (Mickey NewburyMickey NewburyMickey Newbury was an American songwriter, a critically acclaimed recording artist, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Biography:...
)