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Roy Orbison Sings

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Roy Orbison Sings
Studio album by
Roy Orbison
ReleasedMay 1972
RecordedAugust 2, 1969 – December 28, 1971
GenreRock
Length25:26
LabelMGM
ProducerMike Curb, Wesley Rose, Don Gant
Roy Orbison chronology
The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison
(1972) 		Roy Orbison Sings
(1972) 		Memphis
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Roy Orbison Sings is the sixteenth album recorded by Roy Orbison and the ninth for MGM Records, released in May 1972. Around this time, Orbison's hit singles had well and truly dried up, but this album is said to be one of his finest.

The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Diablo Records on October 25, 2004 as tracks 1 through 11 In a pairing of three albums on one CD with tracks 12 through 33 consisting of the others album being Orbison's Last 2 MGM Album from November 1972, Memphis, and from September 1973, Milestones.[3] The Roy's Boys was included in a box set entitled The MGM Years 1965-1973 - Roy Orbison, which contains 12 of his MGM studio albums, 1 compilation, and was released on Deember 4, 2015.[4]

History

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The album was recorded during various sessions, starting in August 1969, then at various times during 1970 and 1971. Around this time Orbison's former composer Joe Melson returned to Orbison after Melson was writing songs on his own.

Track listing

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Side one

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  1. "God Love You" (Roy Orbison, Joe Melson) (Arr: Joe Tanner)
  2. "Beaujolais" (John Carter, Tim Gilbert)
  3. "If Only for a While" (Bill Dees, Larry Henley) (Arr: Jim Hall)
  4. "Rings of Gold" (Gene Thomas) (Arr: Joe Tanner)
  5. "Help Me" (Orbison, Melson) (Arr: Jim Hall)
  6. "Plain Jane Country (Come to Town)" (Eddy Raven)

Side two

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  1. "Harlem Woman" (Orbison, Melson) (Arr: Bergen White)
  2. "Cheyenne" (Carter, Gilbert)
  3. "Changes" (Orbison, Melson) (Arr: Joe Tanner)
  4. "It Takes All Kinds of People" (Orbison, Mike Curb) (Arr: Don Peake)
  5. "Remember the Good" (Mickey Newbury) (Arr: Joe Tanner)

Side One:
Tracks 1, 5 Produced by Joe Melson & Roy Orbison
Track 2 Produced by Don Gant
Tracks 3, 4, 6 Produced by Wesley Rose

Side Two:
Tracks 1, 3 Produced by Joe Melson & Roy Orbison
Track 2 Produced by Don Gant
Track 4 Produced by Mike Curb
Track 5 Produced by Wesley Rose

European track listing

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Side one

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  1. "Changes"
  2. "Harlem Woman"
  3. "Cheyenne"
  4. "Yesterday's Child" (originally appeared on Roy Orbison's Many Moods) (Roy Orbison, Bill Dees)
  5. "It Takes All Kinds of People"
  6. "Beaujolais"

Side two

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  1. "God Love You"
  2. "If Only for a While"
  3. "Help Me"
  4. "Plain Jane Country (Come to Town)"
  5. "Rings of Gold"
  6. "Remember the Good"

Released on London Records

References

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  1. ^ Roy Orbison Sings at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1062. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Roy Orbison Sings/Memphis/Milestones". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. ^ "The MGM Years 1965-1973 - Roy Orbison". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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