More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
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| More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | July 1, 1964 | |||
| Recorded | June 14, 1961 – March 10, 1964 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll, pop, rockabilly | |||
| Length | 29:15 | |||
| Label | Monument | |||
| Producer | Fred Foster | |||
| Roy Orbison chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [1] |
More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits is a Roy Orbison album from Monument Records recorded at the RCA Studio B[2] in Nashville, Tennessee and released in 1964. The songs "It's Over" and "Indian Wedding" were recorded at the Fred Foster Studios also in Nashville.
The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated August 22 that year and remained on the chart for 30 weeks, peaking at number 19.[3]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's Over" | Roy Orbison, Bill Dees | 2:47 |
| 2. | "Blue Bayou" | Roy Orbison, Joe Melson | 2:29 |
| 3. | "Indian Wedding" | Roy Orbison | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Falling" | Roy Orbison | 2:22 |
| 5. | "Working for the Man" | Orbison | 2:25 |
| 6. | "Pretty Paper" | Willie Nelson | 2:41 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mean Woman Blues" | Claude Demetrius | 2:23 |
| 2. | "Lana" | Roy Orbison, Joe Melson | 2:46 |
| 3. | "In Dreams" | Roy Orbison | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Leah" | Roy Orbison | 2:37 |
| 5. | "Borne on the Wind" | Roy Orbison, Bill Dees | 2:50 |
| 6. | "What'd I Say" | Ray Charles | 2:50 |
References
[edit]- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1062. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017-10-17). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley,, Orbison, Alex (First ed.). New York. ISBN 9781478976547. OCLC 1005700738.
((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ 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.
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