Audio CD review:
Roy Orbison - Sun Years

Roy Orbison - Sun Years

Band: Roy Orbison Title: Sun Years Rating: Release Date: 05 October, 1989 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: OOBY DOOBY 2: CLAUDETTE 3: THIS KIND OF LOVE 4: YOU'RE GONNA CRY 5: SWEET AND EASY TO LOVE 6: MEAN LITTLE MAMA 7: TRYING TO GET TO YOU 8: GO! GO! GO! 9: DOMINO 10: DEVIL DOLL 11: FOOLS HALL OF FAME 12: CHICKEN HEARTED 13: YOU'RE MY BABY 14: ROCK HOUSE 15: IT'S TOO LATE 16: THE CAUSE OF IT ALL 17: I GIVE UP 18: I NEVER KNEW 19: I LIKE LOVE 20: A TRUE GOODBYE

Customer Reviews We'll rock it up and have a ball. His stint with Sun was not so successful. Before Roy Orbison had his great success with Monument Records, he recorded for Sun Records. He only released four singles while he was with Sun, only one of which was a moderate success ("Ooby Dooby"). This CD features all the songs from his singles, plus a bunch of songs that were unreleased until after Roy hit it big with another record label. This material is definitely not as sophisticated as his later, more popular material. This is just basic rockabilly, but still quite enjoyable. Fans of "The Big O" should like it. As good as any rockabilly you'll ever hear, in my opinion. This album was recorded before he left Sun Records, where he never really fit in or felt comfortable with what Sam Phillips wanted him to do. Roy Orbison is best known for bathetic songs, and they are great ones. However, listening to this, one would never know it. I had read two autobiographies about Roy Orbison, and in both, Roy was described as feeling out of place at Sun Records. I bought this album months later, and I was surprised to hear how great his rockabilly/Sun songs were. If Roy Orbison's short tenure with Sun was a rocky one, one would never know it from listening to this great rockabilly album. As for me, I loved it. Baby Orbison This is Roy Orbison When in terms of trying to find an artistic voice he was still a baby. Buy it now for it's revelation into the early songs of a Rock & Roll giant. . You can see a complete list of all Roy Orbison discography, or go back to the Roy Orbison tabs