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Roy Orbison - For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits Audio CD

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Roy Orbison Band: Roy Orbison
Title: For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits
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Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Ooby Dooby 2: Rock House 3: Uptown 4: Only the Lonely 5: Blue Angel 6: I'm Hurtin' 7: Running Scared 8: Crying 9: Candy Man 10: Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) 11: Leah 12: Working for the Man 13: In Dreams 14: Mean Woman Blues 15: Blue Bayou 16: Pretty Paper 17: It's Over 18: Oh, Pretty Woman

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Item came timely and was in good condition. For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits Good CD; it had all the songs I like and the price was very good.


the real deal
This is the best collection of Orbison hits, period. These are the original hits, not crummy re-recordings.


The best compilation to own for original Orbison hits!
I was ready to purchase the "Essential Roy Orbison" when I discovered that cuts like "Running Scared" and "In Dreams" were re-recorded in 1985. I can't understand why certain labels have to issue re-recordings of hits. For those who grew up with Orbison's hits over transistor or car radios listening to AM, you know only the originals will do. This is the best compilation to own for Orbison's greatest hits. They are all originals recorded between 1956 and 1964. Actually his peak hit years 1960-64 are all here and in excellent sound by Rhino. Orbison was one of the greatest singers in pop rock history. At a time when pretty boys ruled the charts (Bobby Vee, Bobby Rydell, Frankie Avalon etc. )Orbison looked like the guy down the street who worked on your car. But he had real talent and when he sang, there was no mistaking that operatic quality of his god-given voice. His records had drama. Listen to Blue Angel, Only The Lonely, Cryin' and Running Scared and it can still send chills up your spine. He was truly a rock and roll original. This set offers his biggest 18 hits and as usual the sound from Rhino is clean, crisp and superb. It's the one to get! .


Only the lonley, Roy Orbison CD
I listen to it every day. I was very impressed the CD was of great quality.


The classic collection of this Rock & Roll Hall of Famer
He achieved his initial success at Sam Phillips' Sun records way back in 1956 with his memorable recording of "Ooby Dooby". In spite of the fact this this disc was released back in 1988, "For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits" remains one of the finest Roy Orbison anthologies ever issued. He bounced around for a few years before finally landing at Fred Foster's fledgling Monument Records in 1960. This was a match made in heaven. For the next five years Roy Orbison made some of the most memorable sides in rock and roll history.
"For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits" features a pair of his best recordings from his days at Sun including "Rockhouse" and the aforementioned "Ooby Dooby". The remaining 16 tracks are devoted to the Monument years. Oddly enough, his biggest hit of all time was one of his last at Monument. "Oh, Pretty Woman" went all the way to #1 in the late summer of 1964 and reportedly sold over 7 million copies! It remains one of the staples of oldies stations to this day! Among the other familiar hits you will find in this collection are "In Dreams", "It's Over", "Running Scared" and of course "Only The Lonely" from 1960. You might not be familiar with some of the lesser hits that are included but I would recommend to you "Working For The Man" and the wonderful "Uptown" which was his first single on the Monument label. I was also pleased to see Orbison's fine rendition of Willie Nelson's holiday classic "Pretty Paper" included here as well. For those who appreciate such things there is a nicely done 12 page booklet included for your enjoyment.
Roy Orbison left Monument records for what he hoped were greener pastures at M-G-M back in 1965. But despite the fact that he continued to churn out high quality material times had changed and Roy Orbison was simply out of tune with prevailing trends. He would be largely out of the limelight for the next two decades. Happily, Roy Orbison would be introduced to a whole new generation of fans in the late 1980's as a member of the Traveling Wilburys. We lost Roy Orbison unexpectedly in 1988 but the public honered him by making "You Got It" a surprise Top Ten hit shortly after his death.
No collection of classic rock and roll or American popular music for that matter can be considered complete without the biggest hits of Roy Orbison. This was actually one of the first discs I purchased when I bought my CD player back in 1988. And for my money, "For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits" remains the best Orbison collection around. Highly recommended!.


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