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

Roy Orbison - For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits

Band: Roy Orbison Title: For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits Rating: Release Date: 25 October, 1990 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Ooby Dooby 2: Rock House 3: Uptown 4: Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) 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: Workin' For The Man 13: In Dreams 14: Mean Woman Blues 15: Blue Bayou 16: Pretty Paper 17: It's Over 18: Oh, Pretty Woman

Editoral Review Opening with his two regional rockabilly hits for Sun Records and spanning the huge Monument hits, it reinforces why Elvis Presley viewed the Big O as his biggest competition during the Army years and why Orbison was the first '50s rocker to join the Traveling Wilburys. There's been a flood of compilations and reissues since his death in 1988, but Rhino's terrific package remains one of the best single discs of Orbison material. No compilation yet available covers his entire career, but this one certainly represents the hit years. One quibble: the stereo mixes, especially on "Blue Angel," are beautiful yet radically different from the mixes you may be more familiar with. --Bill Holdship .. You can see a complete list of all Roy Orbison discography, or go back to the Roy Orbison tabs