Audio CD review:
Roy Orbison - 16 Biggest Hits

Roy Orbison - 16 Biggest Hits

Band: Roy Orbison Title: 16 Biggest Hits Rating: Release Date: 02 February, 1999 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Only The Lonely 2: Blue Angel 3: I'm Hurtin' 4: Running Scared 5: Crying 6: Candy Man 7: Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) 8: The Crowd 9: Leah 10: Working For The Man 11: In Dreams 12: Falling 13: Mean Woman Blues 14: Blue Bayou 15: It's Over 16: Oh, Pretty Woman

Editoral Review Meanwhile, Rhino's For the Lonely: A Roy Orbison Anthology (1959-65) tops it with 18 Orbison classics, Virgin's The Very Best of Roy Orbison clocks in with 19 cuts, and the old standby The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison, Volumes 1 & 2 tops them all with 20 hits. One hates to break the supernal sounds of master rock & roll balladeer Roy Orbison down by numbers, but here goes: 16 Biggest Hits offers exactly what it advertises. All four retrospectives are laden with recordings that have become rock & roll touchstones--"Only the Lonely," "Running Scared," "In Dreams," "It's Over," "Oh, Pretty Woman. " 16 Biggest Hits is bargain priced, but its ho-hum packaging leaves much to be desired. --Steven Stolder .. You can see a complete list of all Roy Orbison discography, or go back to the Roy Orbison tabs