Audio CD review:
Roy Orbison - The Essential Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison - The Essential Roy Orbison

Band: Roy Orbison Title: The Essential Roy Orbison Rating: Release Date: 28 March, 2006 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Ooby Dooby- Roy Orbison & Teen Kings 2: Go! Go! Go!- Roy Orbison & Teen Kings 3: Rock House- Roy Orbison & Teen Kings 4: Uptown 5: Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) 6: Blue Angel 7: I'm Hurtin' 8: Lana 9: Love Hurts 10: Crying 11: Candy Man 12: Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) 13: The Crowd 14: Leah 15: Falling 16: Working For The Man 17: Mean Woman Blues 18: Blue Bayou 19: Pretty Paper 20: It's Over 21: Oh, Pretty Woman 22: You Got It 23: She's A Mystery To Me 24: California Blue 25: The Only One 26: Ride Away 27: Crawling Back 28: Best Friend 29: Communication Breakdown 30: Walk On 31: That Lovin' You Feelin' Again- Emmylou Harris (With Roy Orbison) 32: Running Scared 33: In Dreams 34: A Love So Beautiful 35: The Comedians 36: Claudette 37: I Drove All Night 38: Wild Hearts Run Out Of Time 39: Coming Home- Carl Perkins / Johnny Cash / Jerry Lee Lewis / Roy Orbison 40: Life Fades Away

Customer Reviews The One And Only His voice was unmistakable and soared from the heavens. I have listened to Roy all the way from junior high to the present,almost 59 years old today. He truly put out some of the most memorable "45's" from the music of my life. . Excellent Overview But you didn't think the record company would give you EVERYTHING, did you? They still have a back catalog to sell. Yes, there are a few originals missing (notably "In Dreams," which appears here only as a re-recording). However, I think everyone but the diehard fans will be pleased with this "essential" collection. 40 songs on 2 CDs is a great bargain for the novice Orbison fan. Nearly perfect and nicely done This is the first one that has Roy's 50's 60's 70's 80's ache/grin/sunglasses on. There are several complilation CDs of Roy Orbison this is the latest one 2 CDS has classic Sun Monument MGM + latter day nudges Previous complilations concentrated on Sun and Monument hits. This double so-called "Essential" misses some early hits found on LPs and 45s and beloved by his fans. It has rare beginings like "Ooby Dooby" and the edge of Rockabilly. Most fans have all that. It misses favorites like "In Dreams" and others that fans would shout "Essential!" But. . it also has each 60's hit and the reason that Bob Dylan/BruceSpringteen/GreenDay/Bono/U2/ all agree that Roy had that Operatic voice that could suffer/soothe and excite No heart was ever broken so perfectly so aching so wanting to hear it again over and over Roy had no top 40 hits after signing with MGM in 1966. He waited it out and . . finally. . All realized the depth and breath of his vocal and passion Then a concert where Roy was told just how much he was beloved. It is still being shown on PBS stations as a way to get folks to join up! Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a fine tribute but those of us who love know deeper in dreams This 2 CD has an included booklet that has hardly any history, few comments , no incisiveness. and anyone who wants to know more should study. The sound is as good as it it gets. Nicely done!. . You can see a complete list of all Roy Orbison discography, or go back to the Roy Orbison tabs