Anthology

~ Release by Roy Orbison (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Only the Lonely
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-03-26)
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1960-03-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1960-03-26)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1960-03-26) and Harold Bradley (on 1960-03-26)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1960-03-26)
background vocals:
Joe Melson (on 1960-03-26) and The Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group) (on 1960-03-26)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1960-03-26)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 2) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) (on 1960-03-26)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-05-04)
was commissioned by:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4.72:27
2Dream Baby (How long Must I Dream)
recording of:
Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Combine Music Corp. and Acuff-Rose (BMI) (in 1971)
2:34
3Crying
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-06-26)
producer:
Fred Foster (on 1961-06-26)
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1961-06-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1961-06-26)
guitar:
Boudleaux Bryant (on 1961-06-26), Harold Bradley (on 1961-06-26) and Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1961-06-26)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1961-06-26)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1961-06-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) and Monument Record Corp. (not for release label use!) (in 1961)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 69) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 461)
recording of:
Crying (on 1961-06-26)
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Acuff Rose Music, Inc. (not for publishing), Barbara Orbison Music Company, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Orbi-Lee Music, R-Key Darkus Music, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16)
part of:
50/50
4.652:48
4Lana
recording of:
Lana
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:18
5Working for the Man
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-08-14)
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1962-08-14)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1962-08-14)
guitar:
Harold Bradley (on 1962-08-14)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1962-08-14)
saxophone [sax]:
Boots Randolph (on 1962-08-14)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1962-08-14)
recording of:
Working for the Man (on 1962-08-14)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison (in 1962)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
52:27
6Let’s Make a Memory
recording of:
Let’s Make a Memory
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:19
7Dance
recording of:
Dance
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:53
8Evergreen
recording of:
Evergreen
lyricist and composer:
Joseph W. Tanner (songwriter)
2:47
9Almost Eighteen
recording of:
Almost Eighteen
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
2:05
10With the Bug
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-06-03)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
recording of:
With the Bug (on 1959-06-03)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
52:28
11Night Life
recording of:
Night Life
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:32
12Come Back to Me (My Love)
2:29
13The Actress
recording of:
The Actress
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:38
14Love Star
recording of:
Love Star
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
3:01
15Here Comes That Song Again
recording of:
Here Comes That Song Again
lyricist and composer:
Dick Flood
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
2:45
16Mama
recording of:
Mama
writer:
Joe Melson, Roy Orbison and Ray Rush
3:01
17The Great Pretender
cover recording of:
The Great Pretender
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp, Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music (publisher), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
3:02
18(I’d Be) A Legend in My Time
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1960-09-15 until 1960-09-17)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
cover recording of:
Legend in My Time (on 1960-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
recording of:
Legend in My Time
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
3.53:09
19Leah
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-08-14)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monument Record Corp. (not for release label use!) (in 1962)
recording of:
Leah (on 1962-08-14)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison (in 1962)
52:40
20Blue Angel
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-08-08)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
recording of:
Blue Angel (on 1960-08-08)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
4.52:52
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1Running Scared
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-02-27)
producer:
Fred Foster (on 1961-02-27)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1961-02-27)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 4)
recording of:
Running Scared (on 1961-02-27)
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Barbara Orbison Music Company, Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-04-10)
3.252:13
2Love Hurts
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-02-27)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
cover recording of:
Love Hurts (on 1961-02-27)
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-08-30)
sub-publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4.352:28
3The Crowd
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-04-17)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
recording of:
The Crowd (on 1962-04-17)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
52:24
4I’m Hurtin’
recording of:
I’m Hurtin’
lyricist and composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-11-07)
2:44
5Bye Bye Love
recording of:
Bye Bye Love
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony ATV Acuff Rose Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:15
6Pretty One
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-09-18)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
recording of:
Pretty One (on 1959-09-18)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
publisher:
Roys Boy’s, LLC
52:19
7Blue Avenue
recording of:
Blue Avenue
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
2:21
8Cry
cover recording of:
Cry
lyricist and composer:
Churchill Kohlman
2:43
9Sweet and Innocent
recording of:
Sweet and Innocent
writer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
2:19
10Paper Boy
recording of:
Paper Boy
lyricist, writer and composer:
Roy Orbison
2:15
11Seems to Me
recording of:
Seems to Me
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
2:16
12Loneliness
recording of:
Loneliness
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:28
13Jolie
recording of:
Jolie
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
1:55
14I’ll Say It’s My Fault
recording of:
I’ll Say It’s My Fault
writer:
Fred Foster and Roy Orbison
2:22
15Wedding Day
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-11-15)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
recording of:
Wedding Day (on 1961-11-15)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
52:07
16She Wears My Ring
recording of:
She Wears My Ring
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
version of:
La golondrina
2:32
17Summer Song
recording of:
Summer Song
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:46
18Raindrops
recording of:
Raindrops
lyricist and composer:
Joe Melson
1:53
19I Can’t Stop Loving You
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1960-09-15 until 1960-09-17)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
cover recording of:
I Can’t Stop Lovin’ You (from 1960-09-15 until 1960-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1958-02-07)
42:45
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1Candy Man
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-06-27)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
cover recording of:
Candy Man (on 1961-06-27)
writer:
Fred Neil and Beverly Ross
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
52:46
2Uptown
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-09-18)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monument Record Corp. (not for release label use!) (in 1960)
recording of:
Up Town (Uptown) (on 1959-09-18)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
52:08
3Today’s Teardrops
cover recording of:
Today’s Teardrops
lyricist and composer:
Gene Pitney and Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter)
2:13
4Ooby Dooby
recording of:
Ooby Dooby
lyricist and composer:
Wade Moore and Dick Penner
publisher:
Hi Lo Music, Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
2:12
5Rockhouse
recording of:
Rock House
lyricist and composer:
Harold Lloyd Jenkins
2:03
6Go! Go! Go!
recording of:
Go Go Go (Down the Line)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
publisher:
Barbara Orbison Music Company, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Kobalt Music Services America Inc., Roy Orbison Music Company and Roys Boy’s, LLC
2:08
7You’re My Baby
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1956-09-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
N2K
recording of:
You’re My Baby (on 1956-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
52:07
8Devil Doll
recording of:
Devil Doll
lyricist and composer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
2:11
9Twenty-Two Days
cover recording of:
Twenty-Two Days
lyricist and composer:
Gene Pitney
3:07
10Problem Child
recording of:
Problem Child
lyricist and composer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
2:20
11You’re Gonna Cry
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
vocals:
Roy Orbison
recording of:
You’re Gonna Cry
lyricist and composer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
52:08
12Chicken Hearted
recording of:
Chicken Hearted
writer:
Bill Justis
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
2:17
13I Like Love
vocals:
Roy Orbison
recording of:
I Like Love
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2:33
14Sweet and Easy to Love
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
vocals:
Roy Orbison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
N2K
recording of:
Sweet and Easy to Love
lyricist and composer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
52:11
15I Never Knew
recording of:
I Never Knew
lyricist and composer:
Sam C. Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
2:22
16It’s Too Late
recording of:
It’s Too Late
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Chuck Willis Music Corp., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Tideland Music Publishing Corp. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:00
17This Kind of Love
recording of:
This Kind of Love
lyricist and composer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
2:09
18Tryin’ to Get to You
recording of:
Trying to Get to You
writer:
Rose Marie McCoy and Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gladys Music, Motion Music Co., Motion Music Company (US publisher), Red Storming Heaven Music, Rockland Music, Slow Dancing Music LLC, Songs of Windswept Pacific and You Look Good Music Publishing
2:41
19Mean Little Mama
recording of:
Mean Little Mama
lyricist and composer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
2:07