Lonely and Blue / Crying

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
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
2Bye-Bye Love
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1960-09-15 until 1960-09-17)
producer:
Fred Foster
cover recording of:
Bye Bye Love (from 1960-09-15 until 1960-09-17)
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)
52:17
3Cry
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1960-09-15 until 1960-09-17)
producer:
Fred Foster
cover recording of:
Cry (from 1960-09-15 until 1960-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Churchill Kohlman
2:45
4Blue Avenue
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-03-25)
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Blue Avenue (on 1960-03-25)
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
5I 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
6Come Back to Me
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1960-09-15 until 1960-09-17)
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Come Back to Me (My Love) (from 1960-09-15 until 1960-09-17)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:29
7Blue 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)
4.52:53
8Raindrops
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-09-18)
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Raindrops (on 1959-09-18)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Melson
1:54
9A 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)
3.53:11
10I'm Hurtin'
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1960-09-15 until 1960-09-17)
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
I’m Hurtin’ (from 1960-09-15 until 1960-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-11-07)
22:44
11Twenty Two Days
producer:
Fred Foster
cover recording of:
Twenty-Two Days
lyricist and composer:
Gene Pitney
2:55
12I'll Say It's My Fault
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-08-08)
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
I’ll Say It’s My Fault (on 1960-08-08)
writer:
Fred Foster and Roy Orbison
2:24
13Crying
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
4.652:49
14The Great Pretender
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-06-26)
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
The Great Pretender (on 1961-06-26)
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
3:04
15Love 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)
4.352:30
16She Wears My Ring
recording of:
She Wears My Ring (on 1961-06-26)
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
2:33
17Wedding 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
52:09
18Summersong
recording of:
Summer Song
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:48
19Dance
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-05-27)
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Dance (on 1961-05-27)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:55
20Lana
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-06-14)
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Lana (on 1961-06-14)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
52:20
21Loneliness
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-05-27)
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Loneliness (on 1961-05-27)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:30
22Let's Make a Memory
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-02-27)
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Let’s Make a Memory (on 1961-02-27)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:20
23Nite Life
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-02-27)
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Night Life (on 1961-02-27)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
52:34
24Running 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

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includes:Crying
Lonely and Blue