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More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits

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More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Roy Orbison
ReleasedJuly 1, 1964
Recorded1961 – 1964
GenreRock and roll, pop, rockabilly
Length29:15
LabelMonument
ProducerFred Foster
Roy Orbison chronology
In Dreams
(1963) 		More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
(1964) 		Early Orbison
(1964)
Singles from More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
  1. "Borne on the Wind"
    Released: February, 1964[1]
  2. "It's Over"
    Released: March 1964[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Record Mirror[5]

More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits is a Roy Orbison album from Monument Records recorded at the RCA Studio B[6] in Nashville, Tennessee and released in 1964. The songs "It's Over" and "Indian Wedding" were recorded at the Fred Foster Studios also in Nashville.

In the US, the single released from the album, "It's Over", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated April 11, 1964, peaking at number nine during its 11-week stay.[7] on the Cashbox singles, it reached number ten during its 12-week stay.[8] it spent two weeks at number one in The U.K during its 18-week stay.[9] In the UK the song chosen as the single for release was "Borne on The Wind", and it entered the singles chart there for the week of February 26, 1964, stayed around for 10 weeks, peaking at number 15.[9]

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated August 22, 1964, and remained on the chart for 30 weeks, peaking at number 19.[10] It reached No. 9 on the Cashbox albums chart where it spent there for 22 weeks.[11] Bear Family included also the album in the 2001 Orbison 1955-1965 box set.[12]

Reception

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Billboard gave a positive review, called it "the commercial appeal of [Orbison]"[13]

Cashbox praised Orbison for "his feelingful readings of “It’s Over,” “Blue Bayou,” “Mean Woman Blues,” “In Dreams” and eight others."[14]

Record Mirror raved "He's every bit as strong on other people's work - like Willie Nelson's "Pretty Paper" & Ray Charles "What'd I Say"[5]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's Over"Roy Orbison, Bill Dees2:47
2."Blue Bayou"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:29
3."Indian Wedding"Roy Orbison2:59
4."Falling"Roy Orbison2:22
5."Working for the Man"Orbison2:25
6."Pretty Paper"Willie Nelson2:41
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mean Woman Blues"Claude Demetrius2:23
2."Lana"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:46
3."In Dreams"Roy Orbison2:46
4."Leah"Roy Orbison2:37
5."Borne on the Wind"Roy Orbison, Bill Dees2:50
6."What'd I Say"Ray Charles2:50

Charts

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Chart (1964) Peak
position
U.S. Top LPs (Billboard)[10] 19
U.S. Cashbox[11] 9

References

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  1. ^ Clayson, Alan (1989). Only the lonely : Roy Orbison's life and legacy. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press. pp. 226–227. ISBN 0-312-03961-1.
  2. ^ Amburn, Ellis (1990). Dark star: The Roy Orbison Story. New York, NY: Carol Pub. Group. pp. 255–256. ISBN 9-780818-405181.
  3. ^ "Roy Orbison - More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits: Ratings & Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1062. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (31 August 1968). "new albums reviewed by RM reviewing panel new albums re viewed by RM rev iewing panel new albums reviewed by RM rev1ew1ng panel new albums" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 390. p. 8.
  6. ^ Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017-10-17). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley,, Orbison, Alex (First ed.). New York. ISBN 9781478976547. OCLC 1005700738.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 524. ISBN 0898201551.
  8. ^ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. p. 254. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
  9. ^ a b "ROY ORBISON". Official Charts. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  10. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 580. ISBN 0898201179.
  11. ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 278. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  12. ^ "Orbison 1955-1965". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Billboard Spotlight Pick: More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits". Billboard. Vol. 76, no. 32. August 8, 1964. p. 25.
  14. ^ "Cashbox Album Pop Pick Reviews: More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits". Cash Box. Vol. 25, no. 45. August 1, 1964. p. 30.
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