Crying (album)
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Crying | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 1962 | |||
Recorded | February 27 – November 15, 1961 | |||
Studio | RCA Victor Studio B, Nashville | |||
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Length | 29:23 | |||
Label | Monument (M 4007) | |||
Producer | Fred Foster | |||
Roy Orbison chronology | ||||
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Crying is the 3rd album by Roy Orbison, released in 1962. It was his 2nd album on the Monument Record label. The album name comes from the 1961 hit song of the same name. In 2002 the song was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award, and In 2004, it ranked #69 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". The album itself was ranked #136 on Pitchfork's 200 Best Albums of the 1960s.[2]
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Allmusic | [3] |
The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated April 7 that year and remained on the chart for 31 weeks, peaking at number 21.[4] it entered the UK album chart the following year, on June 30, 1963 and reached number 17 over the course of three weeks.[5]
Reception[edit]
Richie Unterberger of AllMusic said that the album "was above-average considering the slight standards of the time, but was a fairly slight effort nonetheless. In its favor, the album features nearly all original material by Orbison and some of the writers who frequently tailored songs for him, such as Boudleaux and Felice Bryant and Joe Melson.[6]
Billboard appreciated the effort. "a fine collection of tunes."[7]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, except where indicated
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Crying" | 2:45 | |
2. | "The Great Pretender" | Buck Ram | 3:02 |
3. | "Love Hurts" | Boudleaux Bryant | 2:28 |
4. | "She Wears My Ring" | Felice & Boudleaux Bryant | 2:30 |
5. | "Wedding Day" | 2:06 | |
6. | "Summersong" | 2:45 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dance" | 2:52 |
2. | "Lana" | 2:17 |
3. | "Loneliness" | 2:27 |
4. | "Let's Make a Memory" | 2:18 |
5. | "Nite Life" | 2:32 |
6. | "Running Scared" | 2:14 |
Personnel[edit]
- Roy Orbison - vocals, guitar[citation needed]
- Boudleaux Bryant, Fred Carter Jr., Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Harold Bradley, Joe Tanner, Ray Edenton, Scotty Moore - guitar
- Bob Moore - bass
- Bill Pursell, Floyd Cramer - piano
- Buddy Harman, John Greubel - drums
- Charlie McCoy - harmonica
- Boots Randolph, Harry Johnson - saxophone
- Cam Mullins, Karl Garvin - trumpet
- Byron Bach - cello
- Brenton Banks, Cecil Brower, Dorothy Walker, George Binkley, Lillian Hunt, Solie Fott, Suzanne Parker, Vernal Richardson, Wilda Tinsley - violin
- Howard Carpenter - viola
- Technical
- Bill Porter - recording engineer
References[edit]
- ^ a b Segretto, Mike (2022). "Rock and Roll: The First Eight Years". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 23. ISBN 9781493064601.
- ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ "Crying - Roy Orbison". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Roy Orbison". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Roy Orbison – Crying: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1962-01-27. p. 22.