Lonely and Blue

This article is about the album by Roy Orbison. For the album by Etta Jones, see Lonely and Blue (Etta Jones album).

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Lonely and Blue is the first music album recorded by Roy Orbison for Monument Records, released in 1961.

The track entitled "Come Back to Me (My Love)" features an almost identical intro to "Only the Lonely". In 1957, Frank Sinatra recorded a song of the same name for the album Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (not related to Orbison's recording).

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History

After a two-year stint at Sun Records, Roy Orbison signed up with RCA Records in 1958, but left after two singles. in early 1959 Orbison's manager Wesley Rose asked producer and owner Fred Foster if he was interested in signing him for Monument Records. Foster said yes. The album was recorded at RCA Studio B using Two and three track tape machines.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, except where indicated.

Side One

1. "Only the Lonely" — 2:26
2. "Bye Bye Love" (Felice & Boudleaux Bryant) — 2:14
3. "Cry" (Churchill Kohlman) — 2:41
4. "Blue Avenue" — 2:20
5. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) — 2:43
6. "Come Back To Me (My Love)" — 2:27

Side Two

1. "Blue Angel" — 2:51
2. "Raindrops" (Melson) — 1:53
3. "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" (Gibson) — 3:08
4. "I'm Hurtin'" — 2:43
5. "Twenty-Two Days" (Gene Pitney) — 3:07
6. "I'll Say It's My Fault" (Orbison, Fred Foster) — 2:21