''16 Biggest Hits'' is a 1999

Roy Orbison Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. His music was described by critics as ...

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. It is part of a series of similar ''16 Biggest Hits'' albums released by Legacy Recordings. The album was certified Gold in 2005 by the

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. It has sold 830,000 copies in the US as of May 2013.

Track listing

#" Only the Lonely" (Roy Orbison, Joe Melson) – 2:26 #"Blue Angel" (Orbison, Melson) – 2:51 #"I'm Hurtin'" (Orbison, Melson) – 2:42 #" Running Scared" (Orbison, Melson) – 2:12 #" Crying" (Orbison, Melson) – 2:46 #" Candy Man" ( Fred Neil,

Beverly Ross Beverly Ross (September 5, 1934 – January 15, 2022) was an American songwriter and musician who co-wrote several successful pop songs in the 1950s and 1960s, including "Dim, Dim The Lights", "Lollipop" (which she also recorded as one half of Ro ...

) – 2:45 #"

Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" is a song written by Cindy Walker which was first recorded and released by Roy Orbison originally as a non-album single in 1962. It was a big international hit for Orbison, reaching number 2 in both the Austra ...

" ( Cindy Walker) – 2:33 #"The Crowd" (Orbison, Melson) – 2:24 #"Leah" (Orbison) – 2:40 #" Workin' for the Man" (Orbison) – 2:20 #" In Dreams" (Orbison) – 2:49 #"Falling" (Orbison) – 2:23 #"

Mean Woman Blues "Mean Woman Blues" is a rock and roll song written by Claude Demetrius. Elvis Presley recorded it for the soundtrack of the 1957 film, '' Loving You''. In an album review for AllMusic, Bruce Eder described it as "some powerful rock & roll... whic ...

" ( Claude Demetrius) – 2:25 #" Blue Bayou" (Orbison, Melson) – 2:31 #" It's Over" (Orbison,

Bill Dees William Marvin Dees (January 24, 1939 – October 24, 2012) was an American musician known for his songwriting collaborations with singer Roy Orbison. Career Born and based out of Borger, Texas, United States, Dees played guitar and sang with a ...

) – 2:48 #"

Oh, Pretty Woman "Oh, Pretty Woman" or simply "Pretty Woman" is a song recorded by Roy Orbison, written by Orbison and Bill Dees. It was released as a single in August 1964 on Monument Records and spent three weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 fro ...

" (Orbison, Dees) – 2:57

Chart performance

''16 Biggest Hits'' peaked at #47 on the U.S. ''

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'' Top Country Albums chart the week of February 10, 2001.

Certifications

References

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