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by Roy Orbison recorded at Wishbone Recording Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and released in 1979 on the

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'', his final collections of all-new material, were released posthumously.

Track listing

;Side One # "Easy Way Out" – (Jim Valentini, Frank Saulino, Spady Brannan) # "Love Is a Cold Wind" – ( Charlie Black,

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) # "Lay It Down" – ( Robert Byrne, Tommy Brasfield) # "I Care" – ( Lenny LeBlanc, Eddie Struzick) # "We're Into Something Good" – ( George Soulé, Terry Woodford) # "Movin'" – (Roy Orbison, Chris Price) ;Side Two # "Poor Baby" – (Roy Orbison, Chris Price, Regi Price) # "Warm Spot Hot" – (Eddie Struzick) # "Tears" – (Roy Orbison, Chris Price, Dan Price, Regi Price) # "Friday Night" – (Regi Price, Chris Price) # "Hound Dog Man" – ( Barbara Orbison, Terry Woodford, Tommy Stuart)

Personnel

*Roy Orbison – vocals *

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– acoustic guitar *Bill Hinds, Robert Byrne, Tippy Armstrong – guitar *Lenny LeBlanc – drums, acoustic guitar, backing vocals *Bob Wray, Lonnie Ledford – bass guitar *Clayton Ivey – keyboards *Roger Clark – drums, synthesizer *Mickey Buckins, Tom Roady – percussion *

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– tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone *Harvey Thompson – tenor saxophone *Ronald Eades – baritone saxophone *Harrison Calloway – trumpet *Charles Rose – trombone *Barbara Wyrick, Chris Price, Eddie Struzick, Marie Tomlinson, Robert Byrne, Suzy Storm, Terry Woodford – backing vocals

References

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