''In Dreams'' is the fourth studio album by American singer

Roy Orbison Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. Orbison's most successful periods were ...

, released in July 1963 by

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. recorded at the RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. It is named after the hit 45rpm single " In Dreams". In Dreams Also included multiple cover songs, including " All I Have to Do Is Dream", "

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", and " My Prayer", In 2004 ''

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'' named the title song number 319 on their

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. The album debuted on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs chart in the issue dated August 17, 1963, and remained on the chart for 23 weeks, peaking at number 35. It reached No. 39 on the ''Cashbox'' albums chart where it spent there for 25 weeks, when it debuted in the issue dated August 3, 1963. In the UK, it spent 56 weeks on the albums chart, peaking at number six. The album was released on compact disc by

in 1993 as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Orbison's 1965 compilation, '' Orbisongs''. It was released as one of two albums on one CD by Legacy Recordngs on February 26, 2008, along with Orbison's 1962 album, ''

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''. Bear Family included this CD in the 2001 ''Orbison 1955-1965'' box set.

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label included this CD in the 2013 Roy Orbison The Monument Box Set.

Reception

Thom Jurek of

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said that the album showed "The emotion and deep atmospherics of the tunes here reflect Foster's sophistication, but also Orbison's willingness to develop himself as a singer and as a persona. Orbison wrote or co-wrote four tracks this time out, but the song choices are impeccable." ''

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'' in its Spotlight of the Week album reviews stated that the album "features another standout group of tracks." ''Cashbox'' believed Orbison "has a huge following and this new effort is sure to bring the fans out in droves." '' Variety'' said that "Orbison swings out nicely on the pop tunes presented, some of which are from the recent disclick songalog." ''

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'' mentions that the album "features a Consistent chart success with ballads, ndeven during the current beat craze." Hunter Nigel of '' Disc'' enjoyed the album "soft symptomatic treatment of "My Prayer"

Track listing

Charts

Album

Singles

References

{{Authority control Roy Orbison albums 1963 albums Albums produced by Fred Foster Monument Records albums