''Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits'' is a

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 ...

record album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century a ...

from

Monument Records Monument Records is an American record label co-founded in 1958 by Fred Foster. Originally founded in Washington, D.C., the label moved to Nashville in 1960, and experienced success over the next two decades with a number of artists including ...

recorded at the RCA Studio B in Nashville, and released on August 1, 1962. Between the hit songs were also "Love Star" and "Evergreen", which were released here for the first time. The single, " Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)", debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the issue dated February 17, 1962, peaking at number four during its 12-week stay. on the Cashbox singles, it reached number nine during its 12-week stay. and number two in The U.K during its 14-week stay. Another Single "The Crowd", debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the issue dated June 2, 1962, peaking at number 26 during its 10-week stay. number 21 on the Cashbox during its 11-week stay. and number 40 in The UK during its four-week stay. According to the authorised Roy Orbison biography, this was Orbison's third album on the Monument label, and his first greatest hits compilation. It was a success remaining in the charts for 140 weeks, when it debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated September 1, 1962, peaking at number 13. it entered the UK album charts 5 years later, on September 30, 1967 and it spent its only week on the album chart there at number 40. It reached No. 16 on the Cashbox albums chart for it spent 86 weeks. It was re-released in 1967 after his departure from Monument Records. The album received Gold certification from the

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on March 24, 1966. Type ''Roy Orbison'' in the Search box and press ''Enter''. Bear Family included also the album in the 2001 Orbison 1955-1965 box set.

Reception

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'' admired the "great individual performances in the dramatic Orbison style throughout" the album. ''

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'' stated Orbison's "rich full-bodied voice is perfectly suited to such coinpulling merchandise as 'Only the Lonely', 'Crying' and 'The Crowd'.

Track listing

Charts

Singles

''Billboard'' & UK singles chart positions for previously Singles

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