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The sandman puts him to sleep, and Orbison begins singing about dreams of his lover. Drums pick up the rhythm to follow the lyrics further into his subconscious, and a piano joins as the lyrics recount how Orbison spends time with her in his dreams, accompanied by breathy backup singers. Orchestra strings counter his melody, with the effect of ...
It was released as one of two albums on one CD by Legacy Recordngs on February 26, 2008, along with Orbison's 1962 album, Crying. [11] Bear Family included this CD in the 2001 Orbison 1955-1965 box set. [12] Sony Music label included this CD in the 2013 Roy Orbison The Monument Box Set. [13]
Crying is the third album by Roy Orbison, released in 1962. [2] It was his second album on the Monument Record label. [3] The album name comes from the 1961 hit song of the same name. In 2002 the song was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award, [4] and In 2004, it ranked #69 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". [5]
In Dreams is a jukebox musical with a book by David West Read and featuring the songs of Roy Orbison.The musical uses the songs of Orbison to tell a modern-day story about Kenna, the former lead singer of a country rock band, who reconnects with her old friends at a family-run Mexican restaurant.
"Crying" is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson for Orbison's third studio album of the same name (1962). Released in 1961, it was a number 2 hit in the US for Orbison and was covered in 1978 by Don McLean , whose version went to number 1 in the UK in 1980.
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"Running Scared" is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson and sung by Orbison. An operatic rock ballad, [3] the recording of the song was overseen by audio engineer Bill Porter and released as a 45 rpm single by Monument Records in March 1961 and went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Orbisongs is a compilation LP released by Monument Records in 1965 after Roy Orbison had left the label and joined MGM. It features tracks such as the stereo version of "Oh, Pretty Woman", a different version of "Dance", and the unreleased "I Get So Sentimental."