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The song also appeared on Orbison's 1963 full-length album In Dreams. According to the authorised biography of Roy Orbison, [2] a rare different version of "Blue Bayou" was released only in Italy (London 45-HL 1499). [2] "Blue Bayou" reappeared on his 1989 posthumous album A Black & White Night Live, from the 1988 television special on Cinemax.
"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.
Crying is the third album by Roy Orbison, released in January 1962. [3] It was his second album on the Monument Record label. [4] 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, [5] and In 2004, it ranked #69 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time ...
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]
Joe Melson (born May 11, 1935) is an American singer and a BMI Award-winning songwriter best known for his collaborations with Roy Orbison, including "Only the Lonely" and "Crying", which are both in the Grammy Hall of Fame and have both been included in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
John Peel, the British BBC Radio DJ who died in 2004, listed "Running Scared" by Roy Orbison as one of the songs to be played at his memorial service. Jeff Lynne on his 2012 album Long Wave. [14] Del Shannon recorded the song for his 1965 album 1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon and sang the finale "with me" just as Orbison had, in full voice, not ...
Pages in category "Songs written by Roy Orbison" ... Blue Angel (song) Blue Bayou; ... Congratulations (Traveling Wilburys song) The Crowd (song) Crying (Roy Orbison ...
Three songs ("Blue Bayou", "Claudette", and "Blue Angel") were filmed but not included in the original broadcast due to time constraints. Orbison's backing band was the TCB Band , which accompanied Elvis Presley from 1969 until his death in 1977: Glen Hardin on piano, James Burton on lead guitar, Jerry Scheff on bass, and Ronnie Tutt on drums.