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Only the Lonely" reached number one in the United Kingdom, a position it achieved on 20 October 1960, staying there for two weeks (out of a total of 24 weeks spent on the UK singles chart from 28 July 1960). [5] According to The Authorized Roy Orbison, "Only the Lonely" was the longest charting single of Orbison's career. [6]
"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 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]
Lonely and Blue is the debut studio album by Roy Orbison, [1] released on Monument Records in January 1961. [ 2 ] The track entitled "Come Back to Me (My Love)" features an almost identical intro to "Only the Lonely" because this is where the vocal figure of "Only the Lonely" came from. [ 3 ]
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.
Orbison's success was greater in Britain; as Billboard magazine noted, "In a 68-week period that began on August 8, 1963, Roy Orbison was the only American artist to have a number-one single in Britain. He did it twice, with 'It's Over' on June 25, 1964, and 'Oh, Pretty Woman' on October 8, 1964.
The album was released on compact disc by Diablo Records on October 5, 2004, as tracks 12 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Orbison's 1966 album, The Classic Roy Orbison. [2] Cry Softly Lonely One was included in a box set entitled The MGM Years 1965-1973 - Roy Orbison, which contains 12 of ...
Crying (Roy Orbison song) D. Dirty World; E. End of the Line (Traveling Wilburys song) ... Only the Lonely; R. Rattled; Ride Away; Running Scared (Roy Orbison song) S ...