King of Hearts (album)

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King of Hearts
Studio album by Roy Orbison
Released	October 20, 1992
Genre	Rock & Rock Ballads
Length	41:21
Label	Virgin (86520)
Producer	Various
Roy Orbison chronology
A Black & White Night Live (1989) King of Hearts (1992)

King of Hearts is a posthumous music cassette of Roy Orbison songs put together from master sessions and demos by Jeff Lynne for Virgin Records. The collection originally released in 1992 and a CD re-release appeared in 2007.

[edit] History

There are several individuals who produced the various recordings including Lynne. They are: Don Was, David Was, Pete Anderson, Robbie Robertson, Will Jennings, David Briggs, Chips Moman, Guy Roche, Albert Hammond & Diane Warren.

The album includes the duet version with k.d. lang of Orbison's 1961 hit single, "Crying". I Drove All Night was another hit single from the album.

[edit] Track listing - (songwriter)

Side One

1. "You're the One" - (Roy Orbison & Bill Dees)
2. "Heartbreak Radio" - (Troy Seals & Frankie Miller)
3. "We'll Take the Night" - (Roy Orbison, Will Jennings, J.D. Souther)
4. "Crying" (duet with k.d. lang) - (Roy Orbison & Joe Melson)
5. "After The Love Has Gone" - (Roy Orbison & Jerry L. Williams)

Side Two

1. "Love in Time" - (Roy Orbison & Will Jennings)
2. "I Drove All Night" - (Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly)
3. "Wild Hearts Run Out of Time" - (Roy Orbison & Will Jennings)
4. "Coming Home" - (Roy Orbison, Will Jennings, J.D. Souther)
5. "Careless Heart" (original demo) - (Roy Orbison, Diane Warren, Albert Hammond)

v • d • e Roy Orbison Studio Albums Roy Orbison at the Rock House (1961)• Lonely and Blue (1961)• Crying (1962)• In Dreams (1963)• There Is Only One Roy Orbison (1965)• Orbisongs (1965)• The Orbison Way (1966)• The Classic Roy Orbison (1966)• Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson (1967)• The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967)• Cry Softly Lonely One (1967)• Roy Orbison's Many Moods (1969)• Hank Williams the Roy Orbison Way (1970)• Big O (1970)• Roy Orbison Sings (1972)• Memphis (1972)• Milestones (1973)• I'm Still In Love With You (1974)• Regeneration (1977)• Laminar Flow (1979)• In Dreams: The Greatest Hits (1987 -- studio re-recordings of earlier hits) • Mystery Girl (1989)• King Of Hearts (1992) Compilations Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits (1962)• More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits (1964)• The Great Songs of Roy Orbison (1970) Collaborations Class of '55 (1986)• Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1988) Soundtrack appearances Roadie (1980) • Less Than Zero (1987) Live A Black & White Night Live (1987)