Lonely and Blue

Sings Lonely and Blue
Studio album by Roy Orbison
Released	1961
Recorded	September 18, 1959 - September 17, 1960
Studio	RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Rock
Length	28:33
Label	Monument
Producer	Fred Foster
Roy Orbison chronology
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Lonely and Blue is the first music album recorded by Roy Orbison for Monument Records, released in 1961.

The track entitled "Come Back to Me (My Love)" features an almost identical intro to "Only the Lonely".

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History

After a two-year stint at Sun Records, Roy Orbison signed up with RCA Records in 1958, but left after two singles. in early 1959 Orbison's manager Wesley Rose asked producer and owner Fred Foster if he was interested in signing him for Monument Records. Foster said yes. The album was recorded at RCA Studio B using Two and three track tape machines.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, except where indicated.
All tracks recorded 15-17 September 1960, except where indicated

Side One

1. "Only the Lonely" — 2:26, 25 March 1960
2. "Bye Bye Love" (Felice & Boudleaux Bryant) — 2:14
3. "Cry" (Churchill Kohlman) — 2:41
4. "Blue Avenue" — 2:20, 25 March 1960
5. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) — 2:43
6. "Come Back To Me (My Love)" — 2:27

Side Two

1. "Blue Angel" — 2:51, August 1960
2. "Raindrops" (Joe Melson) — 1:53, September 1959
3. "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" (Don Gibson) — 3:08
4. "I'm Hurtin'" — 2:43
5. "Twenty-Two Days" (Gene Pitney) — 3:07
6. "I'll Say It's My Fault" (Orbison, Fred Foster) — 2:21