Lonely and Blue
Sings Lonely and Blue | ||||
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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
- "Only the Lonely" — 2:26, 25 March 1960
- "Bye Bye Love" (Felice & Boudleaux Bryant) — 2:14
- "Cry" (Churchill Kohlman) — 2:41
- "Blue Avenue" — 2:20, 25 March 1960
- "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) — 2:43
- "Come Back To Me (My Love)" — 2:27
- Side Two
- "Blue Angel" — 2:51, August 1960
- "Raindrops" (Joe Melson) — 1:53, September 1959
- "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" (Don Gibson) — 3:08
- "I'm Hurtin'" — 2:43
- "Twenty-Two Days" (Gene Pitney) — 3:07
- "I'll Say It's My Fault" (Orbison, Fred Foster) — 2:21
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